This is the sad tale Of the girl in blonde pigtails From small town Mississippi Her mother put her up for sale She entered the room All curls and perfume Her wide eyes a promise Of beautiful doom The ambrosia of youth Clouded the truth A Cheshire cat smile Had them fooled for a while Britney Jean, an American dream Spear through the heart of the pop star machine Potato chips and trembling lips The newspaper said that she'd never been kissed Soon white socks and schoolgirl braids Were traded for fishnets and snakes Only her mascara ran When she should have escaped She stared in the mirror Of what she had become Don't they say you'll go blind If you look at the sun Like a plastic Rapunzel She let down her hair We pulled and we pulled 'Til we heard the tear Britney Jean, an American dream Spear through the heart of the pop star machine Potato chips and trembling lips The newspaper said that she'd never been kissed At the old crossroads With the ghost of Bob Johnson She sold her soul But forgot the fine print If you find yourself lost in The Hollywood hills Follow the trail Of glitter and pills In a forest of photographs Past the marquee A little voice chimes "Hit me one more time..."