When I Was a Fay
to the tune of "When I Was a Boy" by Dar Williams

I won't forget when Oberon
Brought me home to Avalon:
He said, "Now you're a fay."
That's all I ever knew.
I learned to fly, I learned to scheme,
I learned to invade mortal dreams,
I spent all my early life serving Big Blue.
And I remember that late night,
After the old gargoyle's fight,
The cauldron lay empty
And I knew my loyalties would be tested,
And David said, "Thank you Owen, that will be all."
When I was a fay,
I scared the skirts off of the Three,
I chased them and they chased me,
And I know that I survived
Because I knew when to fight and when to run,
And I can drive one-handed,
But I was a king's son.
I was a fay that you might know,
Setting mischiefs off to blow,
Flying reckless, yeah, I never cared what fell.
Titania came in to complain;
Father said, "It's just a game,"
And with a smile he did a simple counterspell.
And now I'm holding this small boy,
As he plays with some new toy,
And it's so easy to forget
I am not Owen Burnett,
And those who do forget cannot go back ... 
When I was a fay,
There I was without a care ---
Flashing eyes and floating hair,
And I know things will have to change;
There are wars to fight,
And for everything you win,
There is something you must lose,
But I am NOT forgetting that I was a fay, too.
And like the woods where I would creep,
It's a secret I must keep,
Even when I tired,
Even when I'm being put upon.
I've had a lonesome, awful day,
And my thoughts will tend to stray
Back to lovely Avalon.
And so I tell my lady Queen
About these other days I've seen,
And I say, "Now you have won,
All his love for me is done."
And she says, "No, my little Puck, can't you see?
When I was a maid, I didn't need these fairy charms,
I held my baby daughter safe in my arms.
I never felt alone,
Now even when I'm with friends, I often do.
And I have lost her always,
But I was mortal, too.
And you would be like me,
But I would be like you."