Merrily We Roll Along (1964-1962) / Good Thing Going [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Original Broadway Cast, Jim Walton, Donna Marie Elio, Lonny Price
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Dreams don't die So keep an eye on your dream 'Cause before you know where you are There you are Time goes by And dreams go dry But you can't give up On your dream Tend your dream Dreams take time Time goes by Some roads are easy Some roads are all uphill Some roads you plod along with a will Some roads you travel just for the thrill Bend your dream With the road Some rides are breezy Some roads are full of jiggles and bumps Can't let it get you down in the dumps Don't let it get you down in the dumps! 1964 1963 1962 Just roll Always roll Some roads are easy Some rides are breezy Some roads are all uphill Everybody roll Some roads are full of bumps Know what you want to do Where you're willing to go Keep an eye on your dream While you're traveling! What you really want to see While you're traveling! Have you seen? How was it? You're not serious! Do you mean? That does it! You're not serious! Have you seen? How was it? You're not serious! Do you mean? That does it! You're not serious! Have you seen? How was it? You're not serious! Do you mean? That does it! You're not serious! Darling! We saw the most! Darling! We had the best! Darling! We saw the most Darling! See, it's the Did you read? It'll never! We saw the first! What they need! Did you ever! Was that the worst? Best! It's the first! It's the finest! It's the latest! It's the least! It's the worst! It's the absolutely lowest! It's the greatest! It's the single! It's the only! It's the perfect! It's the! Hi! Dreadful! Fabulous! All right, now quiet, everybody, please Fermez all those bouches, because someday you are going to be able to say, "I was there when" The most exciting composer ever is going to play a song we hope will be in our new show And when he finishes you're all going to want to swallow poison Because there will be nothing more to live for Frank, what is she talking about? Later, Charley It started out like a song We started quiet and slow With no surprise And then one morning I woke To realize We had a good thing going It's not that nothing went wrong: Some angry moments, of course But just a few And only moments, no more Because we knew We had this good thing going And if I wanted too much Was that such A mistake At the time? You never wanted enough All right, tough I don't make That a crime And while it's going along You take for granted some love Will wear away We took for granted a lot And still I say: It could have kept on growing Instead of just kept on We had a good thing going Going Gone Keep them right there We want to hear it again Tell them! One mo' time! Frank, say "No" Charley, they loved it They thought we were great You wanna know what true greatness is? It's knowing when to get off I'll sing with you No, no Come on No, that's not the point I really- It started out like a song We started quiet and slow With no surprise And then one morning I woke To realize So we bought this little condominium We had a good thing going Shh! It's not that nothing went wrong: Some angry moments Did you hear? No kidding! You're not serious! Of course But just a few Shh! And only moments, no more Dadadadada Shh! It's a clear case of Tammany politics We were stuck in the tunnel till half past six! Darling! They're perfectly darling! Because we knew We had this good thing going It's only the best It's the first It's the finest It's the latest It's the least It's the worst It's the absolutely lowest It's the greatest It's the single It's the only It's the perfect It's the And if I wanted too much Was that such A mistake At the
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Written by: Stephen Sondheim
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