Lyrics
I believe in old fashioned love,
I believe there’s a world above
It’s all a great plan
I believe in time after time
I believe in lifelines
Angels to hold our hands
So how can it be
Your words on which i hung
And so many sad songs sung by me
How can it be?
All the times you lied
After all of the tears i’ve cried
It’s still you that i see?
I believe in honesty
I suppose things are meant to be
Nothing really goes wrong
I believe in just and fair
I believe we have to dare
To get big things done.
So how can it be?
Your words to which I clung
So many sad songs sung by me
How can it be?
After all of the times you lied
After all of the tears I cried
That i don’t feel free?
So today’s your milestone birthday. You always said you were too young
To live without my love. But that’s how it’s gotta be
I don’t call you, you don’t call me. It’s just a memory
So how can it be?
Does true love just fade?
All the music you made for me
How can it be?
The promises that you broke
The beautiful words you spoke
Ii still feel you next to me
New York City. Never looked so pretty, never looked so wonderful, my love
New York City, such a pity. Could have been so wonderful, my love
Russian by blood
Sliding in mud
You listened properly
Picking your mix
Loves New York Knicks
Slight case of ADD
Maybe Zach Braff had been invaded
I wish that you could be persuaded
I’ve heard it all before and it’s just boring me
Run run run, you’re all made of sugar
Run run run, you’re not made of lead
Come come come, you shoulda, you coulda
Run run run, you ran from my bed
Emerald eyes
Screaming high fives
Yes I’m good company
My ex had that shirt
God you can flirt
Baby it’s New Years Eve
You’ve had your English tea by my side
And now you’ve found yourself a new ride
I’ve seen it all before and it’s not good for me
Run run run
It’s a long time ago
He’s holding me tight night after night
My popstar scenario
A flaccid dream that never came quite right
Run run run, you’re all made of sugar
Run run run, you’re not made of lead
Come come come, you shoulda, you coulda
Run run run, you ran from my bed
He’s an attorney busts his balls on Liberty Street
He goes so hard he doesn’t let the ground touch his feet
Merging and acquiring and scanning all those papers
With his brilliant eyes
He’s up and down Manhattan, totally bionic
11pm and he’ll have a gin and tonic
Another and another until all of a sudden
The sun comes up
High from the deals
Waiting for something real
Desperate to feel
Like he did before
Opens doors for ladies he’s really very proper
And on the weekend he’ll hot onto a chopper
Down to Shelter Island to his two terrific houses
Till Sunday comes
Hairs in the right places, an archetypal Virgo
For someone, somewhere, he’ll make a very good beau.
If the fancy takes him and she can crack it open
And fill his heart
High from the deals
Waiting for something real
Desperate to feel
Like he did before
I’m dreaming of a new place
There’s a brand new world
A place with new faces
My destiny is in my hands
I’ll go to other lands
They may not understand
That I need to do this for me
I know who I can be
I know me and they’ll see my heart beating
They can watch me gro
And even when I fall
They can see me rise from the flames like a phoenix I’ll be born again
There’s no if only when,
Flying into the sun
Standing on the edge of a dream
Not all is as it seems
Not gonna to turn around
So, push me, no way I’m going back
I’m just not going back
I won’t fall through the cracks cause
I’m in control, I am free
I know who I can be
I know me and they’ll see my heart beating
They can watch me grow,
And even when I fall
They can see me rise from the flames like a phoenix I’ll be born again
There’s no if only when,
Flying into the sun
They can see me climb,
And even if I tumble
They can see me rise from the flames like a phoenix I’ll be born again
There’s no if only when
Flying into the sun
I can almost touch it
I can see what’s in sight
I can feel it there
Heading straight for the light
I can almost touch it
I can see what’s in sight
I can feel it there
Heading straight for the light
They can watch me grow
And even when I fall
They can see me rise from the flames like a phoenix I’ll be born again
There’s no if only when
Flying into the sun
They can see me climb
And even if I tumble
They can see me rise from the flames like a phoenix I’ll be born again
There’s no if only when
Flying into the sun
Through the mist of ancient memories
Since the dawn on distant time
From the depths of the deepest ocean
To the peaks of the mountains high
In the age of the sages
Wisdom handed down the line
Sounds of falling angels
Recall your dreams in mine
Love’s in the air and I’m looking at
Cherry Blossoms flowing in my eyes
And I see the sun, and it’s shining
As you float into my mind
We are the music makers
And we are the dreamers of dream
Wondering by lone sea breakers
And sitting by desolate streams
World losers and foresakers
On whom the pale moon gleams
We are the movers and shakers
Of the world forever it seems
Love’s in the air and I’m looking at
Cherry Blossoms flowing in my eyes
And I see the sun, and it’s shining
As you float into my mind
Love’s in the air and I’m looking at
Couples dancing round the circle of their lives
And I see your face
Am I dreaming
As you float into my mind
REVIEW
“Single”
The book is witty and smart, with men laughing more than women. The lyrics mature, quirky and poetic. The music is like a new shoe that feels comfortable and welcomed. There is a feeling of fun and optimism even though they are based on the bad luck of the draw in love and dating. This show comes from the heart and we’ve all either been there ourselves or know someone who has.
by Suzanna Bowling, NYMF 2016