One / Better (Reprise) / I Choose You / Light on My Feet (Reprise)

6 views

Lyrics

All right, listen up everybody!
 Now, the title is not gonna be "Chorus Line"
 It's gonna be "A Chorus Line"
 Which will put us first in the ABC listings of Broadway shows
 And we just may get there
 If you kids dance your feet off
 And don't fuck it up!
 Places, first preview
 Five, six, a-five-six-seven-eight!
 One
 Moment in her presence
 And you can't forget the rest
 For the girl is second best
 To none
 Son
 Ooh! Sigh! Give her your attention
 Do I really have to mention
 She's the
 She's the
 He's the one
 Eddie, I'm so proud!
 One!
 That's my guy!
 One!
 You're the best!
 One!
 I slept with him!
 One!
 My favorite student!
 One!
 Thanks, Ed
 One!
 So, I was wrong
 One!
 My God!
 Okay, so are you happy?
 And the Tony for best score goes to
 Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban, "A Chorus Line"!
 I have lost and I have won
 Losing isn't any fun
 Rain is fine, but when it's done
 Sun is better
 Because of Ed my book on writing musicals is a best-seller!
 Because of Ed I love musicals!
 I'm producing a musical
 Go improve on better
 Put it to the test
 When you need a rest
 Better look me up
 And settle for the best
 Lucy?
 Out of all the people in this world
 I choose you
 Would you promise to live with me five -
 Sorry, four days a week?
 Out of all the people in this world
 Which amounts to quite a few
 Would you promise to listen when I play the same song
 Hour after hour and never fall asleep?
 Whether we're wrong or right
 Whether it's bliss or blight
 And do you promise not to spend all the money I made from "Chorus Line"
 'Cause I'm terrified I'll end up in the poorhouse?
 I do!
 Out of all the people in this world, you
 Out of all the blossoms on the vine, you pick me
 Out of all the heroes firm and fine
 And the ones you can't foresee
 Edward, do you promise not to break up with me
 More than twice a week?
 Whether it's good or bad
 Whether we're made or had
 And do you promise not to fool around on the side
 Even on the two days a week that we break up?
 Maybe I should talk to my lawyer
 Goodbye, Ed
 No, wait!
 I do!
 Scary!
 Out of all the people in this world
 You
 Ed, darling, you know, gallery just is not my thing
 I'm doing a show about ballroom dancers
 You're - what?
 Ah, forget it
 Joe Pap'll give me a workshop at the Public Theater
 I stay light on my feet
 I stay light on my feet
 And give 'em that da-da-da
 Da-da-da, da-da-da (So, the gallery workshop flopped)
 Go sloughing
 Then write a new show!
 I will, Lehman
 Neil Simon asked me to muscalize
 One of his comedies on spec!
 I land right on my feet
 I land right on my feet
 And go with that shoo-bop-shoo-wop
 Shoo-bop-shoo-wop (Hey, your work on the Simon project was terrific, Ed)
 I sent Doc Simon five songs
 He never even responded!
 When Dame Fortune tosses me a curve
 I never give away to despair
 Ah, a musical about the BMI workshop?
 Good idea
 I was about to think of it myself
 Some wonderful songs, Ed
 But the show just doesn't work
 I land right on my feet
 I land right on my -
 And go with that- da da da da
 Hey, Ed, darling, ballroom was a bust
 You wanna write a new show together?
 Your music this time
 Gallery?
 No! No, maybe next year
 This one's about free love
 Orgies
 I'll try
 No, no, I can't, Michael
 Orgies just aren't my thing
 I land right on my feet
 I - I land - right -
 Going da-da-da-da, da-da
 I always thought we'd write another show together
 You know, composer and lyricist
 They're like husband and wife
 We did get an Oscar nomination for the movie of "Chorus Line"
 Ed got on a plane to fly out for the awards
 But he freaked
 Made them let him off on the runway
 Maybe he wasn't so crazy
 We didn't win
 

Audio Features

Song Details

Duration
05:05
Key
9
Tempo
77 BPM

Share

More Songs by A Class Act Ensemble

Albums by A Class Act Ensemble

Similar Songs