Merrily We Roll Along soundtrack lyrics, Merrily We Roll Along lyrics

Merrily We Roll Along soundtrack lyrics


	song listing: Merrily We Roll Along Lyrics
	Overture Hills of Tomorrow / Merrily We Roll Along (1980) / Rich and Happy Merrily We Roll Along (1979-1975) / Old Friends / Like It Was Merrily We Roll Along (1974-1973) / Franklin Shepard, Inc. Old Friends Not a Day Goes By Now You Know It's a Hit! Merrily We Roll Along (1964-1962) / Good Thing Going Merrily We Roll Along (1961-1960) / Bobby and Jackie and Jack Not a Day Goes By Opening Doors Our Time Hills of Tomorrow It's a Hit Not a Day Goes By

Merrily We Roll Along soundtrack lyrics -- Overture

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Merrily We Roll Along soundtrack lyrics -- Hills of Tomorrow / Merrily We Roll Along (1980) / Rich and Happy

[1]
The Hills of Tomorrow
STUDENTS
Behold the hills of tomorrow!
Behold the limitless sky!
Fling wide the gates
To a world that waits!
As our journey starts,
Behold! Our hearts
Are high!

Beyond the hills of tomorrow
Are skys more beautiful still!
Behold! Begin!
There are worlds to win!
May we come to trust
The dreams we must
Fulfill!

VALEDICTORIAN
Now, it is my privilege to introduce our distinguished alumnus who wrote that song here 25 years ago, the great songwriter and
film producer, Mr. Franklin Shepard.

(Applause as the speaker enters.)

FRANK (Older)
I am Franklin Shepard, and I also was my class valedictorian here 25 long years ago. Are these kids swell? We don't have to
wonder what happened to the world's ideals any more. This gang behind me has taken them all. So, would I be hanged if I told
you young innocents a few realities? I can save you guys so much pain and hurt if I can make you understand today that life isn't
about doing the best; it's about doing the best you can.

FRANK (Younger)
No, it isn't. It's doing the best.

FRANK (Older)
A goal is something you aim for more than something you achieve.

A STUDENT
It's the old "tell it like it is" speech.

FRANK (Older)
I'm thinking you better start by hearing the word "practical," right here, right now, today.

A STUDENT
Where's the exit?

FRANK (Older)
Some day I guarantee you'll know the word "practical" very well.

A STUDENT
Wow.

FRANK (Older)
Fate has a way of introducing us to "practical" eventually.

A STUDENT
Give us a break, Mr. Shepard.

FRANK (Older)
And it's the same with the word "compromise."

A STUDENT
Compromise? I haven't even started.

Merrily We Roll Along (1980)
FIRST SOLO
Yesterday is done ... FRANK (Older)
Compromise is how you survive.

FRANK (Younger)
It's how you give up.
See the pretty countryside ...

FRANK (Older)
SECOND SOLO Compromise is the bottom line, let me tell you.
Merrily we roll along, roll along ...
And if you know beforehand ¡ª
Bursting with dreams ...
¡ª if you know now that all you're intending to happen ¡ª
THIRD SOLO
Travelling's the fun ...
¡ª ain't gonna happen the way you think it's gonna happen ¡ª

A STUDENT
It will.

A STUDENT
FOURTH SOLO C'mon, man.
Flashing by the countryside ...
FRANK (Older)
FIFTH SOLO ¡ª because life has some ideas about your intentions.
Everybody, merrily,

SIXTH SOLO
Merrily ...

ALL SIX Hey kids ¡ª
Catching at dreams ...
Listen to us "old guys" if you can. I know you don't see it, but some day you're
going to be us.
Rolling along ...
Rolling along ... FRANK (Younger)
Rolling along ... Not if I can help it.

FRANK (Older)
I understood the facts least of anybody when I was your age. I believe all I
dreamed of back then was to compose music. And I did, as you may
GROUP I remember.
Dreams don't die,
But keep an eye on your dream ... GROUP II
And before you know where you are,
There you are.
Time goes by
And hopes go dry,
But you still can try FRANK (Older)
For your dream ... Oh, yeah. Music was going to
sustain me, fulfill me, support
me.
SOLO GROUP
Tend your dream ... How does it happen? But "real life" came along. I had
Dreams take time ... When does it disappear? choices to make ...
Time goes by ... How can you get so far off the track?
Why don't you turn around and go back?
Bend your dream ... How does it happen?
Where is the moment?
With the road ... How can you miss it? Isn't it clear?
How can you let it slip out of gear?

ALL
(to the older Frank)
How did you ever get there from here?

GROUP I GROUP II
You roll ... How does it happen?
How does it happen?
You just roll ... When does it disappear?
Isn't it always clear?
Everybody roll ... How does it start to go?
How does it slip away slow ...

ALL
... So you never even notice
It's happening?

FRANK (Younger)
How did you get there from here, Mr. Shepard?

GUSSIE
What did you have to go through?

BETH
How did you get there from here, Mr. Shepard?

MEG
Boy, did they do it to you ...

MARY FRANK (Older)
Pick yourself a raod, If you want to hear something amazing, ask anybody here if where they are is
(with another girl) where they were headed. I'll bet you most of them won't even remember
Get to know where they were even headed at your age. If you knew how I've bounced
The countryside. around and been bounced around ...
(with the group)
Soon enough
You're merrily,
Merrily
Practicing dreams,

Dreams that will explode,
Waking up the countryside,
Making you feel merrily,
Merrily,
What can go wrong,
Rolling along?

ALL
Some roads are soft
And some are bumpy.
Some roads you really
Fly.
Some rides are rough
And leave you jumpy,
Why make it tough
By getting grumpy?
Plenty of roads to try.

GROUP I GROUP II
Some roads are soft One
And some are bumpy, Trip, all you get is
Some roads you really One quick ride,
Fly. Look around a bit.
Some roads are rough One quick ride
And leave you jumpy, Through the
Why make it tough Countryside,
By getting grumpy? Stay on the track.
Plenty of roads to try. FRANK (Older)
Some roads you really Better look back. ... And I am going
Fly. to bounce back.
Some leave you Because I know the
High and dry ¡ª rules, the rules
I'm trying to share
with you here today.

ALL
Better look back.
Better look back.
Better look back!
Better look back!
Better look ¡ª

FRANK (Younger)
How did you get there from here, Mr Shepard?
What did you have to go through?

ALL
How did you get there from here, Mr. Shepard?
How did you get to be you?

Bending with the road,
Gliding through the countryside.
Everybody merrily,
Merrily,
Sing 'em your song,
Rolling along!
Rolling along!
Rolling along!
Rolling a ...

Rich and Happy
TERRY
So we bough this little condominium ...

KATE
So we found this little Chinese gardener ...

JEROME
It's a clear case of studio politics ...

PHOTOGRAPHER
We were stuck on the freeway till half past six ...

FOUR GUESTS
(individually)
Great ...
Smog ...
Points ...

(A hefty snort of cocaine.)

ALL
Party!

FRANK
Life is swinging,
Skies are blue and bells are ringing.
Every day I wake up singing,
"Look at me, I'm rich and happy!"

Days are sunny,
Working hard for lots of money,
Filled with people smart and funny,
Filled with people rich and happy.

Who says, "Lonely at the top"?
I say, "Let it never stop!"
It's my time coming through,
All my dreams are coming true:
Gorgeous house, gorgeous wife,
Who wants any more from life?

Skies are beaming,
Future bright and prospects gleaming.
Best of all, I don't stop dreaming
Just because I'm rich
And famous
And therefore
Happy, too!

ALL
Party!

GUEST
Well, you must admit the movie's terrible ...

ANOTHER GUEST
I imagine Frank is feeling terrible ...

MARY
These are the movers,
These are the shapers,
These are the people
That fill the papers.

ALL
Terrible ...

MARY
These are the friends of Frank ...

ALL
Wasn't it just terrible?

MARY
They all have Frank to thank.

ALL
When you see a movie that bad,
What on earth can you say?
(to Frank)
Congratulations!

FRANK
Thanks.

MARY
These are the movers,
These are the shapers,
These are the people
That give you vapors ...

FRANK
Twenty years ago who'd have guessed,
Who'd have guessed
I'd be standing here,
Playing host to the very best,
All the powers that be?

ALL
Terrible ...

FRANK
Everybody I see ...

ALL
Wasn't it just ...

FRANK
And look who's one of them ¡ª me!

GROUP I
Terrible ...

GROUP II
Beautiful, Frank!
(to each other)
Wasn't it just terrible?

GROUP I
Beautiful, Frank!

ALL
When a movie's that bad,
What on earth can anyone say?

ALL
(except Mary)
Party!

Life is swinging,
Skies are blue and bells are ringing.
Every day I wake up singing,
"Look at me, I'm rich and happy!"
Days go zipping,
Sitting by the pool and tripping.

MARY
Everybody's flip or flipping.
Everybody's rich ¡ª

ALL
And happy!

FRANK
Who says all our dreams get burned?
Every bit of this was earned.
It's our time coming through ¡ª
All our dreams coming true!
ALl our days full of beans,

ALL
This must be what happy means!

Skies are beaming,
Future bright and prospects gleaming!
Best of all, we don't stop dreaming
Just because we're rich

FRANK
And famous

ALL
And suntanned

FRANK
And influential

ALL
And on the covers of magazines
And in the columns and on the screens
And giving interviews,
Being photographed,
Making all the important scense,
And ¡ª
At the parties cutting capers,
And on the talk shows and in the papers
And unbelieveably
Happy, too!

Merrily We Roll Along soundtrack lyrics -- Merrily We Roll Along (1979-1975) / Old Friends / Like It Was

[2]
Merrily We Roll Along (1979 - 1975)
COMPANY
Yesterday is done.
See the pretty countryside.
Merrily we roll along,
Roll along,
Following dreams.
Travelling's the fun,
Flashing by the countryside,
Everybody merrily merrily ¡ª

QUARTET
Nineteen seventy-five ...

Old Friends
MARY
Hey, old friend,
What do you say, old friend?
Make it okay, old friend,
Give an old friendship a break.
Why so grim?
We're going on forever.
You, me, him,
Too many lives are at stake.

Friends this long
Has to mean something's strong,
So if your old friend's wrong,
Shouldn't an old friend come through?
It's us, old friend ¡ª
What's to discuss, old friend?
Here's to us,
Who's like us ¡ª ?

CHARLEY
Damn few.

Like It Was

MARY
Charley,
Why can't it be like it was?
I liked it the way that it was,
Charley ¡ª
You and me, we were nicer then.

We were nice,
Kids and cities and trees were nice,
Everything ...
I don't know who we are any more,
And I'm starting not to care.

Look at us, Charley,
Nothing's the way that it was.
I want it the way that it was.
Help me stop remembering then.

Don't you remember?
It was good, it was really good.
Help me out, Charley,
Make it like it was.

It was better, Charley. We both know it.

CHARLEY
But we're not the three of us anymore. Now we're one and one and one.

MARY
Charley,
Nothing's the way that it was.
I want it the way that it was.
God knows, things were easier then.

Trouble is, Charley,
That's what everyone does:
Blames the way it is
On the way it was,
On the way it never ever was.

Merrily We Roll Along soundtrack lyrics -- Merrily We Roll Along (1974-1973) / Franklin Shepard, Inc.

[3]
Merrily We Roll Along (1974 - 1973)
SOLO
How did you get here from there, Mr. Shepard?

SECOND SOLO
If you can look back, you can see ...

THIRD SOLO
Which is the moment and where, Mr. Shepard?

ALL THREE
Nineteen seventy-three ...

Franklin Shepard, Inc.
JEFFREY
I know our audience would love to hear how you two work together.

CHARLEY
Sure.
(leaping to his feet, over to the piano)
He goes ¡ª
("plays" an arpeggio elaborately)
And I go ¡ª
("types" in the same fashion)
And soon we're humming along ¡ª
Hmmm-Hmmm-Hmmm ¡ª
And that's called writing a song ¡ª
Hmmm-Hmmm-Hmmm ¡ª
Then he goes ¡ª
(makes an arpeggio motion)
And I go ¡ª
(makes a typing motion)
And the phone goes drrrring!
And he goes ¡ª
(mimicking Frank's intense business calls into an imaginary phone)
"Mutter mutter mutter mutter yes, Jeromoe,
Mutter no, Jerome,
Mutter mutter mutter mutter ¡ª "
(to Jeffrey)
¡ª That's his lawyer, Jerome ¡ª
(into phone)
"Mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter do it, Jerome ... "
(hangs up, making a clicking sound, turns back to himself)
"Sorry, Charley ... "
(makes the arpeggio)
So I go ¡ª
(types)
And he goes ¡ª
(arpeggion)
And I go ¡ª
(types)
And soon we're tapping away ¡ª
Hmmm-Hmmm-Hmmm ¡ª
(mimicking an intercom)
Bzzz!
"Sorry, Charley ... "
Bzzz!
(to Jeffrey)
¡ª It's the secretary ¡ª
Bzzz!
¡ª On the intercom ¡ª
(as Frank)
"Yes, Miss Bzzz ... "
(as the secretary)
"It's a messenger ... "
(as Frank)
"Thanks, Miss Bzzz,
Will you tell him to wait?
Will you order the car?
Will you call up the bank?
Will you wire the coast?
Will you ¡ª "
Drrrrrring!
"Sorry, Charley ¡ª "
(into phone again)
"Mutter mutter mutter mutter sell the stock
Mutter buy the rights
Mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter ¡ª "
Bzzz!
"Let me put you on hold ... "
Bzzz!
"Yes, Miss Bzzz ... "
"It's the interview ... "
"Thanks, Miss Bizz,
Will you tell him to wait?
Will you wire the car?
Will you order the coast?
Will you send up the bank? ... "
And the telephones blink
And the stocks get sold
And the rest of us he keeps on hold,
And he's gonna start producing.
And he's now a corporation.
Right?

And I play at home
With my wife and kids
And I wait to hear the movie bids,
And I've got a little sailboat.
And I'm into meditation.
Right?

He flies off to California.
I discuss him with my shrink.
That's the story of the way we work,
Me and Franklin Shepard, Inc.

JEFFREY
Oh. Well, when you do work together, which comes first generally ¡ª the words or the music?

CHARLEY
Generally, the contract.

JEFFREY
It sounds like you think making money is a bad thing for an artist.

CHARLEY
Money?
Did I say money?
No, I like money a lot ¡ª
Hmmm-Hmmm-Hmmm ¡ª
I mean, it's better than not ¡ª
Hmmm-Hmmm-Hmmm ¡ª
But when it's ¡ª
(grunts hungrily)
Money ...
(again)
Money ...
When you're into ¡ª
(snorts)
Money ...
And you should be ¡ª
(plays an arpeggio)

Listen, he does the money thing very well, but you know what? Other people do it better. And he does the music thing very
well. And you know what? No one does it better.

Still the telephones blink
And the buzzers buzz
And I really don't know what he does,
But he makes a ton of money,
And a lot of it for me ¡ª
Right?

So I think "Okay,"
And I start a play,
And he somehow knows,
'Cause right away
It's drrrring!
(as Frank, into the phone)
"Hiya, buddy,
Wanna write a show?
Got a great idea,
We'll own all the rights
With a two-week out
And a turnaround
On the guarantee
Plus a gross percent
Of the billing clause ¡ª "

And there I am in California
Talking deals and turning pink,
Back in business and I mean just that,
Back with Franklin Shepard, Inc.

Very sneaky how it happens,
Much more sneaky than you think.
Start with nothing but a song to sing,
Next you're Franklin Shepard ¡ª

Wait, could we wait a minute here because I'm getting in too deep. The thing, you see, is we're not that kind of close any more,
the way we used to be. And a friendship's like a garden. You have to water it and tend it and care about it. And you know
what? I want it back. Look ¡ª

Nothing permanent has happened,
Just a temporary kink.
Friendship's something you don't really lose ...
Very sneaky how it happens,
Every day you're on the brink.
First the prizes, then the interviews ¡ª
(looks up at the studio, realizes where he is)
Oh, my God, I think it's happened,
Stop me quick before I sink.
One more triumph that I can't refuse ¡ª
(to camera)
In case you didn't notice, this is my first time on TV ¡ª and my last.
(to Jeffrey)
No, here's the point, whatever happens ¡ª
Then we'll all go have a drink ¡ª
(gesturing in Frank's direction)
That's the guy I love, the fella who's
Inside
(into phone)
"Mutter mutter mutter mutter quick, Jerome,
Get the president,
There's a crazy man
On my TV screen ... "
Inside ¡ª
Bzzz! Bzzz! Drrring! ¡ª
Inside
Franklin Shepard ¡ª
(to camera)
Write him care of any bank, U.S.A. ¡ª
(to Frank)
Inc.

Merrily We Roll Along soundtrack lyrics -- Old Friends

[4]
Old Friends
MARY
Here's to us ¡ª

FRANK
Who's like us?

CHARLEY
Damn few.

FRANK
Hey, old friend,
Are you okay, old friend?
What do you say, old friend,
Are we or are we unique?
Time goes by,
Everything else keeps changing.
You and I,
We get continued next week.

Most friends fade
Or they don't make the grade.
New one's are quickly made
And in a pinch, sure, they'll do.
But us, old friend,
What's to discuss, old friend?
Here's to us ¡ª who's like us?
Damn few!

CHARLEY
So, old friends,
Fill me in slow, old friends ¡ª
Start from hello, old friends,
I want the when, where and how.
Old friends do
Tend to become old habit ¡ª
Never knew
How much I missed you till now.

ALL THREE
Most friends fade
Or they don't make the grade.
New ones are quickly made,
Some of them worth something, too.
But us, old friends ¡ª
What's to discuss, old friends? ¡ª

FRANK
Tell you something:
Good friends point out your lies,
Whereas old friends live and let live.

MARY
Good friends like and advise,
Whereas old friends love and forgive.

FRANK
And old friends let you go your own way ¡ª

CHARLEY
Help you find your own way ¡ª

MARY
Let you off when you're wrong ¡ª

FRANK
If you're wrong ¡ª

CHARLEY
When you're wrong ¡ª

MARY
Right or wrong, the point is:
Old friends shouldn't care if you're wrong ¡ª

FRANK
Should, but not for too long ¡ª

CHARLEY
What's too long?

FRANK
If you're wrong ¡ª

CHARLEY
When you're wrong ¡ª

MARY
The thing is:
Old friends do leave their brands on you,
But old friends shouldn't compete.

FRANK
Old friends don't make demands on you ¡ª

CHARLEY
Should make demands on you ¡ª

FRANK
Well, don't make demands you can't meet.

CHARLEY
Well, what's the
Point of demands you can meet?

MARY
Well, there's a
Time for demands,
Whether you meet them or not ...

(They squabble.)

ALL
Hey, old friends,
How do we stay old friends?
Who is to say, old friends,
How an old friendship survives?
One day chums
Having a laugh a minute,
One day comes
And they're a part of your lives.

New friends pour
Through the revolving door ¡ª
Maybe there's one that's more.
If you find one, that'll do.
But us, old friends,
What's to discuss, old friends?
Here's to us!
Who's like us?

Two old friends,
Fewer won't do, old friends ¡ª
Gotta have two old friends
Helping you balance along:
One upbraids you
For your faults and fancies,
One persuades you
That the other one's wrong.

Most friends fade
Or they don't make the grade.
New ones are quickly made,
Perfect as long as they're new.
But us, old friends,
What's to discuss, old friends?
Here's to us!
Who's like us?
Damn few!

Merrily We Roll Along soundtrack lyrics -- Not a Day Goes By

[5]
Not a Day Goes By
FRANK
Not a day goes by,
Not a single day
But you're somewhere a part of my life
And it looks like you'll stay.

As the days go by,
I keep thinking, "When does it end?
Where's the day I'll have started forgetting?"
But I just go on
Thinking and sweating
And cursing and crying
And turning and reaching
And waking and dying
And no,
Not a day goes by,
Not a blessed day
But you're still somehow part of my life
And you won't go away.

So there's hell to pay
And until I die,
I'll die day after day
After day after day
After day after day
After day
Till the days go by,
Till the days go by,
Till the days go by!

Merrily We Roll Along soundtrack lyrics -- Now You Know

[7]
Now You Know
JOE
So we'll do a new show,
So you'll meet a new dame,
So you'll take some time for personal pleasure.

CHARLEY
There gotta be endings
Or there wouldn't be beginnings ¡ª
Right?

LES
You got talent to blow
And you're making a name
And that song you wrote's a national treasure.

TED, JEROME
You're looking at losses
When you should be counting winnings ¡ª

JOE, LES, CHARLEY, TED
Right!

CHARLEY
Best thing that ever could have happened ¡ª

FRANK
Right.

ALEX
So you'll get a new flat
And you'll have a few things,
Start a whole new life and learn to adore it ¡ª

KATE
If you want to have weddings,
Then you gotta have divorces ¡ª
No?

TERRY
Though it's sad and all that,
You get over these things,
And you come out somehow better for it ¡ª

JEROME
Just because you change horses
Doesn't mean you're changing courses ¡ª

ALL
(except Mary)
Right!!

JEROME
Best thing that ever could have happened,
I say best thing that ever could have happened ¡ª !

FRANK
Right!

MARY
All right, now you know:
Life is crummy.
Well, now you know.

I mean, big surprise:
People love you and tell you lies.
Bricks can fall out of clear blue skies.
Put your dimple down,
Now you know.

Okay, there you go ¡ª
Learn to live with it,
Now you know.

It's called flowers wilt,
It's called apples rot,
It's called theives get rich and saints get shot,
It's called God don't answer prayers a lot,
Okay, now you know.

Okay, now you know,
Now forget it.
Don't fall apart at the seams.
It's called letting go your illusions,
And don't confuse them with dreams.

Yes sir, quite a blow ¡ª
Don't regret it,
And don't let's go to extremes.
It's called what's your choice?
It's called count to ten.
It's called burn your bridges, start again.
You should burn them every now and then
Or you'll never grow!

Because now you grow.
That's the killer, is
Now you grow.

You're right, nothing's fair,
And it's all a plot,
And tomorrow doesn't look so hot ¡ª
Right, you better look at what you've got:
Over here, hello?
Okay, now you know,
Right?

TERRY
It's a month at most ¡ª

LES
Sure, you'll spin a few wheels ¡ª

ALEX
But you don't look back ¡ª

KATE
Just leave all the pieces.

GROUP I
When you haven't got one choice,
Might as well enjoy the other.

GROUP II
Right!

TERRY
You'll come out to the coast ¡ª

JEROME
We can set a few deals,
And I'm talking strictly major releases.

GROUP II
An exit from one place
Is an entrance to another.

GROUP I
Right!

CHARLEY
Best thing that ever could have ¡ª

MARY
I mean, socks have holes,
I mean, roads have bumps,
They make meatheads champs and nice guys chumps ¡ª

CHARLEY
¡ª Happened!

MARY
I mean, even cream of wheat has lumps ¡ª

ALL
(variously, overlapping)
Best thing that ever could have happened! ...
It was all getting much to complicated anyhow ...
Best thing that ever could have happened!

FRANK
(to Joe)
Right, we'll do a new show ¡ª
(to Frank)
No, we'll do a whole batch! ¡ª
(to Mary)
And it's over with, I'll cut the connection ¡ª
Gotta have endings,
Or there wouldn't be beginnings.

ALL
Right!

CHARLEY
When you're flattened this low
And you're starting from scratch,
You can only go in one direction!

ALL
The side is retired,
But there still are lots of innings,
Right?

ALL
Now you know!

What's your choicew?
It's called count to ten.
It's called burn your bridges, start again.
You should burn them every now and then
Or you'll never know!

Because now you grow.
That's the killer, is
Now you grow!

MARY
You're right, nothing's fair,
And it's all a plot,
And tomorrow doesn't look so hot ¡ª

ALL
Right, you better look at what you've got:
Over here, hello?
Over here, hello?

MARY, CHARLEY, JOE
Over here, hello?

ALL
Now you know!
Right!
Now you know!
Right!
Now you know!
Right!
Now you know!
Right!
Now you know!
Right!
Now you know!
Right!
Now you know!
Right!
Now you know!
Right!

Right!
Right!
Right!
Right!
Right!
Right!
Right!
Right!

Now you know!

Merrily We Roll Along soundtrack lyrics -- It's a Hit!

[7]
It's a Hit!
JOE
(as the crowd in the theatre applauds)
Listen to that!
(ovation)
Did you listen to that?
Do you know what that means?
Let me tell you what it means ¡ª
Wait, no, anyone who even thinks it,
Don't say it, you'll jinx it ¡ª
(ovation)

FRANK
Listen to that!
(ovation)
Will you listen to that?
(ovation)
Does that make you feel proud?
Well, feel more than just proud ¡ª
Okay, wait, I'll tempt fate,
And I'll state it out loud:
(ovation)
That, unless I miss my guess, is ¡ª
(ovation)
I can't stand it!
Listen ...
(ovation)
Yes!
That's the sound of a hit!
It's a hit!
Gang, I think this is it!
No more writing clever little shows
For those basement saloons,
No more proclamations from the pros
That "you can't hum the tunes" ¡ª

MARY
No more sneaking in at intermission
To the plays you wish you could afford ¡ª

FRANK
Or producers having you audition
Whenever they're bored ¡ª

CHARLEY
And who say
Right away
As you play
The first chord:
"Boys, that's just great. But next time, don't be so clever ¡ª "

ALL
We're a hit! We're a hit!

JOE
You're ahead, you should quit.

FRANK
No more coaching those sopranos
With voices like bees ¡ª

CHARLEY
No more secondhand pianos
With six broken keys ¡ª

MARY
No more agenst giving you opinions
While they turn you over to their minions ¡ª

ALL
Just for these
Guarantees
We should please
Thank the Lord.
It's a hit! It's a hit!

MARY
(to Frank)
Will your in-laws just spit!
After all of that baloney
They've made you go through,
All that muttering that you're a phoney,
'Cause what do you do?
Will their faces be stony
When they see on their Sony
Someone handing the phony
The Tony
Award!

(She gives Frank an umbrella to serve as a microphone.)

FRANK
(speaking into it)
I would like to begin by thanking everyone who turned down everything I have written ... so I could win this.

(ovation)

ALL
It's a hit!

JOE
Hold it,
Folks, there's still the reviews left,
Both the Trib and the News left
Early,
Surly ¡ª
Not a good sign.
Also, even if there's a chance, folks,
Let's not forget the advance, folks:
Not a
Lotta
Cash, folks ¡ª

CHARLEY
Also, even if it's a smash, folks,
(to Frank)
Doesn't that mean we sell out?

JOE
Well, I hope we sell out ¡ª

CHARLEY
What I mean is sell out ¡ª
Well, you know ¡ª
Success is like failure,
It's how you perceive it,
It's what you do with it,
Not how you achieve it
And I can't believe it's a hit!
(ovation)
It's a hit! It's a hit!
(with Mary)
It's a ¡ª
(huge ovation)

FRANK
Listen to that!
Will you listen to that?
Tell me, is that a noise
Or is that a noise?
That is a noise we've been
Waiting the whole of our lives to hear! CHARLEY
Listen to that!
Listen to that! Will you listen to that? Did you listen to that?
Buddy,
I can't Is that a noise
Or is that a noise?
Stand it! Where's the machine?
Gotta get it on tape for our wives to hear!
MARY (turns on a recorder)
Listen to that!
That's obscene!

ALL
Will you listen to that?
That's the sound of an audience losing its mind!
It's the pope on his balcony, blessing mankind!

JOE
Folks, it's Funny Girl, Fiddler, and Dolly combined!

ALL
It's a hit! It's a hit!
It's a palpable hit!

FRANK and CHARLEY
If it only even runs a minute,
At least it's a wedge,
It's the theatre and we're really in it,
Not just on the edge!

JOE
If your spirits ever need improving,
You can drop in any night for free!

FRANK
(looking at Charley)
But the thing that's positively moving ¡ª

CHARLEY
(to Frank)
You could have fooled me ¡ª

BOTH
Is that we're still good friends!
Nothing can kill good friends!
Where there's a will, good friends
Don't need success to survive!
(drawing the others in)
And us, good friends,
What's to discuss, good friends!

ALL
We've got a
Surefire
Genuine
Walkaway
Blockbuster
Lines down to Broadway
Boffola
Sensational
Box office
Lallapalooza
Gargantuan hit!
It's a hit!
It's a hit! It's a hit! It's a hit! It's a hit!
It's a hit! It's a hit! It's a hit! It's a hit!
(ovation)

Merrily We Roll Along soundtrack lyrics -- Merrily We Roll Along (1964-1962) / Good Thing Going

[8]
Merrily We Roll Along (1964 - 1962)
TERRY
Dreams don't die,
So keep an eye on your dream ...

BOY
... 'Cause before you know
Where you are,
There you are.

ANOTHER BOY
TIme goes by
And dreams go by,

BOTH BOYS
But you can't give up on
Your dream.

TERRY
Tend your BOYS
Dream. Some roads are easy.
Dreams take
Time. Some roads are all uphill.
Time goes
By. Some roads you plod along
With a will.
Some roads you travel just
For the thrill.
Bend your
Dream. Some rides are breezy.
With the
Road. Some roads are full of
Jiggles and bumps.
Can't let it get you
Down in the dumps.
Don't let it Don't let it
Get you Get you
Down in the Down in the
Dumps! Dumps!

FIRST BOY
Nineteen sixty-four ...

TERRY
Nineteen sixty-three ...

SECOND BOY
Nineteen sixty-two ...

TERRY
Just roll ...
Some roads are easy ...
Some rides are breezy ...
Always roll ...
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 What you really want to see
While you're travelling! While you're travelling!

Good Thing Going
GUESTS
(GROUP I)
Have you seen ¡ª !
How was it ¡ª ?
You're not serious!
Do you mean ¡ª ?
That does it!
You're not serious!
GROUP II
Have you seen ¡ª ! Darling!
How was it ¡ª ? We bought the most ¡ª !
You're not serious! Darling!
Do you mean ¡ª ? We had the best ¡ª !
That does it!
You're not serious! Darling!
We bought the most ¡ª ! GROUP III
Have you seen ¡ª ? Darling! Did you read ¡ª ?
How was it ¡ª ? We had the best ¡ª ! It'll never ¡ª !
You're not serious! We saw the first ¡ª !
Do you mean ¡ª ? What they need ¡ª !
That does it! Did you ever ¡ª ?
You're not serious! Was that the worst ¡ª ?

ALL
Darling!
We saw the most ¡ª !
Darling!
We hatd the most
Best ¡ª !
It's the first ¡ª !
It's the finest ¡ª !
It's the latest ¡ª !
It's the least ¡ª !
It's the worst ¡ª !
It's the absolutely lowest ¡ª !
It's the greatest ¡ª !
It's the single ¡ª !
It's the only ¡ª !
It's the perfect ¡ª !
It's the ¡ª !
Hi.
Dreadful!
Fabulous!

GUSSIE
(banging on the piano)
All right, now quiet, everybody, please. Fermez all those bouches, because some day you're going to be able to say, "I was
there when." The most exciting composer ever is going to play a song we hope is going to be in our new show, and when he
finishes playing you are all going to want to swallow poison because there will be nothing more to live for.

CHARLEY
Frank, what is she talking about?

FRANK
Later, Charley.

(Frank plays the piano.)

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 ¡ª
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,
But still I say:
It could have kept on growing,
Instead of just kept on.
We had a good thing going,
Going,
Gone.

(Much applause, oohing and ahhing.)

GUSSIE
Keep them right there. We want to hear it again. Tell them. One mo' time.

CHARLEY
Frank, say "No."

FRANK
Charley, they loved it. They thought we were great.

CHARLEY
You want to know what true greatness is? It's knowing when to get off.

FRANK
I'll sing with you.

CHARLEY
No, no ¡ª

FRANK
Come on.

CHARLEY
That's not the point, I really ¡ª

(Frank starts to play.)

BOTH
It started out like a song.
We started quiet and slow,
With no surprise.
And then one morning I woke
To realize ¡ª

TERRY
(to another guest) CHARLEY
So we bought this little condominium ¡ª ¡ª We had a good thing
Going.

GUSSIE
Shh!
It's not that nothing went wrong:
Some angry moments ¡ª
A GUEST
Did you hear ¡ª ? ¡ª Of course,

JEROME
No kidding ¡ª !

GWEN
You're not serious! But just a few.

KATE
Shh!

JOE
(humming along) And only moments,
Dadadadada ¡ª

GUSSIE
Shh!

GWEN
(to another guest)
It's a clear case of Tammany politics. No more, A GUEST
Because we knew ¡ª (to Gussie)
A GUEST Darling!
We were stuck in the tunnel We had a good thing They're perfectly
Till half past six! Going. Darling!
And if I wanted too much,
Was that such
A mistake ¡ª ?

GROUP I
Darling! GROUP II
It's only the best ¡ª ! Did you read ¡ª ?
It's the first ¡ª ! It'll never ¡ª !
It's the finest ¡ª ! They just don't mix!
It's the latest ¡ª ! What we need ¡ª !
It's the least ¡ª ! Did you ever ¡ª ?
It's the worst ¡ª! Till half past six!
Etc. Etc.

Merrily We Roll Along soundtrack lyrics -- Merrily We Roll Along (1961-1960) / Bobby and Jackie and Jack

[9]
Merrily We Roll Along (1961 - 1960)
COMPANY
Travelling's the fun,
Flashing by the countryside.
Merrily we roll along, roll along,
Catching at dreams.
Yesterday is done.
See the pretty countryside,
Everybody merrily, merrily ...

(variously)
Nineteen sixty-one:
Some roads are easy,
Some roads are breezy,
Some roads the ride gets out of control,
Grinds to a halt and ends in a hole.
Some roads you stall before you can roll ...

Bobby and Jackie and Jack
CHARLEY
Nineteen sixty ...

BETH
It's nineteen sixty ...

FRANK
And gosh, what a swell year it's been!

ALL THREE
So many blessings,
Such wonders it has brought,
You hardly know where to begin:
There's Xerox and lasers,
The Twist and the Pill,
A city in Brazil

BETH
That no one wants to fill ...

ALL THREE
Krushchev stopped screaming
And Librium came in.

CHARLEY
And Nixon didn't win.

ALL THREE
Good bye then to Ike and the brass,
To years that were cozy but crass.
It's true Ike was icky,
But better him than Dicky ¡ª
Now meet the first First Family with class,
En masse.

CHARLEY
There's Bobby

BETH
And Jackie

FRANK
And Jack.

ALL THREE
And myriads more in the back:
There's Ethel and Teddy and Pat alone,

CHARLEY
Plus Eunice

BETH
And Peter

FRANK
And Jean

TED
And Joan

CHARLEY
And what's-his-name ¡ª ?

BETH
Stephen.

FRANK
And hold the phone ¡ª
The one in the army ¡ª

OTHERS
One in the army?

FRANK
Captain ... major ...

CHARLEY
Sargent!

FRANK
That's it!

ALL THREE
So many cards in the pack,
You want to know how to keep track?
Well, one is good looking and young and rich
While one is good looking and young and rich,
The rest are good looking and young and rich ¡ª
There isn't a lot that they lack,
Not Bobby and Jackie and Jack
And Ethel and Ted and Eunice and Pat and Joan and Steve and Peter and Jean and Sarge ¡ª
There's probably dozens of others at large,
God knows ¡ª
And Joe and Rose.
We're bringing back style to the White House.

BETH
I'm painting it cream for a start.

ALL THREE
We're making it into a cultural lighthouse
For glamour and beauty and art.

BETH
Evenings of the Budapest playing Vivaldi
And Munch doing bits of Ravel.
I'll get Leontyne Price to sing her
Medley from "Meistersinger"
And Margot Fonteyn to dance "Giselle."

CHARLEY
Together?

BOTH
Won't it be perfectly swell?

FRANK
We'll have Bernstein play next
On the Bechstein piano

CHARLEY
And Auden read poems and stuff

BETH
And Galina
(making a lot of the pronunciation)
Vishnevskya ¡ª
The Russian soprano ¡ª
Just pronouncing her name is refreshing enough!

ALL THREE
We're bringing back style to the White House,
With casual culture the rule.

FRANK
Let's have Tebaldi ¡ª

CHARLEY
She makes a guy feel good.

BETH
And Oleg Cassini ¡ª
Well, I think he's real good.

CHARLEY
And how about Heifetz?

BETH
And Callas!

FRANK
And Gielgud!

ALL THREE
And later, when everything's cool,
We'll push them all into the pool.

CHARLEY
With Bobby

BETH
And Jackie

FRANK
And Jack,

ALL THREE
The White House is under attack.

FRANK
Eight years is the limit but eight will do,

CHARLEY
By then there'll be Bobby ¡ª

TED
¡ª And Teddy, too ¡ª

BETH
Or Peter or Stephen ¡ª

FRANK, CHARLEY, TED
(to Beth)
¡ª Or even you ¡ª

BETH
¡ª And then there's the colonel ¡ª

BOYS
Colonel?

BETH
¡ª Major¡ª?

BOYS
Major?

BETH
You know ¡ª !

FRANK
Sargent.

BETH
Yes.

ALL THREE
Dozens to take up the slack
If anything goes out of whack.

FRANK
And some day elections will be unknown

BETH
'Cause each of our kids will ascend the throne

CHARLEY
And their kids will have more kids of their own ¡ª

FRANK
¡ª It's sort of a family knack ¡ª

ALL THREE
Till half of the nation's
Made up of relations
Of Bobby and Jackie and Jack
And Ethel and Ted and Eunice and Pat and Joan and Steve and Peter and Jean and Sarge
And Joe and Rose and rows and rows and rows
And rows and rows and rows and rows ¡ª
The decade is starting anew,
And maybe the country is, too.

Merrily We Roll Along soundtrack lyrics -- Not a Day Goes By

[10]
Not a Day Goes By
FRANK
Not a day goes by ¡ª

MARY
Not a single day ¡ª

BOTH
But you're somewhere a part of my life,
And it looks like you'll stay.

As the days go by,
I keep thinking, "When does it end?"

FRANK
That it can't get much better much longer.
But it only gets better and stronger
And deeper and nearer
And simpler and freer
And richer and clearer

BOTH
And no,

MARY
Not a day goes by,
Not a blessed day
But you somewhere come into my life
And you don't go away.

And I have to say
If you do, I'll die.

FRANK
I want day after day
After day after day

BOTH
After day after day
After day after day
After day

Till the days go by,
Till the days go by,

MARY
Till the days go by!

Merrily We Roll Along soundtrack lyrics -- Opening Doors

[11]
Opening Doors
(Frank is working at the piano, Charley at a typewriter.)

FRANK
How's it going?

CHARLEY
Good. You?

FRANK
Fair.

CHARLEY
Yeah, tell me.

FRANK
(answering phone)
Chinese laundry.

MARY
(also at a typewriter, into phone)
Hi.

FRANK
Mary ...

CHARLEY
Say hello.

MARY
I think I got a job.

FRANK
Where?

MARY
True Romances.

FRANK
Posing?

MARY
Thank you. Writing captions.

FRANK
What about the book?

MARY
What about the book?

FRANK
Nothing, are you working on your book?

MARY
Yes ...

FRANK
Good.

MARY
No ...

FRANK
Mary ¡ª

MARY
Right, I know, yes, me and Balzac ...

(She hangs up. They all resume work.)

CHARLEY
I finished the one-act.

FRANK
I got an audition ¡ª

MARY
I started the story.

FRANK
¡ª Rehearsal pianist.

CHARLEY
So where are we eating?

MARY
I'm moving to Playboy.

FRANK
The publisher called me.

CHARLEY
I'm doing a rewrite.

MARY
My parents are coming.

FRANK
I saw My Fair Lady.

CHARLEY
I rewrote the rewrite.

FRANK
I sort of enjoyed it.

MARY
I threw out the story.

CHARLEY
I'm meeting an agent.

ALL
We'll all get together on Sunday.

We're opening doors,
Singing, "Here we are!"
We're filling up days
On a dime.
That faraway shore's
Looking not too far.
We're following every star ¡ª
There's not enough time!

(They pursue their jobs.)

FRANK
I called a producer.

CHARLEY
I sent off the one-act.

MARY
I started the story.

FRANK
He said to come see him.

CHARLEY
I dropped out of college.

MARY
I met this musician.

FRANK
I'm playing a nightclub.

CHARLEY
They're doing my one-act!

MARY
I'm working for Redbook.

FRANK
I rewrote the ballad.

MARY
I finished the story.

CHARLEY
We started rehearsals.

MARY
I threw out the story
And then the musician.
I'm moving to Popular Science.

ALL
We're opening doors,
Singing, "Look who's here!"
Beginning to sail
On a dime.
That faraway shore's
Getting very near!
We haven't a thing to fear,
We haven't got time!

(They go back to work intensely.)

FRANK
How's it coming?

CHARLEY
Good. You?

FRANK
Done.

CHARLEY
One minute ...

FRANK
(answering phone)
Hamburg Heaven.

MARY
(into phone)
Hi.

FRANK
Mary ...

CHARLEY
Say hello.

MARY
I got another job.

FRANK
Where?

MARY
Chic.

FRANK
What's that?

MARY
A brand-new concept:
Pop-up pictures.

FRANK
What about the book?

MARY
What about the book?

FRANK
Did you give the publisher the book?

MARY
Yes ...

FRANK
Good.

MARY
No ...

FRANK
Mary ¡ª

MARY
Look, I ¡ª

CHARLEY
(ripping the paper out of the typewriter)
Finished!

FRANK
Let me call you back.

MARY
(hanging up)
Right.

CHARLEY
This is just a draft.

FRANK
Right.

CHARLEY
I haven't had the time to do a polish ¡ª

FRANK
Will you sing!!

CHARLEY
Right.
(reading from his lyrics)
"Who wants to live in New York?
Who wants the worry, the noise, the dirt, the heat?
Who wants the garbage cans clanging in the street?
Suddenly I do.
(They are now auditioning for Joe Josephson.)
They're always popping the cork ¡ª "
I hate that line ¡ª
"The cops, the cabbies, the salesgirls up at Saks,
You gotta have a real taste for maniacs ¡ª
Suddenly I do!"

JOE
That's great. That's swell.
The other stuff as well.
It isn't every day
I hear a score this strong
But fellas, if I may,
There's only one thing wrong:

There's not a tune you can hum.
There's not a tune you go bum-bum-bum-di-dum.
You need a tune you can bum-bum-bum-di-dum ¡ª
Give me a melody!

Why can't you throw 'em a crumb?
What's wrong with letting 'em tap their toes a bit?
I'll let you know when Stravinsky has a hit ¡ª
Give me some melody!

Oh sure, I know,
It's not that kind of show.
But can't you have a score
That's sort of in between?
Look, play a little more,
I'll show you what I mean ...

CHARLEY
"Who wants to live in New York?
I always hated the dirt, the heat, the noise.
But ever since I met you, I ¡ª "

JOE
Listen, boys,
Maybe it's me,
But that's just not a hummmmmmmmmmmmmable melody!
(as he leaves)
Write more, work hard ¡ª
Leave your name with the girl.
Less avant-garde ¡ª
Leave your name with the girl.
Just write a plain old melodee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee ...
Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee ...

CHARLEY
They're stopping rehearsals.
They ran out of money ...

MARY
We lasted one issue.
My book was rejected ...

FRANK
The nightclub was raided.
I have to start coaching ...

MARY
My parents are coming.

CHARLEY
They screwed up the laundry.

FRANK
My wallet was stolen.

MARY
I saw the musician.

CHARLEY
We're being evicted.

MARY
I'm having a breakdown.

ALL
We'll all get together on Sunday.

They're slamming doors,
Singing, "Go away!"
It's less of a sail
Than a climb.
That faraway shore's
Farther every day.
We're learning to ricochet ...
We still have a lot to say ...

FRANK
You know what we'll do?

CHARLEY
What?

FRANK
We'll do a revue.

CHARLEY
What?

MARY
What?

FRANK
We'll do a revue of our own!

MARY
What?

CHARLEY
Where?

MARY
Why?

CHARLEY
When?

FRANK
Not just songs, but stories, scenes,
Piano pieces, mime ¡ª

CHARLEY
Yeah!

MARY
Frankly Frank ...

FRANK
A showcase of our own?

CHARLEY
Where?

FRANK
The club's reopening.

MARY
We'll write a lot of new stuff ¡ª

CHARLEY
Rewrite the old stuff ¡ª

FRANK
What about the girl?

CHARLEY
What about the girl?

FRANK
Only that we're gonna need a girl.

CHARLEY
Well, Mary ¡ª

MARY
Thanks, I don't perform except at dinner.

(A girl auditions for them.)

GIRL AUDITIONING
"Who wants to live in New York?
Who wants the worry, the noise, the dirt, the heat?
Who wants the garbage cans clanging in the street ¡ª ?"

FRANK
Thank you for coming.
(A second girl ¡ª Beth ¡ª steps up.)
Next eight, please.

BETH
"They're always popping their cork ¡ª "

FRANK
(to Ted)
Up a tone.

BETH
" ¡ª The cops, the cabbies, the salesgirls up at Saks ¡ª "

FRANK
Up a tone.

BETH
" ¡ª You gotta have a real taste for maniacs ¡ª "

FRANK
Thank you. You're hired.

BETH
I'm Beth.

FRANK
I'm Frank.

BETH
I really thought I stank.

MARY
I'm Mary.

CHARLEY
Charley.

FRANK
By the way,
I'm told we open Saturday ¡ª

THE OTHERS
What!

MARY
You're not serious!

CHARLEY
Nobody's ready!

FRANK
Apparently someone cancelled a booking.

CHARLEY
The songs aren't finsihed ¡ª

MARY
And what about costumes?

BETH
And how do I learn all these numbers?

FRANK
I'll bring you the copies of everything later this evening.

ALL
We'll worry about it on Sunday!

We're opening doors, singing, "Here we are!"
We're filling up days on a dime.
That faraway shore's looking not too far.
We're following every star ¡ª
There's not enough time!

We're banging on doors, shouting, "Here again!"
We're risking it all on a dime.
That faraway shore's looking near again,
The only thing left is when,
We know we should count to ten ¡ª
We haven't got time!
We haven't got time!

Merrily We Roll Along soundtrack lyrics -- Our Time

[12]
Our Time
FRANK
Something is stirring,
Shifting ground ...
It's just begun.
Edges are blurring
All around,
And yesterday is done.

Feel the flow,
Hear what's happening:
We're what's happening.
Don't you know?
We're the movers and we're the shapers.
We're the names in tomorrow's papers.
Up to us, man, to show 'em ...

It's our time, breathe it in:
Worlds to change and worlds to win.
Our turn coming through,
Me and you, man,
Me and you!

Feel how it quivers,
On the brink ...

CHARLEY
What?

FRANK
Everything!
Gives you the shivers,
Makes you think
There's so much stuff to sing!

And you and me,
We'll be singing it like the birds,
Me with music and you the words,
Tell 'em things they don't know!

BOTH
Up to us, pal, to show 'em ...

It's our time, breathe it in:
Worlds to change and worlds to win.
Our turn, we're what's new,
Me and you, pal,
Me and you!

Feel the flow,
Hear what's happening:
We're what's happening!
Long ago
All we had was that funny feeling,
Saying someday we'd send 'em reeling,
Now it looks like we can! ...

CHARLEY
Someday just began ...

BOTH
It's our heads on the block.
Give us room and start the clock.
Our time coming through,
Me and you, pal,
Me and you!
Me and you!

COMPANY
Something is stirring,
Shifting ground ...
It's just begun.
Edges are blurring
All around,
And yesterday is done.

Feel the flow,
Hear what's happening:
We're what's happening.
Don't you know?
We're the movers and we're the shapers.
We're the names in tomorrow's papers.
Up to us now to show 'em ...

It's our time, breathe it in:
Worlds to change and worlds to win.
Our turn coming through,
Me and you, pal,
Me and you!

FRANK, CHARLEY, MARY
Years from now,
We'll remember and we'll come back,
Buy the rooftop and hang a plaque:
This is where we began,
Being what we can.

ALL
It's our heads on the block,
Give us room and start the clock.
Our dreams coming true,
Me and you, pal,
Me and you!
Me and you!
Me and you!
Me and you!
Me and you!
Me and you!
Me and you!
Me and you!

Merrily We Roll Along soundtrack lyrics -- Hills of Tomorrow

[13]
The Hills of Tomorrow
FRANK (Older)
And so, as the valedictorian of the Class of 1955 I choose now to acknowledge the debt I owe all of you.

FRANK (Older) and FRANK (Younger)
And most important the debt I owe my generously talented friend and classmate Charles Kringas ...

FRANK (Younger)
... with whom I wrote the commencement song you are about to hear. My final thought is a simply but mighty thought. It is the
obligation we have been give. It is not to turn out the same. It is to graw, to accomplish, to change the world.

STUDENTS
Behold the hills of tommrow!
Behold the limitless sky!
Fling wide the gates
To a world that waits!
As our journey starts,
Behold! Our hearts
Are high!

Beyond the hills of tomorrow
Are skies more beautiful still!
Behold! Begin!
There are worlds to win!
May we come to trust
The dreams we must
Fulfill!