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Already Morning
04:20
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KATHLEEN
Already morning. Feels like I just got to sleep
Life is a list that I made yesterday
So many errands, promises I’ve got to keep
Better get up, better get on my way
If I were Queen I’d put more hours in the day
But when you’re just Wife and Mother
It’s just another morning
ISAAC
Already morning. Please can’t I just press the snooze
And pull the covers up over my head?
Radio’s warning: bad weather, bad traffic, bad news
Sounds like a good day to stay in bed
But I hear a little voice calling from the other room
Reminding Dad that he should
Rise and Shine and say “good Morning”
LAURA
Already morning, snatched from the arms of that dream
The one I forget when I open my eyes
Straight out of REM sleep, up feeding and clothing the team
Does anyone notice my clever disguise?
There’s really a young girl here who cannot understand
Why girls don't stay young forever
I was never good with mornings
ALL
Each day I memorize some corny New Age mantra
That I hope will bring some sanity into a crazy day
I pray for something that will make it seem worthwhile
Then I see you smile
And that just makes my morning
Each day I ask myself if I’ve got what it takes
To be the person that this person needs
to help them make their way
And when it seems like I just cannot stand the grind
Somehow you always find
Some way to make my morning.
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2. |
A Chance
04:22
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CAROLYN
People often say that life’s an uphill climb
That doesn’t bother me, I’ve got strength, I’ve got time
I’ve got all the tools, got a space to plant the seed
Got plenty of room to grow, but there’s one thing more that I need
I need a chance
To try for something new
I need a chance to spread my wings
And show what I can do
Give me the chance
And I might prove to you
That maybe sometimes dreams can still come true
Friends are fond of telling me that the road is long and hard
I’m never gonna let that keep me hiding here in my backyard
I only wonder how I can make them understand
I don’t need a handout, but I could use a friend, I could use a hand
And a chance
To try for something real
I need a chance to make mistakes
Just to find out how it feels
Give me the chance
And if I don’t come through
At least I’ve tried, I won’t regret it
But inside, I bet it will come my way
If I get my chance
LAURA
Sleeping in her chrysalis, a butterfly has dreams
Of dancing on a golden sea of rising air and slipstreams
And though she knows her time is short
For joining in the dance
Her tiny heart still aches and beats
And is thankful for the chance
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Yes Ma'am I Am
03:45
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ISAAC
Should storm clouds darkens your skies
I’m the Sun
Should a question ever arise, I’m the 4-1-1
You don’t even have to call, don't make a sound
Just blink those great big eyes, I’ll be around
Yes Ma’am I am whatever you need me to be
If the bills are all coming due, just mark them all “paid”
If the summer heat is getting to you, I am your shade
(I’m your lemonade)
People talk 'bout tough love Lord I’ve tried
but when it comes to you, babe, got no pride
Yes Ma’am I am whatever you need me to be
Baby, I ain't lyin'.
You got the world and my heart in the palm of you hand
Little Lady, no denyin'
That I'm your one-stop shop. I'm your one-man band
(ISAAC and SECA dance)
If ole’ Lex Luthor’s got you down, I am your Superman
If you feel like you wanna leave town, I’m your movin’ van
But please don’t rush yourself, I can wait
This special offer has no expiration date
Yes Ma’am I am whatever you need me to be
You need a rush job, no prob I would be glad to
Throw in all the extras, all the whistles and bells
I never knew how good I could be ‘til I had to
Be somebody special for somebody else
Baby, did I tell you
That I'm your Johnny-on-the-Spot, I'm your Man-on-the-Scene
Little Lady, can I sell you
A lifetime subscription to "ME" magazine
In case I didn't make myself clear permit me to say
That you ever get the munchies my dear, the world is your buffet
So go ahead and help yourself Be my guest
You know you don't have to ask you know the answer will be
YES…Ma'am I am, whatever you need me to be
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4. |
Dreams
05:45
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LAURA
Mother was certain that I’d be the dancer
The darling, the belle of the stage
I gave it my all and life gave me my answer
By letting me turn middle-age
But sometime it seems that a little girl’s dreams
Start dancing around in my head
Then I start feeling feelings
Of a memory I thought was dead
I still recall how it felt before curtain
On a long ago, recital night
My calling was chosen, my future was certain
My pirouettes working just right
I still remember each step of my dance
Each gesture I made to my Prince
My costume was beautiful
Heaven knows, I’ve never looked that pretty since
Enter Stage Right, bow to Prince Charming
Run to his arms, fall, he will catch you
Exit Down Left, into the sunset
Never get old…
Poor, silly little girl
Never really knew the difference between what’s real and dream
In my heart I see there’s a part of me
That will never grow old
Sometimes it seem that a little girl’s dreams
Will sparkle then fade like the dew
But I promise dear that as long as I’m here
It’ll never be that way for you
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5. |
The Biz
02:18
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JANINE
Now pretend that you’re a little bunny hopping in the bush
And then you give ‘em all the shoulders
and you shake your tush
If you wanna make some money in the biz
You take a little step and then you point your toe
And then you kick ‘em up like Ruby Keeler long ago
If you wanna make some money in the biz
Can anybody tell me why a ballerina looks so skinny?
Well ballerinas have to eat and food costs money
But in ballet there just isn’t any
So it’s OK to be a swan and dance on pointe
But then you gotta find a way to really own the joint
If you wanna make some money in the biz
Now everybody knows the Sleeping Beauty
Ended up as Mrs… Charming
But girls you gotta realize,
That in this business lots of guys
Are…Well…it’s alarming
So put on fishnet stockings and a sequin tux
And then just go on out there looking like a million bucks
If you wanna make some money
I know what I’m talkin’ ‘bout
So listen to me Honey
If you wanna make some money in the biz
Looks like my work here is done!
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6. |
Little Things
06:42
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KATHLEEN
Little things, you say they don’t matter
Little acts of kindness, simple smiles, a cheerful word of two
But I say you are wrong, little things are treasures
Diamonds are little things, babies are tiny, but they will do
So when you tell me you are feeling small, that you don’t count at all
Let me stop you then and there
And if no one understands unless every gesture is grand
And if you thinks it’s rare to find someone who cares about
The little things
Then let me be a mirror
Let my words reflect you, let me show you how you look to me
And if then when I do, still you don’t believe me
Then I’ll think of something new, I’ll keep trying to break through
I’ll keep saying and doing little things, ‘til I can show you…you
Little things, you say that they bore you
That people will ignore you if you don’t do great heroic deeds
But I say think again, little can be thrilling
Pouring in and filling little corners of our great big needs
When the giant sun has scorched the plain
Little drops of rain fall to earth so quietly
Nourishing the land, that is made of small grains of sand
It seems clear to me that everything we see is made of
Little things, under and above you, and how I love to see
What little things have mad in you
And until I’m sure that you really hear me
I’ll try everything and then, I will try it all again
Hopefully someday I’ll help you see the beauty in
Little things
So when you tell me you are feeling small, that you don’t count at all
Let me stop you then and there
And if no one understands unless every gesture is grand
And if you thinks it’s rare to find someone who cares about
The little things
Then let me be a mirror
Let my words reflect you, let me show you how you look to me
And if then when I do, still you don’t believe me
Then I’ll think of something new, I’ll keep trying to break through
I’ll keep saying and doing little things, ‘til I can show you…
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7. |
You Are...
04:00
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CAROLYN
Angels are singing their carols in answer
to prayers of the people for beauty and peace
Joyfully bringing the dance to the dancer
Sing along and the blessings increase
Listen, the angels are singing inside you
a song of a secret, miraculous thing
You’ll know at once, when your heart opens wide
ALL
That you are the angel, when you make the angels sing
LAURA
Angels are singing in sounds of the morning
In whispers of wind, in the shout of the seas
KATLEEN
Songs of the birds as the day is still dawning
Rain as it rustles the leaves on the trees
ISAAC
Angels are singing wherever there’s laughter
Where voices of kindness and harmony ring
Come add your voice to the chorus, you’ll find
ALL
That you the angel when you make the angels sing
CAROLYN
Listen, the angels are singing inside you
a song of a secret, miraculous thing
ISAAC
You’ll know at once, when your heart opens wide
ALL
That you are the angel, when you make the angels sing
KATHLEEN
Angels are singing wherever there’s laughter
Where voices of kindness and harmony ring
FULL CAST
Come add your voice to the chorus, you’ll find
That you the angel when you make the angels sing
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