MRS G     No one ever told me there was any other way                  You find your one and only and you mustn’t ever stray                  You find the man or woman who will mean the world to you                  And if ever you are tempted, well you know what you must do                  Yes, pretend it isn’t happening, pretend it isn’t true DANNY     And if your heart should flutter at the sight of someone’s smile                  You’re a monster and a villain that it’s proper to revile                  They tell you what to wish for and the way you ought to feel                  Fidelity, monogamy, the matrimonial seal                  And all of your affection is included in the deal MRS G     Surrender to temptation and you’ll pay a heavy price                  To act as nature tells you is abominable vice                  Your passion is a lion that you have to hold in check                  Put shackles on its legs and put a chain around its neck                  And if you kiss another it must only be a peck DANNY     But if you’re overflowing with a love you want to share                  Does it matter, is it evil, should your partner even care?                  To deny our human nature, such a heavy price to pay                  To fit in with others’ notions of the one and only way                  When everything within you says: Be happy! Love is play! MRS G     No one ever told me, but my teacher was my life                  And I wish I’d learned it sooner, I’d have been a better wife                  I’d have been a better mother, better lover, better friend                  I’d have learned be accepting of whatever fate might send                  I would not have needed alcohol reality to mend. DANNY     Are you hurting anybody, will you look back on each day                  And regret the love you shared with those you met along the way?                  Or as your life is ending will you smile and will you say:                  When I look back at how I lived and the alternatives I weigh                  I wouldn’t change a bit of it convention to obey TOGETHER     No I wouldn’t change a bit of it, that’s all I’ve got to say.                          I wouldn’t change a bit of it, that’s all I’ve got to say. |