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Lyrics here differ from those on the recordings. The lyrics were revised once when the show was produced and again post-show

IBERIA'S BACK (Frank, John, Iberia)

Euro 1 Have you heard, Iberia's back!

Euro 2 I thought by now she was lost or dead

Euro 1 She's back and from what I've been hearing

Looking better than ever instead

Iberia's back!

Euro 2 When she left, in search of a dream

Headed off into the west,

I thought she was bound for ruin

Euros Or for a disappointment at best

Euro 2You say Iberia's back?

Euros Well what a surprise

Euro1 To the end of the world she's gone

From the end of the world she returned

And she says it was so strange

That our lives will all be changed

By what she learned --

Euros Iberia's back!

Euro 1 Rumor has she brought a surprise

Something we'll be anxious to see

She's saying it'll change our lives

Euro 3 Say I wonder what it could be

Iberia brought back

Euros Look at us we're set in our ways

We have our customs, our lives and such

Euro 2 Can't imagine she could be bringing

Anything that could matter that much

You say Iberia's back?

Euros Well isn't that nice!

Euros To the end of the world she's gone

From the end of the world she returned

And she says it was so strange

That our lives will all be changed

By what she learned -- Iberia's back!

Euro 1, et al Don't look now, here she comes

Here she is -- Iberia's back

Iberia To the end of the world I've been

From the end of the world I've returned

And it was so strange, that our lives will all be changed

By what I learned, Iberia's back You better believe I'm back!

Euros You better watch it 'cause Iberia's back.

SOUVENIRS [Iberia]

Through the mist across the valley

There's a mansion unlike you've ever seen

I wandered through its rooms and I'm back to show

Souvenirs of where I've been

Meet Angelita -- and meet Diane

Two young girls I found them running free

I brought them here to work for me

And they're lovely, don't you agree?

But if you think those two are something

I have two much more amazing ones

This one is Andy and this one is Sam

They are my sons.

LOOK AT THE CHILDREN [Iberia]

Look at the children

With the future in their eyes

They are waiting for their time to arise

This is what the future looks like.

So young they are

But they won`t be for long

Soon they'll grow, into something strong

Like electric clouds waiting to strike.

Can you believe, we all began that way

Would that we remembered what we knew in those days.

If you could, would you go back there again

Before you learned that the giants around you

Were nothing more than men.

Look at the children

With the future in their eyes

They are waiting for their time to arise

This is what the future looks like.

Euros: See the morning come

Iberia: This is what the future looks like

Euros: Watch a new day dawn

Iberia: This is what the future looks like

Euros: Today

Iberia: Right here and now

A BOY'S GOT TO HAVE A FATHER [Frank, John, Iberia]

Frank Iberia, those boys are amazing

That much is agreed

And you've done them well, as near as I can tell

But there's still one thing that they need

John Each of them could use a father's hand (They could each use ..)

And I'd gladly take them in

Your work is over now

Let mine begin

John & Frank If you think you can change my mind

Don't you even bother

Frank Babies thrive on mother's love but a boy

Frank & John A boy's got to have a father

Frank For their sakes, stand aside

Let me take it from here

John I can do more for them than you can

Isn't that clear

Frank Send them to me, let them live with me

I'll let them help if they can

John I see it now, John Sr. and son

Give me a boy I'll make him a man

John & Frank If you think you can change my mind

Don't even bother

Frank Babies thrive on mother's love but a boy

Frank & John A boy's got to have a father

Iberia Do you take me for an absolute fool

I can see through your ploy

You're thinking that he's nothing but a tool and a toy

And as for you, you're nothing more

Than a father who's got to have a boy

John You can believe what you want but --

All three If you think you can change my mind

Don't you even bother

Iberia Babies thrive on mother's love

Frank But a boy

Frank & John A boy's got to have a father

Iberia He'll do fine with me

John He needs a father

Iberia Just leave us be

Frank He needs a father

Frank and John Someone like me

A BETTER DEAL [John and Frank]

John Hey there boy [yes sir?]

I'd like to get to know you a little bit better

Never mind what mama says

Hey no, it's not as if you're gonna forget her

[Don’t you worry; we’ll try not to upset her]

Understand me if you can

It's never to early to start with a plan

There's a few things I need to mention

Would you listen up now and pay attention

Frank Hold it right there {yes sir?}

Don't think you have to decide just this minute [oh, all right]

I've got some fine future planned

Play your cards right boy, and you could be in it

I've got fields and I've got farms

Waiting for the touch of young men's arms

I've got work and toys to play with

Tell me who would you rather stay with?

John & Frank A boy couldn't do any better than calling himself my son

A kid would have to be crazy to lose a chance like this one

I don't want it all, we can share

You're never gonna get a better deal anywhere

John Hey there boy [yes sir?]

Come here 'cause I really think you ought to hear this [yes, sir?]

Let me tell you 'bout the life I lead

Old Frank over there will never come near this

I'm gonna build me a factory

There's money to be made for you and for me

It's time for you to be a picker and a chooser

For heaven's sake don't take up with a loser

John & Frank A boy couldn't do any better than calling himself my son

A kid would have to be crazy to lose a chance like this one

I don't want it all, we can share

You're never gonna get a better deal anywhere

WINNER TAKE ALL [Frank, John, Euros]

John To tell the truth I never liked you much

Now I have a reason to like you even less

I will not share those boys and I will not give them up

And you feel just the same unless I miss my guess

We have a way of fixing these things

This is how it begins

Someone strikes first, someone strikes back

And the last one standing wins

And we settle it [Hand to hand]

Face to face [Man to man]

Winner take all, loser take a fall

One walks away with the prize ... No compromise

Frank You look as badly as I feel

Let's just call a draw, let's just take a break

Don't think that it's over, don't think that it's done

I'm not giving up there's still too much at stake

So I'll be back when I've caught my breath,

Better be ready then

When I can't take it any more

We'll square off again

And we settle it [Hand to hand]

Face to face [Man to man]

Winner take all, loser take a fall

One walks away with the prize ... No compromise

TAKE ME HOME [Angelita] Old lyrics follow

I remember when

Life was fair and I was free

Can't I live like that again?

Must I feel this is my fault?

What did I do wrong?

Take me home, this is not where I belong.

This is not where I belong.

Yes, when I behave

I'm almost like her child

But let me argue, and I'm a slave

We can both deny the truth

But we've known it all along

Take me home, this is not where I belong.

This is not where I belong.

She tells me believe

That she'll stay with me, and stand by me

Swears she'll never leave

She says that I need her

'Cause I'm weak but she is strong

Take me home, this is not where I belong.

This is not where I belong.

Take me home, this is not where I belong.

Not where I belong.

No it's not where I belong.

In my heart I know

She intends to keep me here forever

She will never let me go

But I swear someday we'll learn

If I must be I'll be strong

Take me home, this is not where I belong.

This is not where I belong.

Take me home, this is not where I belong.

This is not where I belong.

Not where I belong

No, it's not where I belong.

A LIFETIME AGO [Andy, Sam]

Andy Sam, my brother, ain't this great, ain't this grand

Making a living on the land

Making a living with our hands

Sam Andy, grow up. When are you gonna learn?

This is all for someone else, we'll never get our turn

We can do only what they will allow

There's no gain, there's no glory

From a back that's bent and aching

On somebody else's plow.

Andy I hear your words but I don't know what to say

I think they treat us OK

Sam, what's your problem anyway?

Sam Kindly friends and neighbors

Have been known to look at me and smile

And they say it seems like only yesterday he was a baby

I say "no" that was a life-time ago

How long does it take until you're grown?

And how come no one here can recognize?

Look at me I can stand shoulder to shoulder

John "Don't make me laugh, you've got a life-time to go."

Sam And of course I can see,

The lies that they're telling me

It's just because they will not understand.

One day they'll find they need my help

Or come to fear the power of my right hand.

I think you'd all better take me seriously;

Stop thinking of me as a child.

And don't you tell me I was born too late.

That may be so, but I've had a life-time to grow.

WINNER TAKE ALL, reprise [John]

Here we go again

Trying to decide

Who will take the boys and who will take a ride

One of us must end this

And I'm the one who will

I don't plan to leave until

We settle this hand to hand

Face to face; man to man

Winner take all; loser take a fall

I walk away with the prize; no compromise.

It's been a long time ... But I'm done

No one can deny ... What I've done

Don't you agree [yes I must]

Do you give up? [I have no choice]

Then let me make it quite clear Where we go from here

And just what losing means to you

Say good by; my sons and I, we have work to do.

PART OF ME [Andy]

It's only now just sinking in, we're saying good by for good

Why I have to leave you now I still haven’t understood

But I won't forget you, no, I wouldn't want to if I could, O, no I don't forget so easily

You will always be a part of me

I'll always remember you treated me well

You changed me forever as near as I can tell

Would it make it any easier to say our first farewell,

To know I I don't forget so easily

You will always be a part of me

But I must do what I'm told to do

I will go where I have to

If I had my choice you'd stay

But when did it ever matter what I say?

Someone else makes these rules, rules I cannot break

But what you have done for me is something I can take, So I don't forget so easily

You will always be a part of me

SWEET ANGEL [Sam]

Woman in white, without a word

You have spoken and I have heard

If it's truth you come to say

What right have I to turn you away

Can I really be what I choose

Can I fight and never lose

Will you help me and never refuse

Sweet angel, stay with me

I need the feeling I feel when I am near you

Why am I the only one to hear you

Sweet angel, my destiny

Vision, tell me can I believe

Will you help me or will you deceive

Is it strength or madness you bring

Are you real or am I imagining

Am I as special as you suggest

Something better than all the rest

Am I maybe even the best

Sweet angel, stay with me

I need the feeling I feel when I am near you

Why am I the only one to hear you

Sweet angel, my destiny

BROTHER, BROTHER [Andy, Sam]

Andy Brother, brother, why so quiet

Brother, brother, why so sad

If you think about the life that we're leading

Brother, brother it's not so bad

But I fear your restless spirit

Someday will make us disagree

That father's hand that lies on hard on your shoulder

Never felt so heavy to me, so...

Even if we shout at one another we can still hear

The echoed sound of childhood's voice

Even if we find ourselves of separate sides of angry strife

Still we are bound to one another with no reason and no choice

Friends are for good times but brothers are for life.

Sam Brother, brother find some courage

Be a man for once; come with me

Do you imagine I could respect you

If you lose this chance to be free

Andy You will do what you must

That would be more than I will dare

But no matter what might happen from now on

We cannot deny the blood we share

Sam and Andy Chorus

SEE MY WAY [Sam]

I can see my way

By a dim light across my shoulder

Hands before my face

Touching darkness, feeling colder

It's not easy to decide

When my conscience is my only guide

Am I right or am I wrong

Should I stand and fight should I stand aside

Or simply go along

Oh but come what may

I will see my way.

I can see my way

By a dim light across my shoulder

Day by day

Surely I grow stronger, older

I have seen my future clear

I must rise above my doubt and fear

This is the choice I make

I may to fall, I may have to crawl

But that's the chance I take

Oh but come what may

I will see my way.

THIS ONE'S FOR HONOR [Sam, John, Angelita, Andy]

Sam All these years under your thumb

Living with an anger that daily grows.

Must it be, that you and I,

Having come this far, must now come to blows.

Chorus

This one's for honor and this one's for joy

Showing you the man inside the boy Has come to be.

This one's for pride and my right to be free. To be free.

John Look at you, I see I taught you well

My what a temper you've kept disguised

Don't you think you're a bit out of your league?

Sam Don't be so sure, you might be surprised

Sam Chorus

John What in the world makes you think that

You'll ever get the best of me

What makes you think that I'll let you be free

Andy & Angelita Freedom, Freedom

John Can’t you see what this could become?

I do this for you and then everyone will want some

Sam You’ve were never to give in with grace

You were always too concerned with saving face.

I have thought of you as flesh and blood to me;

Ironic, then, that flesh and blood should meet this literally.

But I'll see you in hell in the wake of this disaster

Before you once again hear me call you master.

Sam Chorus

Angelita & Andy Freedom, is it for everyone.

Freedom, it's calling to me

Maybe someday we’ll have our chance to be free.

To be free

LIVING ALONE [Sam]

Living alone: it's not as easy as I thought it would be

So many choices and so many voices Pulling me every which way

Who'd have believed that life gets this hard when you're grown

But I'll be fine, living alone

Why did I feel All of my problems would suddenly disappear?

Back in my youth yes I thought I saw truth Clear in black and white

Now there are more shades of gray than I ever was shown

But I'm all right, living alone. Living alone

What is wrong and what is right Morality now must be improvised

Rules that once were handed down Suddenly must be devised

Finding out how hard it is I'm more than a little surprised

No father's hand now will guide or command There's no one to lean on or blame

Any mistakes that I make from now on are my own. I'm all right: living alone

Living alone. Living alone

TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN [Sam, Frank, John, Euro]

Frank Iberia and I were talking;

Your mother and I, we agreed

That me moving in, living back here again

Would be the thing we all need

She said this place is too big for her,

Sure enough there's plenty of space.

I won't interfere, and it's nice to be here

I always did like this old place

I'll be the best kind of neighbor

Quiet and out of your way

Hey, it's just a few rooms, that's ok I assume?

Best of all I would hope, Our old friendship can resume

Sam I can't let you stay

Frank Could we do a deal do you suppose

Sam Are you suggesting I should pay?

Frank Make me an offer and who knows

Go on, make me an offer; Try me!

Sam Frank I would think that was funny

But I don't think you meant it as a joke

Asking a poor boy for money

When he knows that I'm absolutely broke.

John But me I've got money; I'd be willing to lend

Sign right here, and boy you've got cash to spend

- And a bargain at the price -

Sam Take the money and run;

Don't look so surprised.

If you want to of course; I can do this by force,

Can't we be civilized? Take the money and run

Take the money and run

Sam Stop one minute, remember;

You know what I did to John

I don't want to see you get hurt;

But I do want to see you be gone

And Iberia, dear, you're way out of line

What you doing giving him what ought to be mine

Sam Take the money and run; Don't look so surprised.

If you want to of course; I can do this by force,

Can't we be civilized? Take the money and run

Take the money and run

Frank Maybe I should be offended;

But I've had a lot on my mind

I've been upset and distracted

Guess I'll have to be resigned

That it's good by again; I do wish you well

You're headed for good things as near as I can tell

I'll take the money and go, Take what I can while I may

I know that you're right, there's no reason to fight,

You would win anyway. I'll take the money and I'll run.

Give me the money and I'll go

You would win anyway. Hand it over here, I do believe.

I’ll take the money and I'll leave

You would win anyway. Hand it over here son.

I’ll take the money and run

THERE'S JUST NO TALKING TO YOU [Sam, John, Andy]

John I don't want to see you talking to him

If you still want to talk to me

You can't be a friend of mine

And a friend to my enemy

If you're not with me you must be against me

That means that you're on his side

I have explained this again and again

Tell me why can't you decide

There's just no talking to you. You never listen and you never learn

The back of my hand that's what you understand

And there's just no talking to you

Sam I'd really rather just stay uninvolved

You tell me I've got to choose

I fight with him or I fight with you

Either way I lose

But I'd rather be your enemy than your victim

Better you hate me than that you take me for granted

And I'll be damned if I'm gonna let you push me around any more

Come here and then, let me teach you again

The lesson I've taught you before

Sam and John There's just no talking to you. You never listen and you never learn

The back of my hand that's what you understand

And there's just no talking to you

Andy I never wanted to go up against you

I had imagined we'd always be friends

But you need to learn some respect

You're always saying you don't get your share

You're always complaining we don't treat you fairly

But look at the way you treat everyone else

What do you expect?

Sam You've even got Andy and me turning against one another

I'd like to know what pride you can feel

In seeing me fighting my brother

Sam, Andy and John Look as us all, we're getting no where

Can't we decide that we're done

We can agree that nobody lost

Even if nobody won

So I guess I'll be talking to you. Maybe in time we will learn

Soft-spoken words might well be heard

So I guess I'll be talking to you

FROM NOW ON [Angelita]

Angelita I've had enough of what you call love

I need to be free and you need to leave me be

Iberia Angelita dear you're only upset

What have you wanted from me that you didn't get

Angelita In a word ... Love

There were nights when I lay awake crying

Surely you heard

But if you ever knew I was hurting

You never said a word

So if you can't be what I need you to be, then oh, from now on

~~Then~~ you'll be nothing at all to me, oh, from now on

Nothing more than a memory

You made sure that I knew we are different

You never let me forget

Do you know there's a someone inside me

Someone that you've never met.

Chorus

No more ~~your~~ threats, no more promises now can make me stay

God I will miss that one fond hope you'll love me some day

But it's never going to happen, I should always have known

So the fact is I'm better off alone

Make this easy, make this hard either way I'll be free

Cry if you want, my mind's made up your servant I will not be

For I am stronger than you are and time is on my side

You can only fight me with anger, but I can fight you with pride

Chorus

Angelita [Just say good-by/ Leave me and go/ Please don't hold on/ Just say good-by]

Iberia Surely you don't mean it; you'll change your mind

You'll find you're lost without me and when you do,

[You'll come back home/ You'll wake up soon/ You're still a child/ Don't be a fool]

Angelita Don't keep waiting; I will be free

You'll see I'll get on without you and when I do

Iberia You'll come back home

ALTERNATE

Angelita Don't keep waiting; I will be free

You'll see I'll get on without you and when you’re gone

Then you will be

Nothing more than a memory.. to me

From now on

LEAVE US ALONE [Sam and Angelita]

Sam and Angelita Leave us alone

These children you raised they don't need you any more

Isn't it clear that you're not wanted here

Touch her and you answer to me

This should have been no surprise, no, you should have known

It would have to be this way; come some day; you would hear us say. Leave us alone

MAMA'S THINGS [Sam, Angelita]

Sam Well good for you, you threw the old lady out,

And none too soon

Heaven knows that is what she deserves

And no one knows any better than I do

How very hard she can be

Glad to see you didn't lose your nerve

And now that we are free of her

Well there's just a couple of matters

Little things we need to discuss

I understand she left some rooms

Standing empty when she walked

Guess that means they belong to us

I hope you won't make this hard

I hope you won't put up a fuss

It's just not right that we should fight

About mama's things

No, I don't have a doubt

That you and I can work it out

And we won't have to fight

About mama's things

Angelita How dare you suppose that you have anything to claim

I'm her heir in everything but name

Sam Nevertheless, I am her son

Angelita I was more her child than you were

Sam I always made her proud

Angelita It's as if you barely knew her

I thought of her as my mother

And I thought of you as a brother

Now I can see you never felt the same

Sam I guess you're gonna make this hard

I guess you're gonna put up a fuss

I guess you think it's right to fight about mama's things

So I will if I must

If you won't give my share in faith and trust

I'll take it like a man I'll take it any way I can

SWEET ANGEL [Sam]

Angel woman, welcome back

Bringing me the courage I lack

I hear what you came to say

Sentiment need not stand in my way

Grasp the goal that's in my sight

Seize my dreams and hold on tight

I have the power and I have the right

WHAT ABOUT ME? [Angelita]

Look at me you say I'm free

As if I could be anything I want to be

But when you can treat me the way that you do

I have to wonder if it's true

Did I break those chains that held me so long

To have you replace them with others just as strong

This comes to you so easily

What about me?

What about me, now don't I count for something

Doesn't what I feel mean anything

Have you been so lost in your plans and schemes

Do you think you're the only one who dreams

You think you're so right because you're so strong

And since I'm weak you think I must be wrong

You'll do just fine, you you're so free

But what about me?

What about me, will I now be expected

To await your every beck and call

When I'm not being told what I should do

It's as if I don't exist at all

I thought the common past that gave us a start

Was stronger than your pride that keeps us apart

But now it's so clear this is how it will be

So what about me

You say there's no reason for anger

That we can still be friends

But something that once was between us forever now ends

You're offering me too little too late

The furthest thing from love isn't hate

It's indifference

That's something you never will see

So what about me?

NO LOVE LOST [Andy, John, Angelita]

Andy What gave you the impression, that was yours to take

Looks like turning my back on you was a bad mistake

John and Frank and Angelita, each one had to learn

You're a dangerous man for a friend; guess that it's my turn

You spend your time, pushing to the front of the line

You don't have friend that doesn't feel double crossed

You got what you wanted but was it worth the cost

'Cause between you and me and between you and them -- no love lost

Sam, don't bother to explain it wouldn't be any use

You just talk about destiny as if that's some excuse

Sometimes I feel sorry for you, growing up so fast

You're a man without a memory; a life without a past

Chorus

John That's my boy you're pushing; how would that make you feel

You take half of what you want; we'll call that a deal

Let me give you some advice, learn to compromise

Or some day some friend you've lost will cut you down to size

Chorus

SEE MY WAY [Sam]

I can see my way by a dim light across my shoulder

Step by step; once quite timid, now much bolder

None of them can understand

When I tell them I have greatness planned

And they ask me how I know

They would not believe; they could not conceive

That an angel told me so

Oh that come what may, I will see my way

MAGIC SMOKE [Sam]

Sam The day's been long, it's not yet through

Sometimes there seems to be more work than I can ever do

Each of us must find release in his own way

I've got just the trick to see me through my day

Magic smoke, magic smoke make my life a little less of a grind

Magic smoke, magic smoke Where's the harm if using you helps me to unwind

Yes there are those who don't approve

But tell me why should I care, there's nothing I need to prove

I don't need permission, no, from anyone but me

But now and then that doesn't come so easily.

Magic smoke, magic smoke

Have you taken more than you gave

Magic smoke, magic smoke will I one day wake to find, I've become your slave.

When I work at the factory, magic smoke that's not what I need

That requires a new mentality

But in the fields when it's hot; And the sun burns and the rain attacks

I need something to help me relax.

LET IT GO [John, Iberia]

John Look at you in the prime of your life throwing your life away

That's a bad habit that you've got there boy it'll get you down some day

So give it up or it will be too late sooner than you know

While you can still help yourself for God's sake let it go

Sam Look at you looking down at me telling me my life's a waste

Just stop a moment remember who gave me my first taste

Sinner reborn, turned missionary preaching with your eyes a glow

It's only hypocrisy that gives you the right to tell me let it go

John Yes we once were children too, but that was long ago

No one will treat you like a man unless you let it go

Sam There's danger here, that's plain to see

Why is that danger clear to only half of me

Time and time and time again I take a silent vow

That I must let go but I can't let go just now

Magic smoke, magic smoke have you gone too far now to control?

Magic smoke magic smoke take the burden off my back and place it on my soul.

John et al./ Sam Let it go -- I know I must; let it go --I don't think I can

I will ... I won't; I must ... But I know I can't let it go!

SWEET ANGEL [Sam]

Sweet angel, come to me

Come put it out; this fire that burns inside me

Tear them down; these walls that still divide me

Sweet angel, deliver me

SEPARATE EMOTIONS [Sam]

Inside my head I hear two minds thinking,

Inside of me, the beating of two hearts.

I can't live with these separate emotions

This is madness in the making

If I can't keep myself from falling apart.

Is there no time for laughter, Is there no place to dance

No chance for living with grace and style

If there is then that's what I'm after.

Living for tomorrow, What a waste of today

Maybe I'll pay for wanting life easy and slow

Surely there's more here than hard work and sorrow*

How many ways can one man feel

Is there nothing I can claim; this is me, this is real

One voice must speak louder now; one forever be still

Is this the price that I pay for my sanity

Forced to deny half of all that I am?

[How many ways can one man feel

Is there nothing I can claim; this is me, this is real

One voice must speak louder while one pretends to be still

Is this the price that I pay for my sanity

Forced to deny half of all that I am?]

-INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE-

But I swear these restless spirits will be claimed

Wild emotions must be tamed

I will bind these pieces of my life into one whole

I owe it to myself: one heart, one mind, one soul

And I will never be any less than under control

*No, I won't live with these separate emotions

So by sheer force of will I bid my gentle half be still

For the strong survive, and push the weaker ones aside

I know where I'm bound and I intend to arrive.

Self assured and self aware and under control

Under control

[Sam to Nathan]

What’s the matter, you don’t look impressed

Such a long, look on your face

Do you think that I’m possessed?

Feels like I’ve been heaven blessed

With an angel on my shoulder just in case

Look out man, it’s time that you were told

You don’t get to keep what you can’t hold

Step aside, stand aside

Get yourself a place to hide

This world belongs to the strong and the bold

And you, you’re looking weak and old

JUST ABOUT GROWN

Euro I get a bad sensation when I look at him

Just watch how he behaves and you feel our future dim

If he's what we can expect, the future's looking grim

'Cause he's nearly a man; he's just about grown

His childhood days have just about flown

It won't be long; he'll stand up beside us

Let's hope he's going through a stage

But at his age, he's just about grown

Now, in truth he doesn't speak so well,

And he's no great intellectual

Sam Being young is not a crime give me space and time/time/time

Euro There's not time enough, 'cause

He's nearly a man; He's just about grown

His childhood days have just about flown

So this is it, the next generation

Sam Do you object to how I act

Or is it the fact that I'm just about grown - that's bothering you?

Euro Well, you're rowdy, rough and rather rude

Then let's talk about your attitude

You are boring, shallow and naive;

Why should we believe/lieve/lieve

You'll improve with time... No!

Euro But you're nearly a man

Yes you're right on the brink

But we're less impressed [you’re less impressive] than you'd like to think

Well look at you, living alone

Seems you'd get some household help, if you re-lly were, just about grown

Euros Sam

He's nearly a man; Look at the life you've made

He's just about grown Twisted and strange

His childhood days So much in this world of yours

Have just about flown I'd like to change

What will we do That's no way to treat a child

With our little man-child She's helpless and small

Why do you never listen at all

Sam I had this childhood fantasy;

That everything in life would go easily

That I could grow with my conscience clean.

Here I am finding out instead

Principles are sacrificed to move ahead

But these dreams will not paralyze

I have no need to apologize

THAT KIND OF LOVE

Iberia It's a fine thanks I get from you, For all I have done

It's a cold heart that lets you say, You're no more my son

Once I thought that you would be

My comfort and my joy when I grew old

Tell me when, When did you grow so cold?

It was I who gave you life wasn't it? That counts for something doesn't it?

What was it that I gave you Too much or too little of?

Where did you learn that kind of love?

Are you so concerned for them or what I make them do

Weren’t you weren’t you wanting some excuse

Just to claim them both for you

Are they better of with you

Will you treat them with more kindness than I can

Or are you trying to prove you’re now a man

Isn't this a twist of fate? I can see right through your ploy

You’re taking him for a tool and a toy. Turns out now you're nothing more

Than a father who's got to have a boy

Now as if the pain you caused

Was not enough for you

[Sam Don't pretend this is my fault]

Keeping me from keeping her

You're taking Philip, too

[You're the one here who's to blame]

Does it make you feel quite proud

[Don't throw this back on me]

Are you happy that at last you'll finally be

Everything you ever hated in me?

Chorus

Are you fighting me from spite

Am I just an easy mark or do you fear

That when I'm close to them you will find me too near?

ALTERNATE

THAT KIND OF LOVE

It's a fine thanks I get from you, For all I have done

It breaks my heart to hear you say, You're no more my son

Once I thought that you would be

My comfort and my joy when I grew old

Tell me when, When did you grow so cold?

CHORUS

Are you so concerned with what I make these children do

Am I so bad, are you sure, they’d be better off with you

I can’t help but have a feel

This is more to this than merely making me move

That there’s something else you’re still trying to prove

CHORUS

Does it make you feel quite proud

Are you happy that at last you'll finally be

Everything you ever hated in me?

SWEET ANGEL [Sam]

Spirit in white oh say can you see Were you always there watching me?

If you were, you must be proud I've finally taken all that I'm allowed

I've arrived, as if by plan A million miles from where I began

This boy is finally a man

Sweet angel, listen to me. No one can doubt I am here and I have made it

I have learned their game and I have played it. It was always my destiny

UNCLE SAM [Sam]

You can see that there have been some changes here

I guess we need to know where we all stand

I know I'm not your Daddy,

And I'm surely not your brother.

Why don't you just call me Uncle Sam.

I'm your Uncle Sam, now you know who I am

If you need something done

Well you know where to come

I'm your uncle Sam, got this strong right hand

Keep yourself in line and we'll get along just fine

Maybe you don't see, what you mean to me

Call yourself my ticket to maturity

'Cause everybody here who's someone has got somebody else

I was getting a little bit tired of being by myself.

I'm your uncle Sam, the man with a plan

Glad to know you kid just like Iberia did

There's one thing that you really need to see

You used to work for Mama, but now you work for me!

Watch a while and learn, stand back and wait your turn

You can lose that look of sad concern

Maybe you've heard stories, but don't you worry boy

I'm not going to hurt you, you're my pride and joy

I'm your uncle Sam, now you may not understand

Soon you're gonna know where I plan to go

Smile when you're introduced, my newest little friend

If you don't like it much you'd best learn to pretend.

'Cause I'm your uncle Sam, Yes I am

Forget about her she's gone, gone, gone

I'm your Uncle Sam, yes I am

Your uncle Sam from now on

MY FRIENDS AND I

Mark My friend and I

Yes we have an understanding

Anyone who touches me

Better understand that we will stick together

He will deal with...

My friend and me

Yes we have an understanding

Anyone who touches me

Better understand that we will stick together

He will deal with... etc.

John and Frank start, others join

My friend and me; My friend and me

My friend; my friend

SEE FILES WWI AND WWII FOR LYRICS (at the end of this file)

TAKE ME HOME

John: Down on my knees in the mud

Fearing for my very life;

Stunned by the color of my blood

Fear and pain the price to pay

For trying to be strong

Take me home. This is not where I belong

Not where I belong

John and Marc Heaven knows that we have fought before

{Sam: You’re all fools; you’ve always been]

This time it's different, I hear death knocking at my door.

[Am I supposed to be impressed]

Why were we so slow to see this was coming all along

[Don’t expect me to help out]

Take me home.

This is not where I belong [Don’t look like that]

Not where I belong [Don’t try to tell me this is where I belong]

Mark Don’t expect this to be be easy

Don't expect me to simply fall to pieces

Here's a tip from me, A taste of reality

You may be that strong; I don't think you're that smart

You may have the muscle, I don't know about the heart

It's going to be rough on someone who got so late a start on life as you did

Johnand Marc: Hollow now the dreams I dreamed

All the things that I was seeking

Slipped away or so it seems

Take me home. This is not where I belong

Not where we belong

Not [You dealt the cards] where we [the bets are down] belong [For all I can see, this is where you belong]

Not where we belong

OLDER VERSION *****

WHERE DID WE GO WRONG [Mark, Sam, John]

See recording for new lyrics

John Down on my knees in the mud

Fearing for my very life;

Stunned by the color of my blood

Fear and pain the price to pay

For trying to be strong

Take me home. This is not where we belong

Not where we belong

Mark & John Heaven knows that we have fought before [Where did we go wrong]

This time it's different, I hear death knocking at my door. [Where did we go wrong]

Why were we so slow to see this was coming all along [Where did we go wrong]

Take me home. This is not where we belong

Not where we belong

John (counterpart, last line, to Sam) You can't escape

Like it or not, this is where you belong

Mark Make no mistake it won't be easy

Don't believe that I will simply fall to pieces

Here's a tip from me, A taste of reality

You may be that strong, I don't think you're that smart

You may have the muscle, I don't know about the heart

It's going to be rough on someone who got so late a start On life as you did

See recording for new lyrics

Euros Take me home. This is not where we belong

Not where we belong

Not [the cards are dealt] where we [the bets are down] belong [We must play out the hand, no matter how wrong]

Not where we belong

**********

WALK AWAY [John, Sam] See recording for new lyrics

John I stand before you asking

This isn't easy you know

But if I ever meant anything to you

Now's the time to let it show.

And if you wonder why you should, all I can say is

A man's has got to do what his heart tells him to

And your heart will tell you, don't walk away

Frank and John It seems that this would be easy

When we first stepped in

But that man Mark is crazy

And now he just might win

You're making him stronger every moment that you delay

So a man has got to do what his heart tells him to

And my heart tells me you won't walk away.

Sam All right I'll come, stand by your side

I can lose my fear if you can lose your pride.

And when this is over, we'll both remember today

That a man had to do what his heart told him to

When his heart told him don't walk away.

John Sit and be quiet, Lay down your knife

Now give us your money and you can keep your life

But you need to be reminded

That this won't be tolerated

WITNESS TO REVENGE [Iberia, Sam, Frank, Mark]

Iberia Leave him be, he's suffered enough

Is there any more to gain by treating him so rough

Going through his pockets when he's beaten, down and out

Surely this is not what you were fighting about

with Sam You're no better than he ever was

You've lost any honor that you sought to avenge

Was there really no principle at stake?

Did I fight this fight to be a witness to revenge?

Frank (to Mark) What were you expecting, and what don't you understand

Just exactly what was it you thought we had planned

This is how we play the game; he understood the rules

If we let the loser's stand, we are the fools.

Mark Don't start thinking that you're better than me.

You've lost any honor that you sought to avenge

There were no principles at stake here

This was for the chance to a witness to revenge

Damn you then and just remember

Next time you're in need

When I strike to pay you back

Next time I'll succeed.

THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME [Sam]

That's enough of sadness, it's really not my style

There's enough to keep me busy here for quite a while

I'm going to work hard; play hard

As it suits my mood

Frankly I'd enjoy it more, Left in solitude

Mama let me get the news out; daddy let me sing my blues out

Let me make it crystal clear

This boy here no longer cares

To be involved in your affairs

I'm going to be what I want to be

That's enough for me

I'm going to lay back, drink a little bit of wine

Maybe it's no good for me, but it makes me feel just fine

I won't be getting old and fat,

Just strong and satisfied

Keeping myself to myself, Will keep me occupied

Chorus

If you're looking for trouble, this ain't the place to be

And if you need someone to help, don't come looking for me

From now on, be advised

Just so you won't be surprised

All that I'm inclined to see

Is my own company

Chorus

BROKEN DOWN AND BUSTED [Sam]

I had a job, I had a life that I enjoyed

All of a sudden, I'm unemployed.

The crops won't grow and everybody's broke

Honest sweat can't earn a living on this land

I sure could use me a big brother with a helping hand.

How did it happen, so little left to show

How did I fly so high just to fall so low

And I've got a lot of friends who sure could use my help

But how in the world can I think about somebody else,

When I've been broken down and busted myself.

with Andy Why did I believe, when I was in my prime,

That I would have something more to show by this time?

It's enough to make you feel that your life has been a waste,

When those old dreams of optimistic youth

Meet the cold facts of an older man's truth.

MY FRIEND

Sam Must you do this

Are you blind or are you crazy

I don't plan to help you out

Go ahead and do it, I don't understand it

I can't see why.

WALK AWAY reprise [John, Sam]

John Nothing short of fearing for my life

That's the reason I can

Come to ask you help me again

Child be father to the man.

Sam You crazy fools I hear you every night

Whenever there's trouble, you go and start a fight

John If you don't join us now you'll fight him alone some day

Sam Don't try to scare me, I've got problems of my own

John For a man has got to do what his heart tells him to

Surely your heart tells you Don't walk away

You can't walk away

Sam I'm weary, and wasted, and I'm tired to the bone

Let me be broken down and busted alone

STAND BACK [Sam, John]

solo Sam

Stand back, you’re going to be sorry

Y’ Hit me when my back was turned

What kind of fool do you take me for

There’s a lesson here you need to learn.

But hold on I’ll be back in moment, (First) there’s something else ~~that’s got~~ to be done

Somebody’s got to get my Daddy out of trouble

And it looks like I’m the one.

So as long as he needs my help

I’m fighting you with just one hand

But when I’ve got two

(When I’m done with him)

I’ll be back for you

Just so we both understand

Now, Mark, you listen here

I’ve watched you push my Daddy around

I never could understand why

why

I can stand … die

And oh, what a change, what a change in me

I was such a pitiful sight

Who’d have believed it, all that I needed

Was just an old fashioned fight

And When this is over

The best of you will merely have survived

But my life will have changed forever

I, I, I will have arrived

Solo Sam ends

Sam Stand back, stay away from that man

I've taken this as long as I can.

You can't hit me when my back is turned

And figure that you won't get burned.

Frank Not for a minute did I think you would wait there Stand back and watch me fall

You said that you would but I didn't believe it

Guess I was right after all.

Mark Do you think you're the only one

Fortune ever smiled upon

Do you think you're the first who's heard

The whisper of an angel's word - Stand back

Chorus Destiny, we cannot escape

Lessons, we never learn

Every story told and forgotten

Will sooner or later return

John One more challenge, one more triumph

That today demands

But from here, we see it quite clear

Tomorrow is in your hands

SWEET ANGEL [Sam]

Sweet angel how can it be

Is there nothing at all my life has taught me

Must it be, this is where my life has brought me

Face to face with my destiny

WHAT NEXT? [Sam, Cast]

Sam What next, what now

Where do I go from here

Now that I have all I wanted

What next what now

At last I have been shown

How you know when you're grown

It happens when You stop wanting to be older

And wish you were younger again.

Sam What next, what now. Where do I go from here

Now that I have all I wanted What next what now

Angel There's a price you must pay

Now you can't turn away

Can't you ... See that.. This is where ... You must be

All What next what now,

Where do we go from here

Will we be different this time

Wiser than we once were then

Or must we make the same, sad mistakes

Over and over again

The road to come is dark, unknown

Up ahead no light has shone

But we can't turn back, that way is gone

Pray the road that brought us here

Will lead us safely on

What next what now

Where do we go from here

Every new day is a chance

One more hill we must climb

We live our life on the edge of a knife

On the fingertips of time Chorus

FILE WWI

TAKE ME HOME [Mark, Sam, John]

John Down on my knees in the mud

Fearing for my very life;

Stunned by the color of my blood

Fear and pain the price to pay

For trying to be strong

Take me home. This is not where I belong

Not where I belong

Mark & John [Sam]

Heaven knows that we have fought before

[And you never seem to learn]

This time it's different, I hear death knocking at my door.

[It’s just one more sad return]

Why were we so slow to see this was coming all along [It’s too late for your concern]

Take me home. This is not where I belong

Not where I belong

John (counterpart, last line, to/by Sam)

You can't escape

Like it or not, this is where you belong

Mark Make no mistake it won't be easy

I can take the both of you: I will not fall to pieces

Here's a tip from me, A taste of reality

You may be that strong, but I don't think you're that smart

You may have the muscle, I don't know about the heart

It's going to be rough on someone who got so late a start

On life as you did

Hollow now the dreams I dreamed

All the reasons I was fighting for

Wait in vain to be redeemed

It gets harder by the day to tell the right from wrong

Take me home. This is not where I belong

Not where I belong

John/Mark

No it’s not [the cards are dealt]

Where I [the bets are down]

Belong [You’re here til it’s done, no matter how long]

Not where I belong

WALK AWAY [John, Sam]

John I stand before you asking

This isn't easy you know

But if I ever meant anything to you

Now's the time to let it show.

And if you wonder why you should, all I can say

Is a man has to do what his heart tells him to

And your heart will tell you, don't walk away

John It wasn’t a choice; nobody wants this

These things somehow begin

Then it takes a life of its own (they/their?)

And you have to fight to win

Now you’re making him stronger every moment that you delay

Yes a man has to do what his heart tells him to

And my heart tells me you won't walk away.

You won’t walk away

Sam All right I'll come, stand by your side

I can lose my fear if you can lose your pride.

And when this is over, we'll both remember today

That a man chose to do what his heart told him to

When his heart told him don't walk away.

John Sit and be quiet, Lay down your knife

Now give us your money and you can keep your life

But you need to reminded

That this won't be tolerated

WITNESS TO REVENGE [Iberia, Sam, Frank, Mark]

Sam Leave him be, he's suffered enough

Is there any more to gain by treating him so rough

Going through his pockets when he's beaten, down and out

Surely this is not what you were fighting about

You're no better than he ever was

You've lost any honor that you sought to avenge

Do what you will but do it without me

I didn’t fight this fight to be a witness to revenge

John What were you expecting; what don't you understand

Just exactly what was it you thought we had planned

This is how we play the game; he understood the rules

If we will not play by them, then we are the fools.

You keep telling us to treat you like a man

Then spare us the anguish of your violated youth

Go on, be quiet, it’s plain enough to see

You’re not strong enough to be a witness to the truth

Mark Damn you then, and don’t forget this

When it’s you in need

When I strike to pay you back

Next time I'll succeed.

Can you still believe we’re somehow not the same

Do you believe that you have honor to avenge

Welcome to the world of cold reality

Where you earn the right to be the witness to revenge

FILE WWII

WALK AWAY reprise [John, Sam]

John I’m nothing short of fearing for my life

How else do you think I can

Come to ask you help me again

Child be father to the man.

Sam You crazy fools I hear you every night

Whenever there's trouble, you go and start a fight

John If you don't join us now you'll fight him alone some day

Sam Don't try to scare me, I've got problems of my own

John For a man has to do what his heart tells him to

Surely your heart tells you don’t walk away

You can't walk away

Sam I'm weary, and wasted, and I'm tired to the bone

Let me be broken down and busted alone

STAND BACK [Sam, John]

Sam Stand back, stay away from that man

I've taken this as long as I can.

And you --- don’t hit me when my back is turned

And figure that you won't get burned.

Frank Not for a minute did I think you would wait there Stand back and watch me fall

You said that you would but I didn't believe it

Guess I was right after all.

Mark Do you think you're the only one

Fortune ever smiled upon

Do you think you're the first who's heard

The whisper of an angel's word - Stand back

Chorus Destiny, we cannot escape

Lessons, we never learn

Every story told and forgotten

Will sooner or later return

John One more challenge, one more triumph

That today demands

But from here, we see it quite clear

Tomorrow is in your hands

Sam Stand back you made a bad mistake

Hit me when my back was turned

That’s way more than I plan to take

Stand back: Get ready …

to get burned

Catch your breath for a moment

There’s something else I need to do

Just as soon as I’m done with him

I’ll be back for you

So stand back

And you, stand back, stay away from that man

I've watched for as long as I can.

One more time you’re going to make me

Finish what you fools began

John Thank God, boy, not a minute too soon

I’m barely just hanging on

One moment, one more hit

And I swear my strength would have been gone

Mark Do you think you're the only one

Fortune ever smiled upon

Do you think you're the first who's heard

The whisper of an angel's/heaven’s word

You keep saying that you want to be a man

This is how it feels

With fire-burned hands on the blade of a knife

Aching shoulder pressed against the wheel

This is what you were hoping for

This is how it feels

So stand back

John Not for a minute did I think you would desert me

Stand back and watch me fall

You said that you would but I didn't believe it

I guess I was right after all.

Sam When this is over

You will be glad to have survived

But my life will be changed forever

No one will still misunderstand

That I have arrived

The rights a man now claims

The right to rebuild a life from the ashes of (a world in) the flames