| Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic, Carousel in Concert 6/6/02 Carnegie Hall, NYC Billy Well, anyway, you mean you don't love me. That's what you said, isn't it? Julie Yes! I can smell 'em, can you, ah? The blossoms. The wind brings 'em down! Billy There ain't much wind tonight... Hardly any. You can't hear a sound, not the turn of a leaf Nor the fall of a wave hittin' the sand. The tide's creepin' up on the beach like a thief, Afraid to be caught stealin' the land! On a night like this I start to wonder What life is all about. Julie And I always say two heads are better than one to figure it out. Billy [spoken] I don't need you, I don't need anybody helpin' me. Well, I got it figured out for myself. We're not important. What are we? A couple o' specks with nothin' Look up there... [sung] There's a hell of a lotta stars in the sky, And the sky's so big the sea looks small, And two little people, you and I We don't count at all. [spoken] You're a funny kid, you know? I don't remember meetin' a girl like you. Hey, you're tryin' to get me to marry you? Julie No! Billy Then what's puttin' into my head, babe? You're diff'rent, alright! I know what it is... You have doped me with that little kid's face, right? You've adjusted me! I wonder what it'd be like... Julie What? Billy Nothin'. No, I know what it'd be like. It'd be awful! I can just see myself- Kinda scrawny, and pale Picking at my food, And love-sick like any other guy. I'd throw away my sweater, and dress up like a ... |
