THEY'RE DARKER NOW THAN SIN WE'LL OPEN THE VAULTS OF HEAVEN THE TREASURES ARE THERE WITHIN! Solo Voice: THE KEYS TO THE VAULTS OF HEAVEN MAY BE SEEN IN A PURE CHILD'S EYES THE KEYS TO THE VAULTS OF HEAVEN MAY BE HEARD IN OUR DESPERATE CRIES Solo voice & Children: OPEN UP THE VAULTS! OPEN UP THE VAULTS! WE'VE GOT TO FIND THE KEYS THE NIGHTS HAVE BEEN GROWING DARKER EVEN DARKER NOW THAN SIN WE'LL OPEN THE VAULTS OF HEAVEN THE GLORIES ARE THERE WITHIN! The Children: ONE SWEET DAY WHEN THE WHOLE WORLDS READY WE'LL AWAKE TO A GLORIOUS SIGHT Swallow & The Children: OUR SAVIOUR RETURNS TO GUIDE US WE'LL BE GRATEFULLY BLINDED BY LIGHT Full Congregation: WE'VE GOT TO FIND THE KEYS WE'VE GOT TO FIND THE KEYS TO OPEN UP THE VAULTS THE NIGHTS HAVE BEEN GROWING DARKER SO MUCH DARKER NOW THAN SIN WE'LL OPEN THE VAULTS OF HEAVEN AND THE ANSWERS ARE THERE WITHIN WE'VE GOT TO FIND THE KEYS WE'VE GOT TO FIND THE KEYS TO OPEN UP THE VAULTS THE NIGHTS HAVE BEEN GROWING DARKER SO MUCH DARKER NOW THAN SIN WE'LL OPEN THE VAULTS OF HEAVEN AND THE ANSWERS ARE THERE WITHIN Minister: One day soon, those heavenly gates will open and our Savior will amongst us. He will return my friends! We have His promise. And to recognize Him will burn in a fiery hell! And those who do see elujah, will never be sick nor hungry nor lonely again! No more o more sorrow sorrow
once again walk those who fail His glory, hall pain pain no more loss loss n
Overture Brat: I love Sundays! Swallow: I love Christmas! Poor Baby: I love presents! Swallow: Christmas is about all sorts of things, not just presents.
THEY'RE DARKER NOW THAN SIN WE'LL OPEN THE VAULTS OF HEAVEN THE TREASURES ARE THERE WITHIN! Solo Voice: THE KEYS TO THE VAULTS OF HEAVEN MAY BE SEEN IN A PURE CHILD'S EYES THE KEYS TO THE VAULTS OF HEAVEN MAY BE HEARD IN OUR DESPERATE CRIES Solo voice & Children: OPEN UP THE VAULTS! OPEN UP THE VAULTS! WE'VE GOT TO FIND THE KEYS THE NIGHTS HAVE BEEN GROWING DARKER EVEN DARKER NOW THAN SIN WE'LL OPEN THE VAULTS OF HEAVEN THE GLORIES ARE THERE WITHIN! The Children: ONE SWEET DAY WHEN THE WHOLE WORLDS READY WE'LL AWAKE TO A GLORIOUS SIGHT Swallow & The Children: OUR SAVIOUR RETURNS TO GUIDE US WE'LL BE GRATEFULLY BLINDED BY LIGHT Full Congregation: WE'VE GOT TO FIND THE KEYS WE'VE GOT TO FIND THE KEYS TO OPEN UP THE VAULTS THE NIGHTS HAVE BEEN GROWING DARKER SO MUCH DARKER NOW THAN SIN WE'LL OPEN THE VAULTS OF HEAVEN AND THE ANSWERS ARE THERE WITHIN WE'VE GOT TO FIND THE KEYS WE'VE GOT TO FIND THE KEYS TO OPEN UP THE VAULTS THE NIGHTS HAVE BEEN GROWING DARKER SO MUCH DARKER NOW THAN SIN WE'LL OPEN THE VAULTS OF HEAVEN AND THE ANSWERS ARE THERE WITHIN Minister: One day soon, those heavenly gates will open and our Savior will amongst us. He will return my friends! We have His promise. And to recognize Him will burn in a fiery hell! And those who do see elujah, will never be sick nor hungry nor lonely again! No more o more sorrow sorrow
once again walk those who fail His glory, hall pain pain no more loss loss n
Overture Brat: I love Sundays! Swallow: I love Christmas! Poor Baby: I love presents! Swallow: Christmas is about all sorts of things, not just presents.
Brat: The birth of our Savior. Poor Baby: Christmas is all about Christmas bonfires. Can we have one bigger tha n Jackie Henderson's? Swallow: Wood costs money. You know we can't afford it. Poor Baby: But how's Santa gonna find his way if we don't have a bonfire? Brat: If you want something bad enough, you pray to Jesus. Poor Baby: I pray for all kind of things and I never get any of 'em.... Swallow: I WANNA BE BAPTIZED AND I WANNA BE SAVED I WANNA SEE MY SAVIOUR FACE TO FACE I WANNA FEEL THE RAPTURE RAPTURE FEEL THE FIRE I WANNA BE TAKEN TO SOMEPLACE HIGHER BUT I NEVER GET TAKEN TO SOMEPLACE HIGHER Brat: Swallow!! Swallow: Well, I don't! I Never Get What I Pray For Swallow: I NEVER GET WHAT I PRAY FOR I COULD PRAY FOR LESS OR A WHOLE LOT MORE Swallow, Poor Baby & Brat: IT DON'T EVEN MATTER, IT'S A SURE BET THAT I NEVER GET WHAT I PRAY FOR Swallow: AN END TO THE HORRORS OF THE ATOM BOMB Brat: AND A DANCE WITH RICKY NELSON AT THE HOMECOMING PROM I WANNA BE BEAUTIFUL AND SEXY AND SMART Poor Baby: I WANT A SISTER THAT DON'T HICCUP Brat: I WANT A BROTHER THAT DON'T FART Poor Baby: I WANNA LOOK LIKE ELVIS IN EVERY WAY Brat: I WANNA LOOK LIKE SANDRA DEE OR MAYBE DORIS DAY Swallow: THEY SHOULD SEND US DOWN SOME ANGELS WE COULD NEVER HAVE ENOUGH Poor Baby: THEY SOULD SEND US DOWN SOME MONEY Swallow, Poor Baby & Brat: SO WE CAN BUY EACH OTHER STUFF I NEVER GET WHAT I PRAY FOR I COULD PRAY FOR LESS OR A WHOLE LOT MORE IT DON'T EVER MATTER, IT'S A SURE BET THAT I NEVER GET WHAT I PRAY FOR Brat: WE SHOULD BE PRAYING FOR DAD IT'S SCARY HOW HE'S BEEN Poor Baby: HE WAS CRYING IN THE TRAILER Brat: NO WAY, I WAS GOING IN! Poor Baby: I WANT A FOOTBALL Brat: AND SOME LIPSTICK
Poor Baby: AND SOME LIQUORICE Brat: AND A KITE Swallow: AND I JUST WANT OUR MOTHER BACK IF ONLY FOR ONE NIGHT THERE ARE THINGS SHE'S GOT TO TELL ME THERE ARE THINGS SHE'S GOT TO KNOW GOD HAD NO RIGHT TO TAKE HER SHE HAD NO RIGHT TO GO THERE WERE THINGS I DIDN'T TELL HER AND SO MUCH I HAD TO SAY SO I JUST WANT MY MOTHER BACK IF ONLY FOR ONE DAY Brat: Swallow! Look! There's Edward. Swallow: What's he doin'? Poor Baby: What's he got in the sack? Swallow: Oh no! It's gotta be the kittens! Brat: Dear Jesus, please make Ed trip on a rock or something. Amen. Poor Baby: He's gonna drown 'em! Swallow: Ed! Edward: Lordy Swallow! Where'd you come from? Swallow: What's in the sack, Ed? Edward: Something that don't belong Swallow: Something alive? Edward: Something that'd be better off dead. Better for all of us Swallow: But Ed Edward: Something merciful Jesus didn't ever mean to be here in the first place. So the kindest thing to do is to send 'em back to him. Now you kids get on home . Your daddy'll be wondering where you are. Brat: They're gonna drown! Swallow: Jesus doesn't want little kittens to die! Brat: What are you doing? Swallow: Hold me tight! Poor Baby: This is cool! Brat: Be careful. Poor Baby: Can you see 'em? Brat: We've got you. Swallow: Now if I can just get my foot on this ledge, I can Help!!! Poor Baby & Brat: Oh no! Swallow! Poor Baby: Holy cow! What'll we do? Brat: Swallow!! Poor Baby: Hold on! Brat: The current's too fast! Poor Baby: Come back! Brat: She'll end up goin' all the way to the Mississippi! Poor Baby: I can't see her! Brat: Jesus, please don't let Swallow and all the kittensdrown. Poor Baby: She's gone! Poor Baby & Brat: Swallow!! Poor Baby & Brat: Wow! Thank you Jesus. Swallow: I almost lost 'em. Brat: It was amazing. Swallow: I hope I got 'em in time. Poor Baby: Open the sack.
Brat: Are they alright? Swallow: They're beautiful! Brat: That's mine! Poor Baby: Mine! Swallow: This one is for Brat, and this one is for Poor Baby. Poor Baby: THE RUNT OF THE LITTER IT JUST ISN'T FAIR I NEVER GET FIRST PICK Swallow: POOR BABY, I SWEAR Brat: IT'S MY TURN Swallow: YOU KNOW WE ALWAYS SHARE Poor Baby: I think I call him Spider. Brat: You can't call a cat Spider. Poor Baby: Can so! Brat: Can not! Poor Baby: Can so! Home By Now Swallow: THE LOCUST ARE SINGING THE SUN IS RED IT'S GOTTEN SO LATE SOMEHOW Brat & Swallow: THERE'S GONNA BE TROUBLE YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAID Brat, Swallow & Poor Baby: WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOME BY NOW WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOME BY NOW Poor Baby: What you doin'? Earl: Lookin' to put up a tent. Poor Baby: What for? Earl: Revival meetin' Christmas Eve! Poor Baby: What's a revibal meetin'? Earl: Why don't you come and see? YOU WANNA WRESTLE? WRESTLE WITH THE DEVIL IN A HEARTBEAT? Poor Baby: Wanna kitten? Earl: Wanna surprise? THE SNAKES COMMENCE TO RATTLE LIKE DRIED BUTTER BEANS YOU GOTTA BE PREPARED TO WRESTLE WRESTLE WITH THE DEVIL IN A HEARTBEAT Sheriff: Hey you! We got enough trouble round here without you scaring people. Earl: Everybody's got a right to worship as they please. Sheriff: Sure. But I don't want anyone talked into anything. You understand my m eaning, boy? Now git! Sun's going down Swallow time to go home and help your daddy with supper before i t gets dark. And don't go talking to no strangers.
How long you fellas planning to stay in town? Snake Preacher: Revival meetin' day after tomorrow, then we're moving on. Sheriff: Well, keep your eyes peeled for anyone hanging around your camp. We got a real storm headin' our way Amos: How you doin' Swallow? You like my new bike? Poor Baby: Ain't new, Amos. Amos: It's like new new paint, new headlight re-built my motor myself. You like it , Swallow? Swallow: It's real pretty, shiny to. Amos: Like you. Wanna take a ride? Poor Baby: I do!! Swallow: You should ask your girlfriend, Candy? Amos: I'm asking you. C'mon, this baby can fly! We'd be like James Dean and Nath alie Wood! Poor Baby: Amos, what's a revibal meeting? Amos: It's a place folks go to dance with snakes. Poor Baby & Brat: Amos will you take us? Can we go? Amos: I don't knowyou have to be real grown up to play with serpents. Why do you always walk away when I'm talking to you? Swallow: Because we gotta hurry and hide the kittens in the barn. Brat: Dad'll kill us if we're late for supper again. Swallow: THE LOCUSTS ARE SINGING THE SUN IS RED IT'S GOTTEN SO LATE SOMEHOW Brat & Swallow: THERE'S GONNA BE TROUBLE YOU KNOW WHAT DAD SAID Brat, Poor Baby & Swallow: WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOME BY NOW WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOME BY NOW The radio plays "Cold" by The Everly Brother's THE FLOWERS HAVE ALL DIED THE SKIES IS GOING GREY I BEGGED MY BABY NOT TO LEAVE I COULDN'T MAKE HER STAY THE THE THE I'M
HEAT HAS DISAPPEARED ETERNAL FLAME IS LOW FORECAST AIN'T SO GOOD ALL MESSED UPNO PLACE TO GO
IT'S COLD, LIKE A FROZEN.... A newscaster interupts the song: We interrupt The Everly Brothers to bring you this flash bulletin about the kill er who escaped from the State Penitentiary yesterday leaving two guards dead in his wake. The police have launched a massive Boone: That dog's been actin' crazy all day. Must be those strangers in town. Se ems they turn up every year around Christmas. Edward: Christmas ain't Christmas without a tree for the kids Boone.
Poor Baby & Brat: Wow! A tree! Swallow: Thanks Ed. You want some supper? Edward: I'm singing for my supper tonight see you all in the mornin! The Children: 'Night Ed! Thanks! Swallow: Dad, why do grown ups wanna dance with snakes? Boone: Where'd you hear about that? Poor Baby: Those guys in the truck said they were puttin' up a tent. Boone: That's a good bunch of fella's for you kids to keep away from. Swallow: Are those snakes killer Dad? Boone: Lethal. Swallow: So what're they for? Boone: ome folks have some mighty queer notions about testin' their faith in Jes us. You finished? Poor Baby: If we can't afford a Christmas bonfire so Santa can't find his way her e does that mean no presents Christmas morning? Boone: I'm afraid it might look that way, boy. You know money's scarce. Brat: Remember dad, you only have to "ask and it shall be given"! Poor Baby: OK, I want a bike like Amos. Brat: And I want a brother who doesn't snore. Poor Baby: And I want my own bed. Brat: And I want my hiccups to go away. Poor Baby: And I don't wanna be called Poor Baby anymore. Swallow: All I want is for Ma to come back. This is the first Christmas she's no t here Boone: Hey, we got eachother, don't we? We've got food on the table and nice war m place to live It Just Doesn't Get Any Better Than This Boone: IF YOUR MOTHER WAS HERE, YOU KNOW WHAT SHE'D SAY, DON'T COMPLAIN, LIFE IS TOUGH, BUT YOU SURVIVE DAY TO DAY AND THE THINGS THAT MATTER SURROUND AND EMBRACE US AND THE COMFORTING PLACES THEY ALWAYS WILL TAKE US REASSURE US OUR GOD, HE WILL NEVER FORSAKE US! SO WE REALLY DON'T MISS THE THINGS THAT WE MISS AND IT JUST DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS IT JUST DOESN'T GET Whistle Down the Wind No matter how bad things got, your Ma always had the words to put 'em right agai n Boone: WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND LET YOUR VOICES CARRY DROWN OUT ALL THE RAIN LIGHT A PATCH OF DARKNESS TREACHEROUS AND SCARY HOWL AT WHISPER I'LL BE I'LL BE AND ALL
THE STARS WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPING THERE TO HOLD YOU THERE TO STOP THE CHILLS THE WEEPING
MAKE IT CLEAR AND STRONG SO THE WHOLE NIGHT LONG
EVERY SIGNAL THAT YOU SEND UNTIL THE VERY END I WILL NOT ABANDON YOU MY PRECIOUS FRIEND Swallow: SO TRY AND STEM THE TIDE THEN YOU'LL RAISE A BANNER SEND A FLARE UP IN THE SKY TRY TO BURN A TORCH AND TRY TO BUILD A BONFIRE EVERY SIGNAL THAT YOU SEND UNTIL THE VERY END, I'M THERE Boone: SO WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND FOR I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN RIGHT THERE Poor Baby: Ma sang it better! Swallow: HOWL AT THE STARS WHISPER WHEN YOUR SLEEPING I'LL BE THERE TO HOLD YOU I'LL BE THERE TO STOP THE CHILLS AND ALL THE WEEPING MAKE IT CLEAR AND STRONG SO THE WHOLE NIGHT LONG EVERY SIGNAL THAT YOU SEND UNTIL THE VERY END I WILL NOT ABANDON YOU MY PRECIOUS FRIEND SO TRY AND STEM THE TIDE THEN YOU'LL RAISE A BANNER SEND A FLARE UP IN THE SKY TRY TO BURN A TORCH AND TRY TO BUILD A BONFIRE EVERY SIGNAL THAT YOU SEND UNTIL THE VERY END, I'M THERE SO WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND FOR I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN RIGHT THERE Swallow: Lord, Lord The world is a rotten place for little kittens without a moth er. Please protect them. In Your Son's name. Amen. The Man: Whoooaa! Swallow: Who are you? The Man: Jesus Christ Swallow: What?!?! The Man: Don't tell anyone I'm here.... Poor Baby: It can't be him. Brat: It's Jesus stupid. Poor Baby: Is he dead? Brat: No, he's asleep. Asleep in the hay. Poor Baby: He's not Jesus he's just a feller. Brat: But don't you see? Every Sunday the Preacher keeps tellin' us He will retur n! And those who fail to recognize Him will burn in a fiery hell. Besides, would
He lie? Swallow: He's a grown-up, right? We all know they can be trusted. Brat: But we're long overdue for a miracle, ain't we? And if He is Jesus, the ma ybe all our prayers will be answered: No more pain no more loss no more sorrow Poor Baby: Does that mean I might get a new bike? Swallow: C'mon lets hide him over there. Pull! I know what I'm seeing. I know what I'm feeling but it can't be Him. Poor Baby: His feet do have holes in 'em! Brat: Dear gentle Jesus Poor Baby: Wow Brat: You know how much you want Ma back? Well Jesus can raise the dead Swallow: If only He was if only He could. It can't be him. Brat: But it is The Man: You musn't tell anyone I'm here. Promise The Vow Swallow: I ALWAYS PRAYED THAT YOU WOULD COME TO SAVE ME I BELIEVE YOU RETURNED FOR US AT LAST Swallow, Brat & Poor Baby: WE'LL GIVE YOU SHELTER FOR THE STORMS AND THE WORLD OUTSIDE YOU'LL BE SAFETHIS VOW WE MAKE TO YOU WE'LL NEVER TELLTHIS VOW WE MAKE TO YOU Cold Edward: THE FLOWERS ALL HAVE DIED AND THE SKY IS GOING GREY I BEGGED MY BABY NOT TO LEAVE I COULDN'T MAKE HER STAY THE THE THE I'M
HEAT HAS DISAPPEARED ETERNAL FLAME IS LOW FORECAST AIN'T SO GOOD ALL MESSED UP NO PLACE TO GO
COLD LIKE A FROZEN TEARDROP THERE'S A CHILL IN THE AIR AND THERE'S ICE IN MY VEINS AND IT WON'T STOP OH IT'S COLD LIKE AN ENDLESS WINTER THE MOONS ON THE RUN AND EVEN THE SUN IS COLD Edward & Townspeople: I GOTTA SEE MY GIRL I GOTTA SEE HER EYES THE BAROMETER IS FALLING ONLY SHE CAN MAKE IT RISE THERE'S NOTHING ON THE TREES THERE'S NOTHING FOR ME HERE I'M SEARCHING FOR SALVATION AND SOME THERMAL UNDERWEAR All: COLD
AND IT'S GETTING COLDER THEY'RE EVACUATING SATAN WHO'S WAITING FOR HELL TO FREEZE OVER LORD IT'S COLD LIKE AN ENDLESS WINTER THE STARS ARE ALL GONE AND EVEN THE SUN IS COLD THE MOONS ON THE RUN AND EVEN THE SUN IS COLD I GOTTA SEE MY GIRL I GOTTA SEE HER EYES THE BAROMETER IS FALLING ONLY SHE CAN MAKE IT RISE THERE'S NOTHING ON THE TREES THERE'S NOTHING FOR ME HERE I GOTTA FIND SALVATION AND SOME THERMAL UNDERWEAR IT'S COLD AND IT'S GETTING COLDER THEY'RE VACCINATING SATAN WHO'S SHAKING ALL OVER, PNEUMONIA! IT'S COLD LIKE AN ENDLESS WINTER THE MOON'S ON THE RUN AND EVEN THE SUN IS COLD THE STARS ARE ALL GONE AND EVEN THE SUN IS COLD THE WORLD IS TOO OLD AND EVEN THE SUN IS COLD Candy: We gotta get out of here Amos head on up Route One to Baton Rouge. Keep ri ght on a-goin! You and me, like you promised. Amos: Well then goodbye Louisiana, hello Arkansas, Oklahoma, Colorado. Candy: So what's stoppin' you Amos? You keep talking about it bet we're still he re rottin' in this two-bit town when there's a whole great big world out there j ust waitin' for us to take it. Amos: Any day now Candy. Candy: You promise? Amos: I promise! Sheriff: You, boy. Give me your age. Earl: Twenty-one. Sheriff: Get! Collect your money, get out of here, Ed. We got State Police arrivin' in town tonight and I won't be responsible if they f ind you in a place like thiswhere you folks don't belong. That means you too Cand y! Candy: Oh, I'm goin'. I'm goin' so far you won't see me for dust! Sheriff: Now we found these prison clothes not a quarter of a mile here away. Th at means we got ourselves a real devil on the loose and he's right here among us . Hidden in the shadows. Lyin' in wait. Now that this man is wounded he is despe rate and he will not hesitate to kill again.
FOR THE SAKE OF ALL THE CHILDREN LET'S CUT AWAY EVERYTHIN' THAT'S SICK Townspeople: GET IT DONE DO IT QUICK Sheriff: FOR THE SAKE OF ALL THE CHILDREN WE'LL AVENGE THESE AWFUL SINS Sheriff & Townspeople: THE HUNT NOW BEGINS! Swallow: Did you have a nice sleep? I'm Swallow. All our names are bird names, d on't ask me why. I guess Ma was just nuts about flying and stuff and about the b irds and oh, anyway My little brother's called Poor Baby, but his real name is Rob in. And that's Brat. Here real name is Bluejay. I looked it up in a birdbook onc e and it said she's swift on the wing and her call is a chattering scream. Brat: It's a hundred and ten! The Man: Do you know who I am? Does anyone else know that I'm here? Brat: I only told Winston and Elisabeth but they're our friends Winston: I told only Louis and Ramona. Elisabeth: And I only told my sister La Vonne but she's only six so she doesn't c ount. The Man: This is our secret. You musn't tell anyone. Swallow: I didn't I wouldn't ever. The Man: Anything on the news? Any pictures? Elisabeth: Why don't you wear those long blue dresses anymore? Poor Baby: Spider's feeling poorly too, but I know you'll take good care of him. Brat: And here's some bread for your body. Swallow: And wine for your blood. I swiped it from my dad, but I know you'll for give me. The Man: They'll kill me if they find me. You know that don't you? Swallow: I'll come back in the morning, and tonight, I'll say a special prayer, just for you. Unsettled Scores The Man: THERE'S A PRAYER FOR THE LIVING AND THE DYING THERE'S A PRAYER TO SOOTHE THE SAVAGE SEA THERE'S A PRAYER, IT SEEMS, FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING BUT YOU, YOU HAVE HAVEN'T GOT A PRAYER FOR ME AND I I HAVEN'T GOT A PRAYER SO MANY CRIES IN THE NIGHT THAT YOU TRY TO IGNORE WHY DIDN'T I DO THIS? WHY DIDN'T I DO THAT? SO MANY UNBROKEN CHAINS SO MANY UNSETTLED SCORES THE THE THE THE
OLD MAN AT THE BANK THAT SNEERS TEACHERS AND THEIR SLAPS BRUTAL EYES, THE UNIFORMS LAWYERS AND THEIR TRAPS
THE LONELY GIRLS WHO YEARN TO LOVE AND LEARN TO KISS AND DANCE
THE RICH AND SELFISH WIDOWS IN THE MARKET FOR ROMANCE THE SOLDIER WITH THE SMELL OF WAR THAT NEVER FADES AWAY THE HERO OF THE PLAYING FIELD FORGOTTEN IN A DAY THE PRIEST IN THE CONFESSIONAL THE TREMBLING HANDS AND WHISPERED SIGHS THE DOCTORS IN THE HOSPITAL UNENDING TESTS AND TWISTED LIES THE BETRAYERS, THE BETRAYED THE ABANDONED, THE AFRAID THE CORRUPTED AND THE CELEBRATED ENDLESSLY HUMILIATED GLORIOUSLY BIG PARADE! YOU CAN SAY A PRAYER FOR EVERYONE THAT THERE COULD EVER BE SAY A PRAYER FOR ALL OF THESE AND MORE BUT THERE'S STILL NO PRAYER FOR ME SAY A PRAYER FOR YOUR PUREST DAUGHTER TOLL A BELL FOR YOUR ONLY SON THERE'S NO WAY OUT AND ALL MY PRAYERS ARE FADING ONE BY ONE THE THE THE THE
STERN AND DISAPPROVING LIPS FRIENDS WHO JUST ATTACK FATHERS THAT THEY TAKE AWAY ONES THAT CAN'T GET BACK
THE DESPERATE BOY WHO SLEEPS ALONE WHOEVER'S IN HIS BED THE CHOSEN ONES THEY GET A HOME THE BLESSED GET AHEAD THE KIDS ARE PLAYING SOFTBALL IN THE FADING SUMMER NIGHT THE TEENAGE LOVERS AT THE DRIVE-IN THE GLOW OF DASHBOARD LIGHT AN AMERICAN FLYER ON A STEEP INCLINE THE WIND BLOWING THROUGH YOUR HAIR THE TROPHIES AND THE HOLIDAYS THEY ALL VANISHED IN THE AIR THE BETRAYERS, THE BETRAYED THE ABANDONED, THE AFRAID THE GLORIFIED, THE IDOLIZED THE BASTARDS AND THEIR JEALOUS EYES AN AMAZINGLY BIG PARADE! YOU CAN SAY A PRAYER FOR EVERYONE YOU'VE KNOW OR YOU MIGHT SEE SAY A PRAYER FOR ALL OF THESE AND MORE BUT THERE'S STILL NO PRAYER FOR ME
SAY A PRAYER FOR EVERY LIVING THING THE UNBORN AND DECEASED BUT I HAVEN'T GOT A PRAYER I KNOW! THAT'S THE NATURE OF THE BEAST THAT'S THE NATURE OF THE BEAST The Man: What do you want from me? Swallow: I want my mother back. The Man: You want me to bring your mother back? Swallow: Yes, please. You can heal the sick and raise the dead. Bein' the Son o' God, it can't be that difficult for you. YOU CAN DO THAT, TELL ME, CAN'T YOU? YOU CAN TAKE SOMETHING DEAD AND MAKE IT ALIVE AGAIN ? CAN YOU DO THAT FOR ME? The Man: I have to think about it Swallow: OH BUT YOU CAN I JUST KNOW THAT YOU CAN It'd be such a small miracle for you to perform. Please dear Jesus. I'll do anyt hing. The Man: WE'VE GOT A CHANCE TO WORK SOME WONDERS YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THE SECOND COMING WE GOTTA PLAY OUR CARDS SO WELL WE GOTTA BE SO SMART AND CRAFTY YOU'RE EXACTLY WHAT I NEED AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE THE ANSWER WOULD YOU MY TICKET YOU'RE SO CAN I ASK
BE MY FIRST APOSTLE? TO A NEW BEGINNING? INNOCENT AND TRUSTING YOU TO DO ANYTHING?
Swallow: I'll do whatever you want, if only you'd do that one thing for me. The Man: I don't have the strength to perform miracles right now. Maybe later if you take really good care of me. Swallow: I SWEAR I WILL I'LL CARE FOR YOU BETTER THAN ANYONE EVER HAS If Only Swallow: IF ALL WE LOST SOMEHOW CAME BACK IF ALL THAT DIED AGAIN WOULD GROW IF ONLY IT WAS SO THESE ARE THE LONELIEST WORDS I KNOW IF ALL OUR DREAMS WERE GOLDEN AND NEVER BLACK OR GREY IF ALL OUR DREAMS CAME TRUE
THEN WE'D NEVER HAVE TO SAY IF ONLY IT WAS SO THESE ARE THE LONELIEST WORDS I KNOW The Man: IF ALL I'VE LOST SOMEHOW CAME BACK IF ALL THAT DIED AGAIN WOULD GROW IF ONLY IT WERE SO THESE ARE THE LONELIEST WORDS I KNOW Tire Tracks and Broken Hearts Candy: ANOTHER AIMLESS DAY Amos: ANOTHER USELESS NIGHT Candy: I WANT PEROXIDE HAIR Amos: I WANT SOME NEON LIGHTS Candy: I'VE GOT A NEW LIFE WAITING I CAN'T WAIT TO BEGIN IT Both: THE THING THAT GETS ME DOWN BEING YOUNG IN THIS TOWN IS THERE'S NO FUTURE IN IT Candy: What happened to your face, Amos? Amos: Nothin'. I told my dad last night that I ain't workin' in that hell-hole o f a factory and endin' up a down-beat nobody like him. Candy: And he hit you? Amos: Ain't the first time. This town is going crazy. And I'm going crazy with i t. Stir crazy. Candy: I WANT A FINE PERFUME Amos: I WANT A BLUE CORVETTE Candy: IF THERE'S A SLOWER DEATH THAN LIVING HERE AND NOW Amos: THEY HAVEN'T FOUND IT YET Candy: I NEED A MAN WHO KNOWS Amos: Got me baby Candy: WHAT I AM REALLY WORTH Amos: WELL I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT LIFE AFTER DEATH Both: BUT I GOTTA GET SOME PROOF THAT THERE'S A LIFE AFTER BIRTH Candy: TIRE TRACKS AND BROKEN HEARTS THAT'S ALL WE'RE LEAVING BEHIND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE'RE LOSING IT ONLY MATTERS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FIND Both: TIRE TRACKS AND BROKEN HEARTS LETS GET AWAY FROM THE PAST SO MANY WAYS TO STAY HUNGRY BABY SO MANY WAYS TO GO FAST Candy: I WANT A PUSH UP BRA I WANT SOME SATIN SHEETS Amos: OH, GIVE ME SOME REAL RICH FOOD I WANT SOME SUCCULENT SWEETS
Candy: I WANT YOU BY MY SIDE AND YOU'LL BE ALL MY OWN Amos: WELL I KNOW WHAT I WANT HALF THE TIME BUT I KNOW Both: THAT I DON'T WANNA SPEND ANOTHER MINUTE ALONE TIRE TRACKS AND BROKEN HEARTS THAT'S ALL WE'RE LEAVING BEHIND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE'RE LOSING ONLY MATTERS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FIND Candy: THOSE GOOD GIRL NEVER KNOW WHAT THEY'RE MISSING BUT US BAD GIRL ALMOST ALWAYS DO Amos: AND WHAT WE'RE MISSING MOST ARE THE REAL GOOD TIMES Both: I WANT 'EM BAD AND WE WERE BORN GOING I WANT 'EM BAD AND WE WERE BORN GOING
I WANT FASTER I WANT FASTER
'EM NOW THAN THE LIMITS ALLOW 'EM NOW THAN THE LIMITS ALLOW
Both: TIRE TRACKS AND BROKEN HEARTS LETS GET AWAY FROM THE PAST SO MANY WAYS TO STAY HUNGRY BABY SO MANY WAYS TO GO FAST TIRE TRACKS AND BROKEN HEARTS THAT'S ALL WE'RE LEAVING BEHIND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE'RE LOSING IT ONLY MATTERS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FIND Amos: This town's too small for us, baby. We gotta get out of here. Fast. I mean tomorrow. Candy: I'll meet you as soon as it get's dark. Amos: In the parking lot. 6:30. Candy: You promise? Amos: We'll be in New Orleans for Cristmas Mornin'. Candy: This time it'd be better be for real. Amos: 6:30 tomorrow night. I promise! Edward: Candy! There's rules in this world and we gotta abide by them, even when we know they're wrong and bein' seen out here in the bright light of day flirtin ' with a white boy is breakin' one of those rules. So get back to where you belo ng. Candy: But Ed Edward: You heed my words like your life depended on 'em. Now get on home. Safe Haven Townspeople: THIS WAS A SAFE HAVEN NOW IT'S GONE DANGER'S ON ITS WAY EVIL CAN SPREAD OUT LIKE A STAIN AND DARKEN ALL THE DAY Earl: You comin' to the revival meetin' tomorrow night to test your faith in Jes us? Or are you an Unbeliever? Poor Baby: Depends. What happens to Unbelievers? Earl: They get bit by snakes and they die!
Poor Baby: I guess that sure enough makes me a Believer. And if Jesus is feeling better, I might even bring him with me. Townspeople: BOUNDARIES WON'T PROTECT YOU LOCKS AND BOLTS WON'T WORK THE WAY THEY SHOULD FOR THE SAKE OF ALL THE CHILDREN TRACK IT DOWNROOT IT OUT FOR GOOD Poor Baby: Amos, will you take us to the revibal meetin' tomorrow night? Brat: Please Amos, will you? Please? Amos: What'd you say Swallow? How come you always walk away when I'm talkin' to you? We used to talk all the time, remember? When we were kids. C'mon, you tell me your secret and I'll tell you mine. Poor Baby: We do have the biggest secret in the world. Brat: But it's just a secret for kids. Swallow: It's not for anybody. You keep your big mouth shut, you hear? Amos: What kind of secret do you have, Swallow? Swallow: The only kind there is the kind nobody tells. Townspeople: THEY SAY HE KILLED AND KILLED NO MERCY, NO REMORSE, NO SHAME THEY SAY HE'LL STRIKE AGAIN NO FEAR AND NO HOPE AND NO END THIS WAS A SAFE HAVEN BRING IT BACK, MAKE IT THAT AGAIN Local Shop Owner: What if the son-of-a-bitch was hidin' over there in the cane, then what? Deputy: Well, that's simple buddy. I'd lift my pistol take aim, and pull the trig ger. Local Shop Owner: Without any warning first? Deputy: Rabid dogs don't need no warning. Bam! Bam! Bam! Townspeople: YOU GOTTA BE PREPARED TO WRESTLE WRESTLE WITH THE DEVIL IN A HEARTBEAT BEFORE THE MOMENT IS PAST YOU GOTTA BE PREPARED YOU GOTTA BE PREPARED TO WRESTE WITH THE DEVIL IN A HEARTBEAT OR IT COULD BE YOUR VERY LAST Long Overdue for a Miracle Vikki: CAN IT BE TRUE? Louis: WELLWHAT DO YOU THINK? Vikki: DOES HE HAVE THOSE BIG BLUE EYES? Clarence: EVERYONE'S WHISPERING BACK IN TOWN Louis: I BET IT'S A PACK OF LIES Jackie: I BET HE NEEDS A BATH Elisabeth: DO YOU THINK THAT HE CAN DRIVE Charity: WE OUGHTA DRESS UP REALLY NICE Clarence: IT'S GREAT IF HE'S ALIVE Louise: DOES HE HAVE A CROWN OF THORNS? Winston & Curly: THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
Clarence: JEEZHE MUST BE HUNGRY La Vonne: LORDHE MUST BE OLD! Vikki: HE COULD TURN US INTO ANGELS HE COULD BLESS US WITH A KISS Louis: DO YOU THINK THAT HE LIKES GUMBO? Clarence: DO YOU THINK THAT HE LIKES ELVIS? All: JUST IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF ALL OF THIS WAS TRUE ALL THE KIDS WOULD ENVY US WE'RE LONG OVERDUELONG OVERDUE FOR A MIRACLE WE'RE LONG OVERDUE FOR A MIRACLE Clarence: La Vonne: Louis: HE Clarence:
HE COULD GET MY DAD A JOB HE COULD GET MY MUM A DRESS COULD MAKE US ALL HAVE X-RAY EYES HE'LL MAKE US ALL CONFESS
Vikki: LET'S THROW HIM A BIG PARTY IT'S CHRISTMAS PRETTY SOON Curly: WE'LL GET A CLOWN AND A BIRD THAT TALKS Louise: AND A BIG BIRTHDAY BALLOON Louis: HE COULD WALK ACROSS LAKE PONCHARTAN Clarence: DRAW WATER FROM A STONE All: JUST THINK OF ALL THE THINGS WE'D DO WITH A MIRACLE OF OUR OWN Elisabeth: I SAW HIM CRAWLING THROUGH THE BAYOU All: THAT'S A LIE! Elisabeth: NO, IT WAS HIM! Louis: WHY DO YOU THINK HE PICKED THAT BARN? Clarence: WHERE'S HE GOIN'? Louis: WHERE'S HE BEEN? All: WOW!IF WE GOT JESUS ON OUR SIDE THAT'LL MAKE US AWFUL STRONG IMAGINE THAT IF IT ALL CAME TRUE WE'RE LONG OVERDUELONG OVERDUE FOR A MIRACLE WE'RE LONG OVERDUE FOR A MIRACLE Vikki: WE GOTTA GO AND SEE HIM NOW Brat: NOMAYBE HE SHOULD REST Vikki: LET'S GO AND GET A BIBLE Clarence: WE'LL MAKE HIM TAKE A TEST Brat: I BET THEY'LL TRY AND HURT HIM Clarence: WE'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES Louise: HE ONCE SAVED USNOW WE'LL SAVE HIM Elisabeth: WE'RE ALL HE'S GOT FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE! Elisabeth: HE'D STOP THE TEACHERS HITTING US Vikki: THE GROWN-UPS WOULDN'T ACT SO BAD Louise: WE'D GET MORE TOYS AND LOT'S OF LOVE All: MUCH MORE THAN WE'D EVER HAD
When Children Rule the World Brat: SHHHHWE'VE WE GOTTA DO Poor Baby & IF WE DON'T
GOTTA KEEP THIS SECRET THIS RIGHT Brat: SCREW UP WE CAN SAFE HIS LIFE
The Children: THEN THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD THIS COULD BE THE NIGHTTHE NIGHT WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD DOVES AND KINGS AND SHEPHERDS AND WISEMEN CAME TOGETHERFOLLOWED THE STAR THEY ALL GATHERED DOWN IN THE MANGER THEY CAME FROM SO VERY FAR MIDNIGHT IS CLEAR, OUR SAVIOUR IS HERE HE'S GONNA GUARD EACH BOY AND GIRL NO HUNGER OR THIRST THE LAST WILL BE FIRST THE NIGHT THAT CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD TONIGHT! WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD ALL OUR GREATEST WISHES ARE GRANTED LET US SINGLET INNOCENCE REIGN ALL THE PRAYERS ARE FINALLY ANSWERED BLESSED AND FREE OF ALL PAIN TOWERS OF FIRE RISE EVER HIGHER MAGICAL FLAGS WILL BE UNFURLED THE DEMONS ARE GONE THE YOUNG ARE THE STRONG! THE NIGHT THAT CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD TONIGHT! WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD TOWERS OF FIRE RISE EVER HIGHER MAGICAL FLAGS WILL BE UNFURLED THE DEMONS ARE GONE THE YOUNG ARE THE STRONG! THE NIGHT THAT CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD TONIGHT! WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD TONIGHT! WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD Elisabeth: Will you tell us a story, sweet Jesus? The blind man! Jackie: The money lenders! Vikki: The good Samaritan! Louis: The feed a 5,000! Brat: The walking on water! Winston: The story of Lazarus!
The Children: Story! Story! Story! The Man: Shut up! Now are you gonna keep quiet? Alright then does anybody here kn ow the tale about ol' Annie? Brat: Was that in the Old Testament? The Man: No but it'll be in the next one. And it's a sort of a Christmas story Bec ause her name was Annie Christmas Annie Christmas The Man: SHE LIVED IN THESE PARTS, SHE WAS A BIG OLD GIRL MISS ANNIE WHAT A WONDER! THREE HUNDRED POUNDS AND SIX FOOT EIGHT IN HER BARE FEET ANNIE CHRISTMAS SHE COULD DRINK AND SHE COULD FIGHT SHE HAD A CURLY BLACK MOUSTACHE SHE WAS FAMOUS ON THE RIVER SHE WAS MADLY IN LOVE WITH A WILD GAMBLIN' MAN THAT WAS CHARLIE HOW SHE LOVED HIM! BUT OL' CHARLIE HE NEVER EVEN NOTICED HER AT ALL UNTIL ONE DAY WHAT A ONE DAY! WHEN SHE WORE A VERY SPECIAL NECKLACE 'CAUSE IT PROVED THAT SHE WAS TOUGH AND RECKLESS WITH A BEAD FOR EVERY EAR AND NOSE SHE HAD BITTEN OFF AS THE STORY GOES WHEN SHE FOUGHT EVERY MAN WHO EVER DID HER WRONG AND THE NECKLACE WAS ALREADY THIRTY FEET LONG! AND THE UPSHOT WAS AND THE UPSHOT WAS OL' CHARLIE WAS IMPRESSED AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNEW THEY WERE MARRIED WHAT A WEDDING! AND THE NEXT YEAR SHE GAVE HIM A DOZEN SONS AT ONCE THEY WERE GIANTS! Poor Baby: WHAT A WONDER! The Man: AND BEFORE THEY WERE SIX THEY WERE SEVEN FOOT FOUR IN THEIR BARE FEET Louis: THEY WERE GIANTS! The Man: AND THEY CARRIED MISS ANNIE ON THEIR SHOULDERS LIKE A PRIZE! SHE WAS BEAMING LIKE AN ANGEL! Swallow: LIKE AN ANGEL! Poor Baby: WITH A MOUSTACHE The Man: AND SHE ALWAYS WORE THAT SPECIAL NECKLACE 'CAUSE IT PROVED THAT SHE WAS TOUGH AND RECKLESS WITH A BEAD FOR EVERY EAR AND NOSE SHE HAD BITTEN OFF, AS THE STORY GOES The Man & The Children: AND SHE ALWAYS WORE THAT SPECIAL NECKLACE 'CAUSE IT PROVED THAT SHE WAS TOUGH AND RECKLESS
WITH A BEAD FOR EVERY EAR AND NOSE SHE HAD BITTEN OFF, AS THE STORY GOES The AND AND AND AND AND AND
Children: THE MORAL THE MORAL THE MORAL THE MORAL THE MORAL THE MORAL
IS? IS? IS? IS? IS? IS?
The Man: I don't know!!! No Matter What Charity: I GOT A PLASTIC FLOWER, SO IT WILL NEVER DIE I GOT MY GRANMA'S HANKIE IF YOU EVER NEED TO CRY Vikki: I GOT A PRETTY BRACELET La Vonne: I GOT A MIRROR TOO La Vonne, Vikki & Charity: I'M NEVER GONNA NEED 'EM, I'LL GIVE THEM ALL TO YOU La Vonne, Vikki, Charity & Louise: I'LL GIVE YOU ALL I GOT TO GIVE I GUESS THAT'S MY GOOD DEED Elisabeth: I JUST WANT TO STAY BESIDE YOU YOU'RE THE ONLY LOVE I NEED Louis: I GOT A GREAT BIG SEASHELL, YOU PUT IT TO YOUR EAR THEN YOU CAN HEAR THE OCEAN IT'S LIKE YOU'RE REALLY THERE Clarence: I GOT A GLASS OF FIREFLIES, THEY MAKE AMAZING LIGHT Winston: I GOT A FOUR LEAF CLOVER, I'LL BRING IT HERE TONIGHT Brat: AND I WILL KEEP YOU SAFE AND STRONG AND FOLLOW WHERE YOU LEAD Swallow: I'LL NEVER LEAVE YOUR SIDE NOW WE'RE THE ONLY LOVE YOU NEED The Children: NO MATTER WHAT THEY TELL US NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO NO MATTER WHAT THEY TEACH US WHAT WE BELIEVE IS TRUE I I I I
CAN'T DENY WHAT I BELIEVE CAN'T BE WHAT I'M NOT KNOW THIS LOVE'S FOREVER KNOW NO MATTER WHAT
I CAN'T DENY WHAT I BELIEVE I CAN'T BE WHAT I'M NOT I KNOW THIS LOVE'S FOREVER THAT'S ALL WHAT MATTERS NOW NO MATTER WHAT! Men: NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTRAGE NO MATTER WHAT THE CRIME
NO MATTER WHERE HE'S RUNNING HE'S RUNNING OUT OF TIME! Women: THIS WAS A SAFE HAVEN, NOW IT'S GONE DANGER'S ON IT'S WAY Men: (at once): NO MATTER WHERE HE'S HIDING NO MATTER HOW HE'S HURT Women: EVIL CAN SPREAD OUT LIKE A STAIN AND DARKEN ALL THE DAY Men: (at once): HE'S BETTER DEAD THAN CAPTURED HE'S JUST A SPECK OF DIRT Adult Chorus: NO MATTER WHAT HE'S SCHEMING NO MATTER WHAT HE'S GOT WE'LL TEAR HIM LIMB FROM LIMB THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS NO MATTER WHAT! The Children: IF ONLY TEARS WERE LAUGHTER IF ONLY NIGHT WAS DAY IF ONLY PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED THEN WE WOULD HEAR GOD SAY NO MATTER WHAT THEY TELL US NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO NO MATTER WHAT THEY TEACH US WHAT WE BELIEVE IS TRUE! I CAN'T DENY WHAT I BELIEVE I CAN'T BE WHAT I'M NOT I KNOW THIS LOVE'S FOREVER THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS NOW NO MATTER WHAT!!! Adult Chorus: YOU GOT TO WRESTLE WITH THE DEVIL WRESTLE WITH THE DEVIL IN A HEARTBEAT!! The Children: MIDNIGHT IS CLEAR, OUR SAVIOUR IS HERE HE'S GONNA GUARD EACH BOY AND GIRL THE DEMONS ARE GONE THE YOUNG ARE THE STRONG THE NIGHT THAT CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD TONIGHT! WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD TONIGHT! WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD Adult Chorus: YOU GOT TO WRESTLE WITH THE DEVIL!!
End of act one ACT TWO Townspeople: THEY SAY HE KILLED AND KILLED NO MERCY, NO REMORSE, NO SHAME THIS WAS A SAFE HAVEN BRING IT BACK, MAKE IT THAT AGAIN NO MATTER WHERE HE'S HIDING NO MATTER WHAT HE'S GOT WE'LL TEAR HIM LIMB FROM LIMB THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERSNO MATTER WHAT The Man: I have a favour to ask you. Swallow: I'll do anything. The Man: A friend promised to leave a package for me. Something important. Somet hing I have to have. Swallow: I'll get it for you. The Man: It's a long ways down the river. Too far to walk this time of night. Do you know where the old train tunnel is? Swallow: Yes. The Man: It's in the emergency box as you get on the bridge. Swallow: That's four miles away! The Man: Can you drive your dad's pick-up? Swallow: Steal the car? Break the seventh commandment? The Man: And no looking at it, understand? No tellin' anyone you're trembling Swallow: No, I'm not Try Not To Be Afraid The Man: TRY NOT TO BE AFRAID, SO MANY THINGS CAN HAPPEN BUT NOTHING'S EVER QUITE AS BAD AS IT MIGHT APPEAR I'LL GIVE YOU ALL I GOT, YOU KNOW I CAN PROTECT YOU AND TRY AND STOP YOU SHEDDING EVEN ONE MORE SINGLE TEAR Swallow: The Man: Swallow: The Man:
SHELTER FROM THE STORM REFUGE FROM THE WORLD OUTSIDE SAFETY FROM THE DANGERS ESCAPE FROM ALL THE DISAPPOINTMENTS THAT TIME HAS PASSED
Both: HEALING OF THE WOUNDS THE VANISHING OF NIGHTMARES The Man: AN END TO ENDLESS TORTURED NIGHT UNTROUBLED SLEEP AT LAST Both: THIS IS THE VOW I'VE MADE I'LL SEE IT ALL COME TRUE NOW AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO FOR ME: TRY NOT TO BE AFRAID The Man: I SWEAR I'LL BE WITH YOU THIS PROMISE THAT I'VE MADE YOU Both: YOU WILL ALWAYS BE WITH ME
The Man: THINK OF EVERYTHING YOU GOT TRY NOT TO BE AFRAID Swallow: TRY NOT TO BE AFRAID Both: TRY NOT TO BE AFRAID Swallow: It's Amos. I'll get rid of him. The Man: No wait. What did I just tell you about the Commandments? Swallow: Sometimes laws can be broken if there's a real special reason. The Man: He has a bike. Miracles happen if you play your cards right. Get him to take you to the train tunnel! Amos: I saw the light in here. I was hoping it was you. Swallow: What do you want? Amos: I've come to say goodbye. I'm leaving town tonight, for good But maybe I co uld stay for a little while if you want me to. Amos: Will you tell me your big secret before I go? I'll tell you one of my secr ets if you tell me one of yours. Swallow: You first. Amos: I don't wear any underwear. Swallow: I don't like that kind of secret. It makes me feel weird and scared. Amos: I am scared of a lot of things, but I ain't scared of anything tonight Swallow: I'm never scared of anything, but I'm scared of you tonight. Amos: LET'S MAKE A PROMISE AND THEN LET'S TAKE A VOW TIME'S RUNNING OUT THE ONLY TIME LEFT IS NOW AND YOU KNOW YOU DESERVE MORE THAN THIS IF YOU TRUST ME AT ALL THEN JUST GIVE IT A CHANCE THEY ALL WANT YOU TO CRAWL BUT I WANT YOU TO DANCE AND IF WE MAKE A PACT THEN IT'S ONLY RIGHT WE SEAL IT WITH A KISS Swallow: I've never kissed a boy before. Amos: I've never kissed a girl who's never kissed a boy before. Amos: When they put me in Juvenile Detention Hall, I cried but only once. Swallow: Sometimes I cry when I hear a train go by I don't know why. I didn't cry when my mother died. I couldn't. I only pretended to. Amos: Sometimes I feel like killing my dad. Swallow: Sometimes I feel like killing Brat. Amos: Sometimes I feel like killin' myself Pretendin' my bike's a red Porsche and driving a hundred and fifty miles an hour into a tree. Swallow: Sometimes I lay awake and feel that too. Nothing. Just the colour of bl ack. Amos: Sometimes I lay awake at night dreaming of you A Kiss is a Terrible Thing to Waste Amos: IF YOU LISTEN TO THE NIGHT YOU CAN HEAR THE DARKNESS CALL I CAN BARELY STAND TO WAIT, I CAN BARELY STAND AT ALL COME ON CLOSER TO ME NOW LIKE WE'RE SHARING THE SAME SKIN WE'VE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS JAIL, WE GOTTA LET THE FUTURE IN!
SO MANY THINGS IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU'RE BOUND TO REGRET: WHY DIDN'T I DO THIS? WHY DIDN'T I DO THAT? SO MANY CHANCES YOU LOST THAT YOU'LL NEVER FORGET: WHY DIDN'T I TAKE IT? WHY DIDN'T I MAKE IT COME TRUE? THE LONELIEST WORDS YOU'LL EVER KNOW: IF ONLYIF ONLY IT WERE SO THE EMPTIEST WORDS THAT THERE'LL EVER BE: IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME Amos: THE LONELIEST WORDS YOU'LL EVER KNOW: Swallow: AAH IF ONLY IF ONLYIF ONLY IT WAS SO THE EMPTIEST WORDS THAT THERE'LL EVER BE: Swallow: AAH IF ONLY IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME! IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME! YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT LATER IF YOU DON'T GET IT WHEN IT'S GOING FOR FREE BELIEVE ME! BELIEVE ME! SO COME WITH ME NOW, WE CAN FLY AWAY THERE'S A TIME TO BE SAVED AND YOU'RE DAMNED IF YOU STAY PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS LET'S GO TAKE A CHANCE ON A PROMISE AND A ROLL OF THE DICE WE CAN SET A FEW FIRES, WE CAN MELT ALL THE ICE WE CAN HAVE MORE ADVENTURES THAN YOU EVER EVEN DREAMED THAT YOU WOULD KNOW THERE'S A FEAST WAITING FOR YOU AND YOU'VE NEVER EVEN GOTTEN A TASTE Swallow: THERE'S A LOT I HAVEN'T GOT Amos: IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK AND A KISS IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE The Man: IF YOU LISTEN TO THE NIGHT YOU CAN HEAR YOUR PLANS FALL THROUGH ONE MORE FIGHT YOU'LL NEVER WIN, ONE MORE DREAM THAT WON'T COME THROUGH Amos: YOU SHOULDN'T TREMBLE WHEN WE TOUCH, LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT TO DO, AND HOW 'CAUSE WE'LL NEVER BE AS YOUNG AS WE ARE RIGHT NOW All: WE'LL NEVER BE AS YOUNG AS WE ARE RIGHT NOW! The Man: SO MAY CRIES IN THE NIGHT THAT YOU TRY TO IGNORE Amos: WHY DIDN'T I DO THIS? The Man: WHY DIDN'T I DO THAT? Amos & The Man: SO MANY UNANSWERED PRAYERS, SO MANY UNOPENED DOORS Amos: WHY DIDN'T I TAKE IT? Amos & The Man: WHY DIDN'T I MAKE IT COME TRUE
Amos & The Man: THE LONELIEST WORDS YOU'LL EVER KNOW: Swallow: AAH IF ONLY IF ONLYIF ONLY IT WAS SO THE EMPTIEST WORDS THAT THERE'LL EVER BE: Swallow: AAH IF ONLY IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME! IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME! THE LONELIEST WORDS YOU'LL EVER KNOW: Swallow: AAH IF ONLY IF ONLYIF ONLY IT WAS SO THE EMPTIEST WORDS THAT THERE'LL EVER BE: Swallow: AAH IF ONLY IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME! IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME! Amos: YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT LATER IF YOU DON'T GET IT WHEN IT'S GOING FOR FREE BELIEVE ME! Swallow: I DON'T KNOW WHAT I BELIEVE Amos & The Man: BELIEVE ME! BELIEVE ME! Amos & The Man: A KISS IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE A KISS IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE Amos: IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN SO Swallow: HOW I WISH I COULD LET GO Amos & The Man: A KISS IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE The Man: YOU MAKE ONE MISTAKE AND IT CAN'T BE ERASED Amos: AND ONE OF THESE NIGHTS I'M GONNA SHOW YOU THAT YOU ALREADY KNOW Swallow: I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I KNOW Amos: THERE'S A FEAST WAITING FOR YOU AND YOU'VE NEVER EVEN GOTTEN A TASTE The Man: I KILL HIM IF HE HURTS HER! Amos & Swallow: IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK Amos & The Man: AND A KISS IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE Amos: NOW'S THE TIME WHEN YOU GOTTA LET GO The Man: I REMEMBER LETTING GO Amos: A KISS IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE The Man: DON'T LOOSE WHAT YOU GOT 'CAUSE IT CAN'T BE REPLACED Amos: AND ONE OF THESE NIGHTS I'M GONNA SHOW YOU THAT YOU ALREADY KNOW Swallow: I THINK I'M READY TO LET GO!
Amos: THERE'S A FEAST WAITING FOR YOU AND YOU'VE NEVER EVEN GOTTEN A TASTE The Man: WHAT AM I ASKING HER TO DO? Amos: IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK Amos & Swallow: AND A KISS IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE Swallow: Not yet, please There's some place I'd like you to take me first on your bike Amos: I'll take you to the moon and back if you want. Swallow: Noit's some place closerthe train tunnel Candy: TIRE TRACKS AND BROKEN HEARTS THAT'S ALL WE'RE LEAVING BEHIND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE'RE LOSING IT ONLY MATTERS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FIND TIRE TRACKS AND BROKEN HEARTS LET'S GET AWAY FROM THE PAST SO MANY WAYS TO STAY HUNGRY, BABY SO MANY WAYS TO GO FAST Candy & Swallow: THOSE GOOD GIRLS NEVER KNOW WHAT THEY'RE MISSING BUT US BAD GIRLS ALMOST ALWAYS DO Swallow & Amos: AND WHAT WE'RE MISSING MOST ARE THE REAL GOOD TIMES I WANT 'EM BAD AND I WANT 'EM NOW WE WERE BORN GOING FASTER THAN THE LIMITS ALLOW I WANT 'EM BAD AND I WANT 'EM NOW WE WERE BORN GOING FASTER THAN THE LIMITS ALLOW Swallow: Wow, this is great! We're flying! Amos: Like I told you baby, I'd take you to the moon on this thing! Swallow: Let's go now Faster! Amos: Whatever you want, baby. Wooo! Swallow & Amos: TIRE TRACKS AND BROKEN HEARTS LET'S GET AWAY FROM THE PAST SO MANY WAYS TO STAY HUNGRY BABY SO MANY WAYS TO GO FAST TIRE TRACKS AND BROKEN HEARTS THAT'S ALL WE'RE LEAVING BEHIND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE'RE LOSING IT ONLY MATTERS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FIND Amos: THERE'S A FEAST WAITING FOR YOU AND YOU'VE NEVER EVEN GOTTEN A TASTE IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK AND A KISS IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE Swallow: A KISS IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE Amos: A KISS IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE.... Amos: Swallow!! Swallow: You saved my life, Amos. That means I owe you one now.
Amos: Then run away with me. Swallow: You're crazy. Amos: Did you get what you came for? What's in that package that's so important? C'mon, what's the big secret? Swallow: Will you promise you won't tell? Amos: Yeah Swallow: Say it. Promise you won't tell. Amos: I promise I won't tell. Swallow: What would you say if I told you Jesus has come back? He's back, Amos. Jesus is in my barn. Amos: [laughs] Sheriff: Don't move. Keep your hands above your head. God dammit! What're you doin' out here in the middle of the night boy? As if I didn't know! Does your daddy know you're out here, Swallow? Take her to the car. We'll drop her off aways from home so ol' Boone doesn't hav e to deal with no more grief. What the hell d'ya think you're doin' boy? Bringing that little girl out here in middle of nowhere, in the dark when we got an escaped killer on the run? Don't you listen to nothin'? If I catch you out here again, you'd wish you'd never bee n born. And that's a promise! Earl: YOU GOTTA BE PREPARED YOU GOTTA BE PREPARED TO WRESTLE WITH THE DEVIL IN A HEARTBEAT BEFORE THE MOMENT IS PAST Boone: Where the hell've you been 'til this hour of night? Swallow: I just went to see the snake handlers puttin' up their tent Boone: I told you those people dance with the devil. Swallow: They told me they test your faith in Jesus. That can't be a bad thing. Boone: Swallow, there's danger out there in the darkness. We got a real devil on the loose. Swallow: Then Jesus will protect me. Boone: What? Swallow: I'm not a kid anymore! Boone: I don't know what's happenin' to her lately. It seems like my little girl upped and went and there's some other bein' livin' in her body Edward: I seem to remember, goin' on sixteen years ago a young farm boy head over heels in love with a little girl not much older than Swallow. Get some sleep, Bo one. I'll see you in the morning. Boone: IF YOUR MOTHER WAS HERE, YOU KNOW WHAT SHE'D SAY: DON'T COMPLAIN, LIFE IS TOUGH, BUT YOU SURVIVE DAY TO DAY AND THE THINGS THAT MATTER SURROUND AND EMBRACE US AND THE COMFORTING PLACES THEY ALWAYS WILL TAKE US REASSURE US OUR GOD, HE WILL NEVER FORSAKE US! If Only (reprise) Poor Baby: His name was Spider. THE RUNT OF THE LITTER IT JUST ISN'T FAIR I gave him my kitten to take care of and he let him die. Swallow: Well, there has to be a good reason, don't you think? We should go and
ask him. For sure he'll tell us what it is. Poor Baby: He ain't Jesus. He's just a feller Swallow: IF ALL WE LOST SOMEHOW CAME BACK IF ALL THAT DIED AGAIN WOULD GROW Swallow & Poor Baby: IF ONLY IT WAS SO THESE ARE THE LONELIEST WORDS I KNOW.... Swallow: IF ONLY IT WAS SO THESE ARE THE LONELIEST WORDS I KNOW.... Swallow: Jesus? The Man: If he tried anything on you, I swear I'll kill him. Swallow: I got what you asked. Is there anything else I can do for you? The Man: Is there anything else I can do for you? Swallow: You could tell Poor Baby why you let his kitten die. I know you must ha ve a good reason. The Man: I've had a lot on my mind lately. Swallow: But you know everything. Please tell him. Brat: Please, dear Jesus. The Man: You want me to tell you why your kitten died? Do you remember the story I told you about Miss Annie and Old Charlie. Well, Old Charlie, he, uh You liste nin' now? Charlie Christmas The Man: OL' CHARLIE WENT OUT TO THE GAMBLIN' HALL AND HE STARTED TO PLAY ON THE ROULETTE WHEEL WITH A QUARTER ON THE RED AND HIS HEAD IN HIS HANDS AS HE WATCHED AND HE WAITED TILL THE BALL CAME TO REST OL' CHARLIE NEVER MOVED, HE JUST LET HIS MONEY RIDE AND THE RED WON AGAIN THEN AGAIN AND AGAIN HE WON 16 TIMES BEFORE THEY FOUND OUT THAT HE'D BEEN DEAD FOR THE WHOLE TIME! WHAT A WONDER! HE WAS DEAD BUT STILL A WINNER! IMAGINE THE SHOCK AND THE STUNNING LOSS OF PRIDE FOR THE HOUSE HAD BEEN LOSING TO A MAN WHO HAD DIED AND THERE'S GOTTA COME A TIME WHEN WE'VE ALL GOTTA GO YOU START OUT ALWAYS FAST BUT THE END IS ALWAYS SLOW Swallow: AND THE MORAL AND THE MORAL AND THE MORAL AND THE MORAL
IS? IS? IS? IS?
The Man: WHEN MISS ANNIE FOUND OUT SHE PUT A GUN TO HER HEAD IT WAS LOADED! 16 BULLETS! SHE WAS ALL DRESSED IN BLACK, SHE HAD HER NECKLACE ON WHEN SHE FIRED! 16 BULLETS! HER SONS PUT HER IN A COFFIN AND THEN PUT IT IN A HEARSE
IT WAS DRAWN BY 16 HORSES THE THEY ALL GOT ON A BARGE AND THEY DRIFTED OUT TO SEA TO SEE A FALLEN ANGEL WHOSE FALL WAS OVER A FALLEN ANGEL WITH A MOUSTACHE AND YOU AND YOU
THERE'S GOTTA COME A TIME WHEN WE'VE ALL GOTTA GO START OUT ALWAYS FAST BUT THE END IS ALWAYS SLOW THERE'S GOTTA COME A TIME WHEN WE'VE ALL GOTTA GO START OUT ALWAYS FAST, BUT THE END IS ALWAYS SLOW
Swallow, Brat AND THE MORAL AND THE MORAL AND THE MORAL
& Poor Baby: IS? IS? IS?
The Man: It was their time to go, so they went.... Poor Baby: Y'see. I told you he was just a feller. Swallow: I'm sorry Jesus. He's just upset. Please forgive You're shaking. The Man: Swallow, the world is a confusing place sometimes. Things just happen ter rible thingswithout you understanding why. Swallow: Is that what happened to you? The Man: Sort of. Swallow: That's because folks didn't understand you. They didn't see your goodne ss. They didn't see how beautiful and sweet and full of light you are and so the y The Man: crucified me. Swallow: But I understand. And I love you. The Man: Will you kiss me goodnight? Swallow: I was almost killed tonight. But I wasn't frightened because I knew you were with me, in my heart. And I knew you love me too. Unsettled Scores (reprise) The Man: SO MANY CRIES IN THE NIGHT THAT YOU TRY TO IGNORE WHY DIDN'T I DO THIS? WHY DIDN'T I DO THAT? SO MANY UNBROKEN CHAINS SO MANY UNSETTLED SCORES YOU CAN SAY A PRAYER FOR EVERYONE THAT THERE COULD EVER BE SAY A PRAYER FOR ALL OF THESE AND MORE BUT THERE'S STILL NO PRAYER FOR ME SAY A PRAYER FOR YOUR PUREST DAUGHTER TOLL A BELL FOR YOUR ONLY SON THERE'S NO WAY OUT AND ALL MY PRAYERS ARE LOADED IN THIS GUN Off Ramp Exit to Paradise Candy: SOMEONE TOLD ME THERE'S AN OFF RAMP EXIT TO PARADISE ONLY TIME WILL TELL IF THERE'S AN OFF RAMP EXIT TO PARADISE GOING ANYWHERE HAS GOT TO BE HEAVEN
'CAUSE STAYING HERE HAS GOTTA BE HELL I'M GETTING OUT OF THIS HOLE, I'LL BE STRONG AND ALONE NO REGRETSMAYBE ONE, MAYBE TWO OR THREE! IF I HAD TO DO IT OVER AGAIN I'D DO IT TO HIM BEFORE HE DID IT TO ME IF I HAD TO DO IT OVER AGAIN I'D DO IT TO THEM BEFORE THEY DID IT TO ME SOMEONE TOLD ME THERE'S AN OFF RAMP EXIT TO PARADISE.... Amos: Candy, Have you seen Swallow? Candy: I've been standin' here since 6:30. Where were you? Amos: A lot's been happening, Candy, but I gotta find Swallow. She's in real tro uble. Candy: That's what happeneds when a girl falls prey to a no-good, two timin' lai r and cheat. Trouble! You got that dirty word tattooed on your heart and its alw ays gonna be there. I realised something tonight, Amos. You ain't going nowhere on that shiny big bi ke of yours. You're gonna stay in this Godforsaken town, grow old here and rot. 'Cause you talk like black leather but act like wet wool. Amos: Candy, I gotta go. Swallow's life is in danger, don't you see? Candy: What do you mean? What's the big secret? Amos: I promised I wouldn't tell. Earl: I saw what happened tonight. I saw Amos and Swallow together in the dark o ver by the train tunnel just before the sheriff caught 'em. Candy: Amos was with Swallow? Earl: And I know why Amos is rushin' off to be a hero. Candy: You know the secret? Earl: Amos saw the devil tonight hidin' out in Swallow's bar. She thinks he's Je sus. He looked mighty like a man to me a man on the run. Candy: The killer? Earl: And he's got a gun.... Candy: IF I HAD IT TO DO OVER AGAIN I'D DO IT TO HIM BEFORE HE DID IT TO ME! Safe Haven (reprise) Mob: NOW THE NOOSE IS TIGHTENING CLOSING IN, WRAPPING AROUND OUR PREY THERE'S STORM AND THERE'S LIGHTENING STORMS ARE COMING, WASH THE SINS AWAY Swallow: Poor Baby, where have you been? I've been lookin' for you everywhere. Poor Baby: I ASKED FOR A CHRISTMAS BONFIRE Didn't get it I ASKED FOR ANSWERS TOO Didn't get 'em NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT NOBODY HAS A CLUE
Swallow: EVEN JESUS WOULDN'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER ALTHOUGH HE MUST HAVE KNOWN SO I'VE BEEN THINKING THE ANSWER IS COMIN' UP WITH ANSWERS OF OUR OWN Brat: Maybe Jesus thought it was kinder to send Spider away. Poor Baby: Is that why he send Ma away? Swallow: SHE WAS SICK FOR SUCH AN AWFUL TIME SO MAYBE HER TIME JUST CAME Swallow: MAYBE HE THOUGHT IT WAS KINDER Poor Baby: THEN WHY'D HE MAKE HER SICK IN THE FIRST PLACE? Swallow: HE WOULDN'T MAKE ANYBODY SICKNO, NEVER! Poor Baby: THEN WHO'RE WE GONNA BLAME? WHO ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BLAME? Wrestle with the Devil Earl: YOU GOTTA BE PREPARED TO WRESTLE WRESTLE WITH THE DEVIL IN A HEARTBEAT BEFORE THE MOMENT IS PAST Swallow: Poor Baby! Get back here! Townspeople: YOU GOTTA BE PREPARED YOU GOTTA BE PREPARED TO WRESTLE WITH THE DEVIL IN A HEARTBEAT FOR IT COULD BE YOUR VERY LAST Snake Preacher: And the Lord said: And they shall take up serpents. And those wh o believe will be saved. And those whose faith is weak will perish with the devi l. Test your faith! Put your life in the hands of the Lord! Who amongst you shal l take up serpents? Y'ALL KNOW ABOUT THE DEVIL DON'T YA, BRETHREN? I BET HE'S GOT YOU SCARED! 'COS YOU CAN THAT HE'S IN AND HE WANTS YOU GOTTA BE
FEEL IT IN YOUR HEARTS AND BONES THIS VERY TOWN YOUR SOULS NOW! PREPARED!
Townspeople: YOU GOTTA BE PREPARED Snake Preacher: YOU GOTTA BE PREPARED TO WRESTLE WITH THE DEVIL IN A HEARTBEAT
BEFORE THE MOMENT IS PAST! Y'ALL KNOW ABOUT THE DEVIL DON'TCHA, DON'TCHA? YA DON'T THINK THAT YOU'LL BE SPARED? HE'S GONNA TEMPT YOU WITH A LIFE OF SIN! TEASE YOU WITH HIS FLASH AND CASH! BUT WE GOT THE LORD HERE! (OH YES!) WE GOT THE TRUTH NOW! (OH YES!) YOU GOT THE LIGHTSEE! (OH, YES!) YOU'RE GONNA BE PREPARED! Townspeople: NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO HE'S COMING AFTER YOU SO WRESTLE WITH THE DEVIL 'TIL YA BREAK HIM UNTIL HE'S GONE FROM YOUR HEAD! YOU GOTTA FACE THE TEST Snake Preacher: THE DEVIL DOESN'T REST Townspeople: SO WRESTLE WITH THE DEVIL TILL YOU TAKE HIM UNTIL HE'S FINALLY COLD AND DEAD! Snake Preacher: HE'S THERE IN THE REFLECTIONS ON THE RIVER SKIDDING BY HE'S THERE IN THE CLOUDS AS THEY BLACKEN THE SKY HE'S THERE IN YOUR BEDROOM, HE CAN CRAWL INTO YOUR DREAMS Person 1: HE'S ANYTHING HE WANT'S TO BE BUT HE'S NEVER WHAT HE SEEMS Person 2: HE'S THERE IN Person 3: HE'S THERE IN Townspeople: HE'S THERE IN HE'S THERE IN
THE FOREBODING YOU FEEL IN YOUR BONES THE GRAVEYARD CHIPPING NAMES ON THE STONES YOUR MEMORIES TURNING GOOD TIMES INTO BAD THE FUTURE THAT YOU WISH YOU NEVER HAD
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO HE'S COMING AFTER YOU SO WRESTLE WITH THE DEVIL TILL YOU BREAK HIM UNTIL HE'S GONE FROM YOUR HEAD YOU GOTTA FACE THE TEST THE DEVIL DOESN'T REST SO WRESTLE WITH THE DEVIL TILL YOU TAKE HIM UNTIL HE'S FINALLY COLD AND DEAD Snake Preacher: YOU'LL SEE HIM IN THE MOVIES, BROTHER (YES!) THINKIN' BOUT SEX AND GUZZLING GIN YOU'LL SEE HIM IN THE COURTHOUSE, SISTER (YES!) TRYING TO MAKE LEGAL EV'RY HORRIBLE SIN! YOU'LL SEE HIM IN THE CHURCHES, BROTHER (YES!) ACTING LIKE HE LOVES THE LORD ABOVE! YOU'LL SEE HIM IN YOUR FAMILIES, SISTER!(YES!) BETTER TAKE A LOOK AT WHO YOU LOVE!
Amos: Swallow!! Candy: Y'ALL KNOW ABOUT THE DEVIL DON'TCHA!? DON'TCHA!? Y'ALL KNOW HE'S LYING IN WAIT!? AND HE'S LYING IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE EVERYTIME HE USES YOU BREAKS A PROMISE AND BREAKS YOUR HEART THAT'S WHEN LOVE TURNS TO HATE ARE YOU GONNA SAVE ME, AMOS? ONE MORE CHANCE TO SAVE A LIFE SHOW ME THAT YOU CARE DON'T YOU THINK IT'S TIME YOU GREW UP!? SUCH A GULLIBLE, STUPID GIRL! A LITTLE ANGELA LITTLE TRAMP YOUR SECRET'S OUT AND I DON'T CARE Amos: I SWEAR I DIDN'T TELL MAY I BURN AND GO TO HELL I TOOK A VOWYOU KNOW I'D NEVER BREAK IT I'D NEVER LIE AT ALL TO YOU Candy: HOW MANY GODDAMN VOWS HAVE YOU TAKEN UP TO NOW HAVE YOU KEPT A SINGLE ONE? FORGET IT! YOU'RE PATHETICAND THAT'S THE ONLY TRUTH!! HOW CAN YOU BE SO BLIND? DIDN'T ANYBODY KNOW? THE DEVIL'S BEEN HERE ALL THE TIME HE'S WAITINGPLAYING HIDE AND SEEK! HE'S UP IN SWALLOW'S BARN HE'S DANGEROUS AND ARMED HE'S GOT A GUNHE'S NOT AFRAID TO USE IT THE KILLER IS STRONG AND YOU'RE ALL SO WEAK! The Hunt Sheriff: IT'S TIME THAT THIS WAS OVER A Local: NERVES ARE RAW Townspeople: HEARTS BEGIN TO POUND Sheriff: BRING HIM INHUNT HIM DOWN! Sheriff & Townspeople: A LITTLE BIT OF SLAUGHTER IS JUSTIFIED TO BRING US BACK OUR TOWN Sheriff: There's a Greyhound bus leaves the interchange at midnight, Candy. I su re as hell hope that you're on it. Boone: Where the hell are you going? Swallow: Get out of my way dad. Boone: My little girl! What's happening to you? Swallow: You don't understand a Goddamed thing.
Boone: You think I don't know about you sneaking out to meet that boy tonight? S tealin' my wine? I'll pray for you Swallow, I sure as hell don't know what else to do. Swallow: It's you who needs praying for dad! You're nothing like you used to be anymore! Boone: Get inside! Swallow: You don't even laugh! You don't even talk anymore! Boone: I talk! I talk and you don't listen. Swallow: You used to talk but you don't anymore! Boone: Well, I'm talking to you now and you don't hear a Goddamn word I'm saying ! Swallow: We never even talked about ma when she died! I tried, but you didn't ev en care He talks to me! And he loves me! I won't let them hurt him! Mob: NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTRAGE NO MATTER WHAT THE CRIME NO MATTER WHERE HE'S RUNNING HE'S RUNNING OUT OF TIME! NO MATTER WHAT HE'S SCHEMING NO MATTER WHAT HE'S GOT WE'LL TEAR HIM LIMB FROM LIMB THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS NO MATTER WHAT! The Children: TOWERS OF FIRE RISE EVER HIGHER MAGICAL FLAMES THAT LEAP AND TWIRL THE POWER OF SONG! THE YOUNG ARE THE STRONG! THE NIGHT THAT CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD TONIGHT! WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD TONIGHT! WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD TONIGHT! WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD Swallow: They know you're here! The whole town is headin' this way. And I saw co p cars on the road, and state police, and troopers. The Man: I gotta run for it. Swallow: No! I'll keep you safe. Please stay. The Man: You've got me all wrong, Swallow. Now get out of here. Swallow: I know who you are. The Man: What if I told you that I spent the last five years in prison? What if I told you that I wounded my feet on a pitchfork just to get into the infirmary, just to make it easier to escape? What if I told you that I tore up my hands cl imbing over barbed wire? Swallow: I wouldn't believe you? The Man: Would Jesus lie?!? Swallow: If he's disguised as a man, he would! The Man: What if I told you that I did something too terrible to even imagine? Swallow: I would forgive you. IT SEEMS TO ME YOU WAITED TILL THE TIME CAME I BELIEVE YOU'D RETURNED FOR US AT LAST SEEMS TO ME YOU'VE TESTED ME SO MANY WAYS I BELIEVE THAT EVERY TEST I PASSED
SEEMS TO ME THAT EVERY TEST I PASSED The Man: Swallow, I can't bring your mother back. Swallow: I understand that now. I don't want you to leave me. I need you! I need you to be who you are. Nature of the Beast The Man: IF YOU GO DEEP DOWN INSIDE MY EYES DO YOU SEE A SAVIOUR, A PROPHET, OR EVEN A PRIEST? OR DO YOU ONLY SEE THE BLACKNESS THERE THAT'S THE NATURE OF THE BEAST THE ONES THAT YOU SHOULD FEAR THE MOST MAY BE THE ONES YOU FEAR THE LEAST IF YOU KNOW ME THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO KNOW THE NATURE OF THE BEAST THERE ARE HUNGRY DEVILS EVERYWHERE, IT'S ON MY HEART THEY FEAST LET ME RISE ABOVE THE CARCASS OF THIS ALL TOO MORTAL BEAST IF I HAD A CHANCE I'D FLY AWAY, I'D SEE MYSELF RELEASED I'D FLY ABOVE THE CARCASS OF THIS POOR PATHETIC BEAST Swallow: I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU TRY TO MAKE ME DOUBT YOU DON'T KNOW WHY WHEN I BELIEVE MY SPIRIT SOARS SOMEDAY SOON THEY'LL NO LONGER THREATEN YOU TILL THAT DAY ALL MY PRAYERS ARE YOURS UNTIL THEN ALL MY PRAYERS ARE YOURS The Man: THE THINGS THAT YOU DESIRE THE MOST MAY BE THE ONES YOU UNDERSTAND THE LEAST THERE ARE BLOOD-CURDLING THINGS YOU'VE YET TO LEARN ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE BEAST THERE'S ALWAYS WARS AND PLAGUES AND DEATH: THE TERRORS HAVE NEVER CEASED! THERE IS NOTHING YOU OR I CAN DO ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE BEAST Swallow: I'M NOT AFRAID, YOU'VE TAUGHT ME THAT! The Man: YOU ARE A FOOL! WHY CAN'T YOU SEE? Swallow: I'M NOT LISTENING TO A WORD YOU SAY: IT WAS GOD SENT YOU TO ME! I know you're trying to scare me so when you leave, I won't follow The Man: Look closer and you'll see that I'm scared too Scared of staying scared o f leavin' Scared of losing you. I am not who you think I am! Swallow: You can say what you want I know who you are. The Man:
WHAT'S THE ONLY SOUND LEFT IN THE WORLD WHEN THE OTHER SOUNDS HAVE CEASED? IT'S THE BREATHING IN, AND THE BREATHING OUT ! IT'S STILL IT'S STILL IN ME IT'S STILL THE NATURE OF THE BEAST THERE ARE HUNGRY DEVILS EVERYWHERE, IT'S ON MY HEART THEY FEAST LET ME RISE ABOVE THE CARCASS OF THIS PITIABLE BEAST IF I HAD A CHANCE I'D FLY AWAY, I'D SEE MY SOUL RELEASED I'D FLY ABOVE THE CARCASS OF THE NATURE OF THE BEAST Swallow: THERE'S A PRAYER FOR THE LOST AND FOR THE LONELY THERE'S A PRAYER TO MAKE THE BLIND ONES SEE BUT IF YOU IF YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU MUST BE THEN IT'S TRUE YOU HAVEN'T GOT A PRAYER FOR ME AND I I HAVEN'T GOT A PRAYER Swallow: The Man: Swallow: The Man:
I have nothing That's not true I have nothing Don't ever say that
SO MANY THINGS IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU'RE BOUND TO REGRET: WHY DIDN'T I DO THIS? WHY DIDN'T I DO THAT? SO MANY CHANCES YOU LOST THAT YOU'LL NEVER FORGET! SO MANY UNSPOKEN VOWS, SO MANY UNOPENED DOORS! SO MANY UNBROKEN CHAINS, SO MANY UNSETTLED SCORES! WHY DIDN'T I TAKE IT? WHY DIDN'T I MAKE IT COME TRUE?.... Swallow: NO ONE'S EVER LOOKED AT ME Swallow & The Man: NO ONE'S EVER LOOKED AT ME THE WAY YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME NOW Sheriff: Get them kids out of the way! Boone: Swallow! Are you in there, Swallow!?! When Children Rule the World (reprise) The Children: DOVES AND KINGS AND SHEPHERDS AND WISE MEN CAME TOGETHER, FOLLOWED THE STAR THEY ALL GATHERED DOWN IN THE MANGER THEY CAME FROM SO VERY FAR Swallow: Dad!! Boone: Don't hurt her, mister! Let her go! Sheriff: I'm ordering you kids to get out of the way!! Boone: Don't shoot! My daughter is in there! The Man: I'm taking you hostage. The ALL LET ALL
Children: OUR GREATEST WISHES ARE GRANTED US SINGLET INNOCENCE REIGN OUR PRAYERS ARE FINALLY ANSWERED
BLESSED AND FREE OF ALL PAIN TOWERS OF FIRE RISE EVEN HIGHER MAGICAL FLAMES THAT LEAP AND TWIRL THE POWER OF SONG! THE YOUNG ARE THE STRONG! THE NIGHT THAT CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD TONIGHT! WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD TONIGHT! WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD TONIGHT! WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD Swallow: I have to find him! Let me go! Boone: Swallow! Swallow He wasn't who you thought he was. He was just a man. Swallow: But dad please! Boone: That wasn't Jesus in there. Swallow: How do you know? Amos: Swallow, I promise I didn't tell. I wouldn't do that, ever. Swallow: Thanks, Amos. Sheriff: But he's gone. There's no trace of him left. Home By Now (reprise) The Children: THE THUNDER IS ROLLING, THE SKY IS BLACK IT'S GOTTEN SO DARK SOMEHOW HE SAID THERE'D BE TROUBLE BUT I KNOW HE'LL BE BACK AND I HOPE THAT HE'S HOME BY NOW HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOME BY NOW Brat: He's free now, isn't he? Swallow: He'll be back. I just know he will. Poor Baby: I prayed for a Christmas bonfire and look We got the biggest one of al l. Whistle Down the Wind Swallow: WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND LET YOUR VOICES CARRY DROWN OUT ALL THE RAIN LIGHT A PATCH OF DARKNESS TREACHEROUS AND SCARY Boone: HOWL AT WHISPER I'LL BE I'LL BE AND ALL
THE STARS WHEN YOUR SLEEPING THERE TO HOLD YOU THERE TO STOP THE CHILLS THE WEEPING
MAKE IT CLEAR AND STRONG SO THE WHOLE NIGHT LONG EVERY SIGNAL THAT YOU SEND UNTIL THE VERY END
