ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and JIM STEINMAN'S
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Jim Steinman

Based on the original novel by Mary Hayley Bell and the film produced by Richard Attenborough
and directed by Bryan Forbes from a screenplay by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall

With a book by Patricia Knop, Gale Edwards and Andrew Lloyd Webber

The action takes place in a small Louisiana town, just before Christmas in 1959.

Act One — Musical Numbers

The Vaults of Heaven
Overture
I Never Get What I Pray For
Home By Now
It Just Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
Whistle Down the Wind
The Vow
Cold
Unsettled Scores
If Only
Tire Tracks and Broken Hearts
Save Haven
Long Overdue for a Miracle
When Children Rule the World
Annie Christmas
No Matter What

ACT ONE

The Vaults of Heaven

Full Congregation:
THE KEYS TO THE VAULTS OF HEAVEN
MAY BE BURIED SOMEWHERE IN A PRAYER
THE KEYS TO THE VAULTS OF HEAVEN
MAY BE HEAVY OR LIGHTER THAN AIR

OPEN UP THE VAULTS!
OPEN UP THE VAULTS!
WE'VE GOT TO FIND THE KEYS

THE NIGHTS HAVE BEEN GROWING DARKER
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 once again walk amongst us. He will return my friends! We have His promise. And those who fail to recognize Him will burn in a fiery hell! And those who do see His glory, hallelujah, will never be sick nor hungry nor lonely again!… No more pain… no more loss… no more sorrow…

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 than 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—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 kittens—drown.
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 meaning, boy? Now git!
Sun's going down Swallow… time to go home and help your daddy with supper before it 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 Nathalie 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 know—you 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 HEAT HAS DISAPPEARED
THE ETERNAL FLAME IS LOW
THE FORECAST AIN'T SO GOOD
I'M ALL MESSED UP—NO 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 killer 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. Seems 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 Jesus. You finished?
Poor Baby: If we can't afford a Christmas bonfire… so Santa can't find his way here… 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 not here…
Boone: Hey, we got eachother, don't we? We've got food on the table and nice warm 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 again…

Boone:
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
LET YOUR VOICES CARRY
DROWN OUT ALL THE RAIN
LIGHT A PATCH OF DARKNESS
TREACHEROUS AND SCARY

HOWL AT THE STARS
WHISPER WHEN YOU'RE 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

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 mother. 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 return! 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 maybe 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 SAFE—THIS VOW WE MAKE TO YOU
WE'LL NEVER TELL—THIS 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 HEAT HAS DISAPPEARED
THE ETERNAL FLAME IS LOW
THE FORECAST AIN'T SO GOOD
I'M 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 right 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 here rottin' in this two-bit town when there's a whole great big world out there just 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 find you in a place like this—where you folks don't belong. That means you too Candy!
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. That 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 desperate 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, don't ask me why. I guess Ma was just nuts about flying and stuff and about the birds and… oh, anyway… My little brother's called Poor Baby, but his real name is Robin. And that's Brat. Here real name is Bluejay. I looked it up in a birdbook once 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 count.
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 forgive 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 OLD MAN AT THE BANK THAT SNEERS
THE TEACHERS AND THEIR SLAPS
THE BRUTAL EYES, THE UNIFORMS
THE 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 STERN AND DISAPPROVING LIPS
THE FRIENDS WHO JUST ATTACK
THE FATHERS THAT THEY TAKE AWAY
THE 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 anything.

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 BE MY FIRST APOSTLE?
MY TICKET TO A NEW BEGINNING?
YOU'RE SO INNOCENT AND TRUSTING
CAN I ASK 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 of 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 it. 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 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

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 belong.
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 Jesus? 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 DOWN—ROOT 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 trigger.
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: WELL—WHAT 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: JEEZ—HE MUST BE HUNGRY
La Vonne: LORD—HE 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 OVERDUE—LONG OVERDUE FOR A MIRACLE
WE'RE LONG OVERDUE FOR A MIRACLE

Clarence: HE COULD GET MY DAD A JOB
La Vonne: HE COULD GET MY MUM A DRESS
Louis: HE COULD MAKE US ALL HAVE X-RAY EYES
Clarence: 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 OVERDUE—LONG OVERDUE FOR A MIRACLE
WE'RE LONG OVERDUE FOR A MIRACLE

Vikki: WE GOTTA GO AND SEE HIM NOW
Brat: NO—MAYBE 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 US—NOW 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:
SHHHH—WE'VE GOTTA KEEP THIS SECRET
WE GOTTA DO THIS RIGHT
Poor Baby & Brat:
IF WE DON'T SCREW UP WE CAN SAFE HIS LIFE

The Children:
THEN THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT
WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD
THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT—THE NIGHT
WHEN CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD

DOVES AND KINGS AND SHEPHERDS AND WISEMEN
CAME TOGETHER—FOLLOWED 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 SING—LET 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 know 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… Because… 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 Children:
AND THE MORAL IS…?
AND THE MORAL IS…?
AND THE MORAL IS…?
AND THE MORAL IS…?
AND THE MORAL IS…?
AND THE MORAL 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 CAN'T DENY WHAT I BELIEVE
I CAN'T BE WHAT I'M NOT
I KNOW THIS LOVE'S FOREVER
I 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 MATTERS—NO 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. Something 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: SHELTER FROM THE STORM
The Man: REFUGE FROM THE WORLD OUTSIDE
Swallow: SAFETY FROM THE DANGERS
The Man: 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 could 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 secrets 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 black.
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 ONLY—IF 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 ONLY—IF 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 ONLY—IF 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 ONLY—IF 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: No—it's some place closer—the 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 have 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 been 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, Boone. 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 have 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 listenin' 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 IS…?
AND THE MORAL IS…?
AND THE MORAL IS…?
AND THE MORAL 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 THERE'S GOTTA COME A TIME WHEN WE'VE ALL GOTTA GO
YOU START OUT ALWAYS FAST BUT THE END IS ALWAYS SLOW…
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, Brat & Poor Baby:
AND THE MORAL IS…?
AND THE MORAL IS…?
AND THE MORAL 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—terrible things—without 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 goodness. They didn't see how beautiful and sweet and full of light you are and so they…
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 REGRETS—MAYBE 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 trouble.
Candy: That's what happeneds when a girl falls prey to a no-good, two timin' lair and cheat. Trouble! You got that dirty word tattooed on your heart and its always gonna be there.
I realised something tonight, Amos. You ain't going nowhere on that shiny big bike 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 over 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 Jesus. 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 SICK—NO, 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 who believe will be saved. And those whose faith is weak will perish with the devil. Test your faith! Put your life in the hands of the Lord! Who amongst you shall take up serpents?

Y'ALL KNOW ABOUT THE DEVIL
DON'T YA, BRETHREN?
I BET HE'S GOT YOU SCARED!

'COS YOU CAN FEEL IT IN YOUR HEARTS AND BONES
THAT HE'S IN THIS VERY TOWN
AND HE WANTS YOUR SOULS NOW!
YOU GOTTA BE 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 LIGHT—SEE! (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 THE FOREBODING YOU FEEL IN YOUR BONES
Person 3:
HE'S THERE IN THE GRAVEYARD CHIPPING NAMES ON THE STONES
Townspeople:
HE'S THERE IN YOUR MEMORIES TURNING GOOD TIMES INTO BAD
HE'S THERE IN 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 ANGEL—A 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 VOW—YOU 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 PATHETIC—AND 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 WAITING—PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK!

HE'S UP IN SWALLOW'S BARN
HE'S DANGEROUS AND ARMED
HE'S GOT A GUN—HE'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 IN—HUNT 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 sure 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? Stealin' 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 even 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 cop 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 climbing 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 of 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: I have… nothing…
The Man: That's not true
Swallow: I have nothing…
The Man: 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 Children:
ALL OUR GREATEST WISHES ARE GRANTED
LET US SING…LET INNOCENCE REIGN
ALL 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!

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 all.

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 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

Family:
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

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See also

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and JIM STEINMAN'S WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND

Act One — Musical Numbers

Act Two — Musical Numbers

ACT ONE

The Vaults of Heaven

Overture

I Never Get What I Pray For

Home By Now

It Just Doesn't Get Any Better Than This

Whistle Down the Wind

The Vow

Cold

Unsettled Scores

If Only

Tire Tracks and Broken Hearts

Safe Haven

Long Overdue for a Miracle

When Children Rule the World

Annie Christmas

No Matter What

ACT TWO

Try Not To Be Afraid

A Kiss is a Terrible Thing to Waste

If Only (reprise)

Charlie Christmas

Unsettled Scores (reprise)

Off Ramp Exit to Paradise

Safe Haven (reprise)

Wrestle with the Devil

The Hunt

Nature of the Beast

When Children Rule the World (reprise)

Home By Now (reprise)

Whistle Down the Wind

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and JIM STEINMAN'S
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND