Stephen Schwartz
Turn Back, O Man
[SONIA]
Turn back, O man
Forswear thy foolish ways
Old now is earth
And none may count her days
Da da da da da

Yet thou, her child
Whose head is crowned with flame
Still wilt not hear
Thine inner God proclaim

Turn back, O man (Is your seat comfortable, sir?)
Turn back, O man (Mmm, I like that)
Turn back, O man (Can you take it?)
Forswear thy foolish ways

See ya later
I'm going to the front of the theater

Earth might be fair
And all men glad and wise
Age after age their tragic empires rise
Da da da da da

Built while they dream
And in that dreaming weep
Would man but wake
From out his haunted sleep
Turn back, O man (Mmmm, I'll say it again)
Turn back, O man (Can you see from where you're sittin'?)
Turn back, O man (How do ya likе that?)
Forswear thy foolish ways

[JESUS]
Earth shall be fair
And all her pеople one
Nor till that hour
Shall God's own will be done

Now, even now
Once more from earth to sky
Peals forth in joy
Man's old undaunted cry

Earth shall be fair
And all her people one

[SONIA]
Come here, Jesus, I got somethin' to show ya

Turn back, O man
Forswear thy foolish ways
Old now is Earth
And none may count her days
Hey yea, yea, yea
Yet thou, her child
Whose head is crowned with flame
Still will not hear
Thine inner God proclaim

Turn back, O man
Turn back, O man
Turn back, O man

Forswear thy foolish ways!
Ba da mm ba dow! Bow!