Stephen Sondheim
Water Under the Bridge
[CHARLIE]
Here it comes: love—
What I've been dreading
Here comes love
Much too fast
If it's not love
Where is it heading?
If it is love
Will it last?

Sunny on Sunday
Wake up Monday
Overcast
Guess what's past
And it's

Water under the bridge, that's all
Just water under the bridge
Faded handwriting on the wall
Just water under the bridge
And I don't even know if it's love or not
It's just what we've got
It's just hot—
And I like it a lot
And I see it tomorrow
Disappear like a shot
You say it's love
Only you're guessing
Say it's "love"
What a pretty sound
Well, if it's love
Boy, it's depressing
If it's not love
Where's it bound?

Sailing on Sunday
Sunk on Monday
Run aground
All hands drowned
In the

Water under the bridge, oh well
That's water under the bridge
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Good experience—what the hell
Just more water under the bridge
Yeah
And I don't even know if it's love
It looks like love
It feels like love
How would I know it's love?
Love's a place I've never been to
Once we're out of what we're into
When it's done
Will we still have fun?
When it ends
Can we still be friends?
When we're through
Will you still be you
When it's you and me together?
Will we talk about the weather?
All I know is it makes me sad
And I'm feeling scared
And I wanted you to say it
And I thought I was prepared
And I wish I hadn't said it

Here it comes: love
There it goes: laughter
Here comes love
Out goes the rest of your life!
In comes the doubt
Two minutes after
Comes the confusion
Comes the pain
One day a drought
Then too much rain
Then just plain
Disillusion
And I don't want to let it go
But I can't let it just keep going
Simply follow the flow, not knowing
When it's showing
Signs of slowing
Till it's

Water under the bridge again
Just water under the bridge
Just a journey I took back then
Just more water under the bridge
And the truth is that I don't care
If it's love or what
This is all that we've got
So let's give it a shot
Then at least
If we've failed
Love or not—
We'll have sailed
We'll have sailed
We'll have sailed
We'll have sailed
We'll have sailed
We'll have sailed
We'll have sailed
We'll have sailed