Stephen Sondheim
A Moment With You
[HELEN, spoken]
What's that? It sounds familiar—

[GENE, spoken]
It should. We heard it a few hours ago at the Plaza. 

[HELEN, spoken]
Well, not quite the Plaza. The foyer of the Plaza. 

[GENE, spoken]
That's close enough. 

[HELEN, spoken]
No, it isn't. But for us it'll have to do. 

[VOCALIST]
It took Wilbur Wright
Years to learn to build something that flew
But my heart took flight
In no time
By spending a moment with you

It took Fred Astaire
Years to learn to tap out that tattoo
But I danced on air
In no time
By spending a moment with you!
The look in your eyes was a pleasure
My personal treasure
Was in it
J. P. Morgan works weekends
I got rich in a minute!

It took Sigmund Freud
Years to learn what makes people feel blue
But I'm overjoyed
I avoid being low
Just by spending a moment with you!

It took

[GENE]
It took Wilbur Wright—

[VOCALIST]
Wilbur Wright

[GENE]
He worked every night—

[VOCALIST]
Years to learn
To build something that
[GENE]
Learn to build something that—

[VOCALIST]
Flew

[GENE]
Until he turned blue

[VOCALIST]
But my

[GENE]
But my heart was light

[VOCALIST]
Heart took flight

[GENE & VOCALIST]
In no time
By spending a moment with you

[VOCALIST]
It took

[HELEN]
It took Fred Astaire—
[VOCALIST]
Fred Astaire

[HELEN]
And he's pretty fair—

[VOCALIST]
Years to learn

[HELEN]
Learn to tap out that—

[VOCALIST]
To tap out that tattoo

[HELEN]
That rhythmic tattoo

[VOCALIST]
But I

[HELEN]
But I danced on air

[VOCALIST]
Danced on air

[HELEN & VOCALIST]
In no time
By spending a moment with you

[HELEN, GENE & VOCALIST]
The look in your eyes was a pleasure—
My personal treasure
Was in it
J. P. Morgan works weekends—
I got rich in a minute!

[VOCALIST]
It took

[HELEN & GENE]
It took Mr. Freud—

[VOCALIST]
Sigmund Freud

[HELEN & GENE]
He got quite annoyed!

[VOCALIST]
Years to learn
What makes people feel

[HELEN & GENE]
Learn what makes people feel—

[VOCALIST]
Blue

[HELEN & GENE]
Unhappy and blue

[VOCALIST]
But I'm

[HELEN & GENE]
But I'm
As free as a boid

[VOCALIST]
Overjoyed

[HELEN & GENE]
My cares are destroyed

[HELEN, GENE & VOCALIST]
I avoid being low
Just by spending a moment with you

[VOCALIST]
A moment with you
A moment with you
A moment with—
A moment with—
A moment with—
A moment with you