Stephen Sondheim
Merrily We Roll Along
Yesterday is done
See the pretty countryside
Merrily we roll along, roll along
Bursting with dreams
Traveling's the fun
Flashing by the countryside
Everybody merrily, merrily
Catching at dreams
Rolling along
Rolling along
Rolling along
Dreams don't die, so keep an eye on your dream
(And before you know where you are, there you are)
Time goes by and hopes go dry
But you still can try for your dream
Tend your dream (How does it happen?)
Dreams take time (Once, it was all so clear)
Time goes by (How can you get so far off the track?)
Why don't you turn around and go back?
Bend your dream (How does it happen? Where is the moment?)
With the road (How can you miss it? Isn't it clear?)
How can you let it slip out of gear?
How did you ever get there from here?
You roll (How does it happen? How does it happen?)
You just roll (Once it was all so clear, isn't it always clear?)
Everybody roll (How does it start to go?)
Does it slip away slow so you never even notice it's happening?
How did you get to be here?
What was the moment?
How did you get to be here?
Pick yourself a road
Get to know the countryside
Soon enough, you're merrily, merrily
Practicing dreams
Dreams that will explode
Waking up the countryside
Making you feel merrily, merrily
What can go wrong
Rolling along?
Some roads are soft and some are bumpy
Some roads, you really fly
Some rides are rough and leave you jumpy
Why make it tough by getting grumpy?
Plenty of roads to try
Some roads are soft and some are bumpy (One trip, all you get is)
Some roads, you really fly (One quick ride, look around a bit)
Some rides are rough and leave you jumpy (One quick ride through the countryside)
Why make it tough by getting grumpy? (Stay on track)
Plenty of roads to try (Never look back)
Some roads, you really fly
Never look back
Never look back
Never look back
Never look back
Never look—
How did you get to be here?
What was the moment?
How did you get to be here?
Bending with the road
Gliding through the countryside
Merrily we roll along, roll along
Catching at dreams
Dreams that will explode
Waking up the countryside
Everybody merrily, merrily
Sing 'em your song
Rolling along
Rolling along
Rolling along
Rolling a—