Stephen Sondheim
Any Moment
[CINDERELLA'S PRINCE]
Anything can happen in the woods
May I kiss you?
Any moment, we could be crushed
[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
Uh—
[CINDERELLA'S PRINCE]
Don't feel rushed
[BAKER'S WIFE]
This is ridiculous
What am I doing here?
I'm in the wrong story!
(spoken)
Wait, wait, one moment, please! We can't do this! You have a Princess
[CINDERELLA'S PRINCE, spoken]
Well, yes, I do
[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
And I... have a baker
[CINDERELLA'S PRINCE, spoken]
Of course, you're right. How foolish
(sung)
Foolishness can happen in the woods
Once again, please—
Let your hesitations be hushed
Any moment, big or small
Is a moment, after all
Seize the moment, skies may fall
Any moment
[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
But this is not right!
[CINDERELLA'S PRINCE]
Right and wrong don't matter in the woods
Only feelings
Let us meet the moment unblushed
Life is often so unpleasant—
You must know that, as a peasant—
Best to take a moment present
As a present, for the moment
[CINDERELLA'S PRINCE, spoken]
I must leave you
[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
Why?
[CINDERELLA'S PRINCE, spoken]
The giant
[BAKER'S WIFE, spoken]
The Giant. I had almost forgotten
Will we find each other in the Woods again?
[CINDERELLA'S PRINCE]
This was just a moment in the woods
Our moment
Shimmering and lovely and sad
Leave the moment, just be glad
For the moment that we had
Every moment is of moment
When you're in the woods...
(spoken)
Now I must go off to slay a Giant. For that is what the next moment holds for me
I shall not forget you. How brave you are to be alone in the Woods. And how alive you've made me feel