Stephen Sondheim
A Moment With You
[WOMAN]
It took
[MAN]
It took Wilbur Wright—
[WOMAN]
Wilbur Wright
[MAN]
He worked every night—
[WOMAN]
Years to learn
To build something that
[MAN]
Learn to build something that—
[WOMAN]
Flew
[MAN]
Until he turned blue
But my
[WOMAN]
But my heart was light
[MAN]
Heart took flight
[WOMAN & MAN]
In no time
By spending a moment with you
[WOMAN]
It took
[MAN]
It took Fred Astaire—
[WOMAN]
Fred Astaire
[MAN]
And he's pretty fair—
[WOMAN]
Years to learn
[MAN]
Learn to tap out that tat—
[WOMAN]
To tap out that tattoo
[MAN]
That rhythmic tattoo
But I
[WOMAN]
But I danced on air
[MAN]
Danced on air
[WOMAN & MAN]
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!
[WOMAN]
It took
[MAN]
It took Mr. Frеud—
[WOMAN]
Sigmund Freud
[MAN]
He got quite annoyеd!
[WOMAN]
Years to learn
What makes people feel
[MAN]
Learn what makes people feel—
[WOMAN]
Blue
[MAN]
Unhappy and blue
[WOMAN & MAN]
But I’m
[WOMAN]
As free as a boid
[MAN]
Overjoyed
[WOMAN]
My cares are destroyed
[WOMAN & MAN]
I avoid being low
Just by spending a moment with—
[MAN]
You
[WOMAN]
A moment with you
A moment with you
[WOMAN & MAN]
A moment with—
A moment with—
A moment with—
A moment with—