Musical by Ellen Schwartz and Laura I. Kramer A Letter to Harvey Milk the Musical - Weren't We? Lyrics
FRANNIE (spoken): Her eyes? Who cares about her eyes? It’s her mouth you shoulda watched out for!
(sings) She tells you, “god is in the details” But you’re right, the devil is She’s gotta justify her need to pry Today, one’s privacy’s no longer respected Total honesty’s what’s expected Hurtful trut Hs replace the little white lie They probe and they prod and they yap and they yap As you’re thinking. “dear god, please shut up, take a nap!’ Thank god we were old-fashioned, you and I!
We didn’t talk about sex What’s to talk? You just do
HARRY Or each other’s defects
FRANNIE Four for me, more for you
HARRY We didn’t ask, “are you happy?”
FRANNIE Anyway, what the hell does that mean? If you’re not too mad
HARRY Or sad
FRANNIE Be glad
BOTH It’s not bad Being someplace in between
HARRY We didn’t talk about wealth
FRANNIE So you got or you don’t
HARRY Or go on about health
FRANNIE So you’ll rot or you won’t
HARRY We only talked about real things “where’s my tie?”
FRANNIE “would you like some more tea?”
HARRY So many things inside one’s head
BOTH Are often better left unsaid
FRANNIE You rarely talked about you I barely talked about me But we were close... Weren’t we?
The younger folks today don’t know about romance Their take on “less is more’s” “what for?” Then they pull down their pants Then under the covers They list their past lovers ‘til they go hoarse Then comes the divorce “was it something i said?” Wake up, sleeping beauty The prince is dead!
HARRY We didn’t talk of the past
FRANNIE That was then, this is now
HARRY Or why youth doesn’t last
FRANNIE Nothing does
HARRY Watch the dow
FRANNIE We only talked when we wanted
BOTH Late in bed
HARRY When I’d whisper your name
FRANNIE Whisper my name
HARRY We didn’t talk about this
FRANNIE We didn’t talk about that
HARRY Never had to reply When you asked, “am I fat?”
FRANNIE Was I?!!! Please don’t betray The way we used to be, can’t you see? That we were close
Whaddya need her for? I mean closer than most
HARRY Just us two, you and me
BOTH Remember just how close we were Weren’t we? Weren’t we?
Songs from musical: A Letter to Harvey Milk the Musical Lyrics Weren't We? lyrics from A Letter to Harvey Milk the Musical
A Letter to Harvey Milk the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS Too Old For This Thanks To Her Since Then Write What You See Love, Harry What A Shanda Frannie's Hands Weren't We? Turning The Tables Love Is A Woman Honor Thy Daughter No One'll Do For You Too Close I'm Gonna Do For You A Letter To Harvey Milk Thanks To Her (Reprise) Finale
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