Somewhere That's Green - 1982 Original Cast
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AUDREY: I KNOW SEYMOUR' S THE GREATEST, BUT I' M DATING A SEMI-SADIST... SO, I GOT A BLACK EYE AND MY ARM' S IN A CAST. STILL, THAT SEYMOUR' S A CUTIE. WELL, IF NOT, HE' S GOT INNER BEAUTY, AND I DREAM OF A PLACE WHERE WE COULD BE TOGETHER AT LAST... CRYSTAL: What kind of a place is that? An emergency room? AUDREY: ( As music continues under) Oh no, it's just a day dream of mine. A little development I dream of... just off the Interstate—not fancy like Levittown... just a little street in a little suburb far far from urban Skid Row. Oh, I dream about it all the time. Just me and the toaster and a sweet little guy like Seymour... ( Sings) A MATCHBOX OF OUR OWN, A FENCE OF REAL CHAIN LINK, A GRILL OUT ON THE PATIO, DISPOSAL IN THE SINK, A WASHER AND A DRYER, AND AN IRONING MACHINE—IN A TRACT HOUSE THAT WE SHARE SOMEWHERE THAT' S GREEN... HE RAKES AND TRIMS THE GRASS. HE LOVES TO MOW AND WEED. I COOK LIKE BETTY CROCKER, AND I LOOK LIKE DONNA REED. THERE' S PLASTIC ON THE FURNITURE TO KEEP IT NEAT AND CLEAN... IN THE PINE-SOL SCENTED AIR, SOMEWHERE THAT' S GREEN... BETWEEN OUR FROZEN DINNER AND OUR BEDTIME, NINE-FIFTEEN, WE SNUGGLE WATCHING LUCY ON OUR BIG, ENORMOUS TWELVE-INCH SCREEN... I' M HIS DECEMBER BRIDE. HE' S FATHER; HE KNOWS BEST. OUR KIDS WATCH HOWDY DOODY AS THE SUN SETS IN THE WEST. A PICTURE OUT OF BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS MAGAZINE... FAR FROM SKID ROW, I DREAM WE' LL GO... SOMEWHERE THAT' S GREEN AUDREY: I KNOW SEYMOUR' S THE GREATEST, BUT I' M DATING A SEMI-SADIST... SO, I GOT A BLACK EYE AND MY ARM' S IN A CAST. STILL, THAT SEYMOUR' S A CUTIE. WELL, IF NOT, HE' S GOT INNER BEAUTY, AND I DREAM OF A PLACE WHERE WE COULD BE TOGETHER AT LAST... CRYSTAL: What kind of a place is that? An emergency room? AUDREY: ( As music continues under) Oh no, it's just a day dream of mine. A little development I dream of... just off the Interstate—not fancy like Levittown... just a little street in a little suburb far far from urban Skid Row. Oh, I dream about it all the time. Just me and the toaster and a sweet little guy like Seymour... ( Sings) A MATCHBOX OF OUR OWN, A FENCE OF REAL CHAIN LINK, A GRILL OUT ON THE PATIO, DISPOSAL IN THE SINK, A WASHER AND A DRYER, AND AN IRONING MACHINE—IN A TRACT HOUSE THAT WE SHARE SOMEWHERE THAT' S GREEN... HE RAKES AND TRIMS THE GRASS. HE LOVES TO MOW AND WEED. I COOK LIKE BETTY CROCKER, AND I LOOK LIKE DONNA REED. THERE' S PLASTIC ON THE FURNITURE TO KEEP IT NEAT AND CLEAN... IN THE PINE-SOL SCENTED AIR, SOMEWHERE THAT' S GREEN... BETWEEN OUR FROZEN DINNER AND OUR BEDTIME, NINE-FIFTEEN, WE SNUGGLE WATCHING LUCY ON OUR BIG, ENORMOUS TWELVE-INCH SCREEN... I' M HIS DECEMBER BRIDE. HE' S FATHER; HE KNOWS BEST. OUR KIDS WATCH HOWDY DOODY AS THE SUN SETS IN THE WEST. A PICTURE OUT OF BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS MAGAZINE... FAR FROM SKID ROW, I DREAM WE' LL GO... SOMEWHERE THAT' S GREEN
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- 03:55
- Key
- 7
- Tempo
- 111 BPM
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