MILLIE:
THEY SAID I WOULD SING THE HOMESICK BLUES.
GRANNY DEAR, MOTHER MINE,
OLD AND GRAY AT TWENTY-NINE.
CALLOUSED HANDS, BROKEN HEART.
DREAMS THAT DIE BEFORE YOU START.
I ain't got nothin' ... so I got nothin' to lose!
Who needs a hat? Who needs a purse? And who needs you, mister whoever-you-are,
'cause I'm a pioneer woman, pal! The Woolworth Building! The Met Life Tower!
There's gold in them there hills, and I'm gonna get it or die trying!
DAYS OF YORE, KIND AND GENTLE,
ASK ME IF I'M SENTIMENTAL!
NOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME!
BOH-DOH-DEE-OH.
NOT FOR THE LIFE OF,
NOT FOR THE LIFE OF,
NOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME!
[Meanwhile, in the lobby of the Hotel Priscilla ...]
GLORIA, ALICE, RITA, RUTH, CORA and LUCILLE:
BURN THE BRIDGE, BET THE STORE,
BABY'S COMING HOME NO MORE,
NOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME.
LUCILLE & RITA:
A LIFE THAT'S
GOTTA BE MORE THAN
A ONE-LIGHT TOWN,
WHERE THE LIGHT
IS ALWAYS RED.
ALICE & CORA [In unison]:
GOTTA BE MORE THAN
A ONE-LIGHT TOWN
WHERE THE LIGHT IS ...
GLORIA & RUTH [In unison]:
GOTTA BE MORE THAN
A ONE-LIGHT TOWN.
GLORIA, ALICE, RITA, RUTH, CORA and LUCILLE:
GOTTA BE MORE THAN AN OLD GHOST TOWN,
WHERE THE GHOST AIN'T EVEN DEAD.
CLAP YOUR HANDS, JUST BECAUSE
WHERE I AM AIN'T WHERE I WAS.
NOT FOR THE LIFE OF
LUCILLE:
ME.
CORA:
ME.
ALICE:
ME.
RUTH:
ME.
GLORIA:
ME.
RITA:
BOH-DOH-DEE-OH.
GLORIA, ALICE, RITA, RUTH, CORA and LUCILLE:
NOT FOR THE LIFE OF,
NOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME!
