The Broadways - Into The Woods - Finale: Children Will Listen Lyrics
Jack's motherThe slotted spoon can catch the potato-Mysterious manEvery knot was once straight rope.PrincesThe harder to wake, the better to have.StewardThe greater the good, the harder the blow...StepmotherWhen going to hide, know how to get there.Cinderella's fatherAnd how to get back...Florinda & LucindaAnd eat first...GrannyThe knife that is sharp today may be dull by tomorrow...RapunzelAh- ah- ah ah- ah-...BabyWaaah!BakerMaybe I just wasn't meant to have children...Baker's wifeDon't say that,Of course you were meant to have children...BakerBut how will I go about being a fatherWith no one to mother my child?BabyWaaah!Baker's wifeJust calm the child.BakerYes, calm the child.Baker's wifeLook, tell him the storyOf how it all happened.Be father and mother,You'll know what to do.BakerAlone?...Baker's wifeSometimes people leave youHalfway through the wood.Do not let it grieve you,No one leaves for good.You are not alone.No one is alone.Hold him to the light now,Let him see the glow.Things will be all right now.Tell him what you know...BabyWaaah!BakerShhh. Once upon a time... In a far-off kingdom...There lived a young maiden... A sad young lad...And a childless baker... With his wife...WitchCareful the things you say,Children will listen.Careful the things you do,Children will see.And learn.Children may not obey,But children will listen.Children will look to youFor which way to turn,To learn what to be.Careful before you say,"Listen to me."Children will listen.AllCareful the wish you make,Wishes are children.Careful the path they take-Wishes come true,Not free.Careful the spell you cast,Not just on children.Sometimes the spell may lastPast what you seeAnd turn against you...WitchCareful the tale you tell.That is the spell.Children will listen...All (In 3 groups)Though it's fearful,Though it's deep, though it's darkAnd though you may lose the path,Though you may encounter wolves,You can't just act,You have to listen.You can't just actYou have to think.Though it's dark,There are always wolves,There are always spells,There are always beans,Or a Giant dwells there.So it'sInto the woodsYou go again,You have toEvery now and then.Into the woods,No telling when,Be ready for the journey.Into the woods,But not too fastOr what you wishYou lose at last.Into the woods, but mind the past.Into the woods, but mind the future.Into the woods, but not to stray,Or tempt the Wolf or steal from the Giant-The way is dark,The light is dim,But now there's you,Me, her and him.The chances look small,The choices look grim,But everything you learn thereWill help when you return there.Baker, Cinderella, little red riding hood, jackThe light is getting dimmer-BakerI think I see a glimmer-AllInto the woods-You have to grope,But that's the wayYou learn to cope.Into the woodsTo find there's hopeOf getting through the journey.Into the woods-Each time you go,There's more to learnOf what you know.Into the woods, but not too slow-Into the woods, it's nearing midnight-Into the woods to mind the Wolf,To heed the Witch,To honor the Giant,To mind,To heed,To find,To think,To teach,To join,To go to the Festival!Into the woods,Into the woods,Into the woods,Then put of the woodsAnd happy ever after!CinderellaI wish...
