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The Phoenix Rising
SPRINGALD has just visited her mother in the Infirmary, and discovered that her mother�s illness has progressed quickly. She can no longer recognize her daughter. Heartbroken, she bids her mother goodbye, hoping dearly that one day she�ll be back to normal.
SPRINGALD
KISSING YOU GOODBYE.
WITH SWEETNESS, AND WITH SORROW,
WISH ME LUCK, PLEASE, JUST ONCE MORE.
BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE REALLY GONE,
THAT YOU WON'T RETURN.
THEY TELL ME YOUR MIND,
HAS GONE AND I CAN'T FOLLOW.
YOU DON'T KNOW ME ANYMORE?
I JUST WON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE REALLY GONE,
THAT YOU WON'T RETURN.
GONE?
HOW CAN YOU BE GONE?
I CAN'T CARRY ON,
IF YOU'RE NOT BESIDE ME.
KISSING YOU GOODBYE,
PLEASE POINT ME TOWARD TOMORROW.
YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE BEFORE.
WON'T FORGET, NO, NOT YET,
I KNOW YOU'LL RETURN.
CHORUS
HOW CAN SHE RETURN?
SPRINGALD
I KNOW YOU'LL RETURN.
HOW CAN YOU BE GONE?
CHORUS
SPRING, YOU MUST MOVE ON.
SPRINGALD
NO, I DISAGREE.
WON'T KISS YOU GOODBYE,
BECAUSE ON SOME TOMORROW
CHORUS
BECAUSE ON SOME TOMORROW,
SPRINGALD
YOU'LL BE BACK, AND THEN WE'LL SOAR.
WON'T FORGET, NO NOT YET, I KNOW YOU'LL RETURN.
CHORUS AND SPRINGALD
SOMEDAY YOU'LL RETURN.
SPRINGALD
PLEASE, FOR ME... RETURN.
Modified from "What I did for Love" in Guys and Dolls by Frank Loesser.