SECRETS MRS. LYONS Where did you get that...locket from, Edward? Why do you wear it? EDWARD I can't tell you that, Ma. I've explained, it's a secret, I can't tell you. MRS. LYONS But...but I'm your mother. EDWARD I know but I still can't tell you. It's just, just a secret. Everybody has secrets. Don't you have secrets? NARRATOR Did you really feel that you'd become secure That time had brushed away the past That there's no one by the window, No one knocking on your door. Did you believe that were free at last Free from the broken looking glass? THAT GUY MICKEY If I was like him I'd know all the right words EDWARD If I was like him I'd know some real birds Apart from those in my dreams And in magazines Just look at his hair MICKEY His hair's dark and wavy EDWARD It just isn't fair MICKEY Mine's the colour of gravy EDWARD AND MICKEY Each part of his face Is in just the right place. Is he laughing at me? EDWARD At my nose, did he notice MICKEY I should wear a brace. EDWARD That I've got halitosis. MICKEY AND EDWARD When nature picked on me She chose to stick on me EDWARD Eyes that don't match MICKEY I've got ears that stand out EDWARD AND MICKEY She picked the wrong batch When she handed mine out And then she attacked me With permanent acne. EDWARD I wish I was bit like Wish that I could score a hit like Be just a little bit like MICKEY AND EDWARD That guy That guy MICKEY I wish that I could be like Just a little less like me EDWARD Like the kinda guy I see, like EDWARD AND MICKEY That guy That guy. SUMMER SEQUENCE NARRATOR There's a few bob in your pocket And you've got good friends, And it seems that Summer's never coming to an end Young, free and innocent, you haven't got a care, Apart from decidin' on the clothes you're gonna wear. The street's turned into paradise, The radio's singing dreams You're innocent, immortal, you're just fifteen. And who'd dare tell the lambs in Spring What fate the later seasons bring Who'd tell the girl in the middle of the pair The price she'll have to pay for just being there. But leave them alone, let them go and play They care not for what's at the end of the day For what is to come, for what might have been Life has no ending when you're sweet sixteen And your friends are with you to talk away the night Or until Mrs. Wong switches off the chippy light Then there's always the corner And the street lamp's glare. An' another hour to spend, with your friends, with her, To share your last cigarette and your secret dream At the midnight hour... ...At seventeen. It's just another ferry boat, a trip to the beach But everything's possible, The world's within your reach An' you don't even notice the broken bottles in the sand The oil in the water and you can't understand How living could be anything other than a dream When you're young, free and innocent... ... And just eighteen. And only if the three of them could stay like that forever, And only if we could predict no changes in the weather And only if we didn't live in life, as well as dreams And only if we could stop and be forever, Just eighteen. I'M NOT SAYING A WORD EDWARD If I could stand inside his shoes I'd say How can I compare thee to a Summer's day? LINDA Oh, go away... EDWARD I'd take a page in all the papers I'd announce it in the news If it was the guy, if I was in his shoes LINDA I'm not with you. EDWARD If I was him, I'd bring you flowers And ask you to dance We'd while away the hours making Future plans For rainy days in country lanes And trips to the sea I'd just tell you that I love you If it was me. But I'm not saying a word, I'm not saying I care, Thought I would like you to know That I'm not saying a word, I'm not saying I care, Though I would like you to know If I was him I'd have to tell you What I've kept in my heart That even if we had to live Some worlds apart There would not be day In which I'd not think of you If I was him, if I was him That's what I do. But I'm not saying a word I'm not saying I care Though I would like you to know That I'm not saying a word I'm not saying I care Though I would like you to know EDWARD But I'm not. LINDA What? EDWARD Mickey. ONE DAY IN OCTOBER NARRATOR It was one day in October when the sun began to fade, And Winter broke the promise that Summer had just made It was one day in October when the rain came fallin down, And someone said the Bogey Man was seen around the town. MICKEY Ma'am. Linda's pregnant! MRS. JOHNSTONE Do you love her? MICKEY Yeh! MRS. JOHNSTONE When's the weddin'? MICKEY We thought, about a month. Before Christmas anyway. TAKE A LETTER MISS JONES MR. LYONS Take a letter, Miss Jones. Quote...I regret to inform you That owing to circumstances Quite beyond our control It's a premature retirement For those surplus to requirement I'm afraid it's a sign of the time, Miss Jones. MR. LYONS/MISS JONES An unfortunate sign of the times MR. LYONS Take a letter, Miss Jones, Due to the world situation The shrinking pound, the global slump MISS JONES And the price of oil MR. LYONS I'm afraid we must fire you We no longer require you It's just another Sign of the times, Miss Jones, MR. LYONS/MISS JONES A most miserable sign of the times MR. LYONS Take a letter, Miss Jones: My dear Miss Jones, we'd like to thank you Many years of spendid service Et cetera blah blah blah You've been a perfect puppet Yes that's right, Miss Jones, you've got it It's just another sign of the times, Miss Jones, it's Just another sign of the DOLEITES Dry your eyes, Miss Jones It's not as bad as it seems you Get used to being idle In a year or two Unemployment's such a pleasure These days, we call it leisure It's just another sign of the times, Miss Jones, it's Just another sign of the times NARRATOR There's a young man on the street, Miss Jones He's walkin' round in circles, He's old before his time But still too young to know. Don't look at him, don't cry though This living on the giro Is only a sign of the times, Miss Jones, it's Just another sign of the DOLEITES Miss Jones, It's just another sign of the times... THE ROBBERY NARRATOR There's a full moon shining And a joker in the pack The dealer's dealt the cards, And he won't take them back. There's a black cat stalking And a woman who's afraid That there's no getting off Without the price being paid SAMMY Don't mess about with me, pal...I said give! Listen, it's not a toy y' know. We're not playin' Games. Y' don't get up again if one of these hits Y' ... What are you doin'? I said listen to me, I said... Don't you touch that...Listen. MICKEY Sammy! NARRATOR There a man lies bleeding on a garage floor. SAMMY Quick, get in the house an' bolt the bleeding door. NARRATOR And maybe, if you counted ten and kept your Fingers crossed It would all be just a game and then no one Would have lost MICKEY You shot him, you shot him. SAMMY I know I bloody did. MICKEY You shot him, you shot him. SAMMY Move, I've got to get this hid. MARILYN MONROE (SECOND REPRISE) MRS. JOHNSTONE The jury found him guilty Sent him down for seven years Though he acted like they gave him life. He couldn't stop the tears. And when we went to visit him He didn't want to know It seems like jail's sent him off his rails. Just like Marilyn Monroe. His mind's gone dancing. Can't stop dancing. They showed him to a doctor And after a routine test A prescription note the doctor wrote For the chronically depressed.. And now the tears have stopped. He sits and counts the days to go And treats his ills with daily pills Just like Marilyn Monroe. They stop his mind from dancing Stop it dancing. LINDA What are y' doing? MICKEY What? I'm taking me tablet. LINDA Listen, Mickey I've told y' they're just junk. You'll be home soon, Mickey, and you should Come off them. MICKEY Why? I need...I need to take these. LINDA Listen, Mickey, you've... MICKEY No! See, he says, the doctor, he said... LINDA What did he say? MICKEY He said, about me nerves an' how I get Depressed an' I need to take these cos they Make me better... LINDA I get depressed but I don't take those. You don't need those, Mickey. MICKEY Leave me alone will, y'? I can't cope with this.. I'm not well. The doctor said, didn't he, I'm not well... I can't do things. Just leave me alone, Linda. MRS. JOHNSTONE With grace for good behaviour He got out before his time The family and the neighbours told him He was lookin' fine. But he's feelin' fifteen years older And his speech is rather slow And his neighbours said You'd think he was dead Like Marilyn Monroe No cause for dancing No more dancing... MICKEY Where's me tablets gone, Linda? LINDA Mickey, you promised. MICKEY I know I promised, but I can't do without them. LINDA Look. We've...we've managed to sort ourselves this far but what's the use if... MICKEY Have we sorted ourselves out? Do you think I'm really stupid? LINDA What? MICKEY You sorted it out. You an' Councillor Eddie Lyons. Now give me tablets...I need them. LINDA An' what about what I need? I need you. I love you. LIGHT ROMANCE / MADMAN NARRATOR There's a girl inside the woman Who's waiting to get free She's washed a million dishes She's always making tea. They think she's just a mother. With nothing left inside Who swapped her dreams for drudgery The day she was a bride. But the dreams were not forgotten Just wrapped, and packed away In the hope that she could take them out And dust them off one day. LINDA Hello. Could I talk to Councillor Lyons, please? NARRATOR There's a girl inside the woman And the mother she became A half-remembered song comes to her lips again. LINDA Eddie, could I talk to you? Yeah, I remember. NARRATOR The girl would sing the melody But the woman stands in doubt And wonders what the price would b For letting the young girl out. MRS. JOHNSTONE It's just a light romance It's nothing cruel. They had no plans How it came Who can explain? They just said, "Hello" And foolishly gazed They should have gone Their separate ways. It's just the same, old song Nothing cruel, nothing wrong It's just two fools Who know the rules But break them all And grasp at half a chance To play their part In a light romance. Living on the never, never Constant as the changing weather Never sure Who's at the door Or the price You're gonna have to pay. MRS. JOHNSTONE It's just a secret glance Across a room A touch of hands That part too soon. That same old tune. That always plays And lets them dance as friends Then stand apart As the music ends. Loving on the never never Constant as the changing weather Never sure Who's at the door Or the price you're gonna have to pay Mickey... NARRATOR There's a man gone mad in the town tonight. He's gonna shoot somebody down There's a man gone mad; lost his mind tonight. There's a mad man, There's a mad man, There's a mad man running round and round. Now you know the devil's got your number He's runnin' right beside you He's screamin' deep inside you And someone said he's calling your number. There's a mad man There's a mad man There's a mad man MRS. JOHNSTONE Linda. Linda. LINDA Ma'am, ma'am...What's... MRS. JOHNSTONE He's... Mickey... Mickey's got a gun... LINDA Mickey?... Eddie?.. The town hall... MRS. JOHNSTONE What? LINDA Eddie Lyons! NARRATOR There's a mad man running round and round. You know the devil's got your number You know he's right beside you He's screamin' deep inside you And someone said he's callin' your number. Up today Today Today Today! THE COUNCIL CHAMBER MRS. JOHNSTONE Mickey! Don't shoot Eddie. He's your Brother. You had a twin brother. I couldn't afford to keep both of you. His mother couldn't have kids. I agreed to give one of you away! MICKEY You! You! Why didn't you give me away, Ma'am!? I could have been...I could have been him! No! NARRATOR And do we blame superstition for what came to pass? Or could it be what we have come to know as class? Did you ever hear the story of the Johnstone twins? As like each other as two new pins How one was kept and one given away How they were born, and they died, On the self same day? TELL ME IT'S NOT TRUE MRS. JOHNSTONE Tell me it's not true Say it's just a story Something on the news Tell me it's not true Though it's here before me Say it's just a dream Say it's just a scene From an old movie of years ago From an old movie of Marilyn Monroe Say it's just some clowns Two players in the limelight And bring the curtain down Say it's just two clowns Who couldn't get their lines right. Say it's just a show On the radio. That we can turn over and start again That we can turn over; it's just a game. MRS. JOHNSTONE AND COMPANY Tell me it's not true Say I only dreamed it And morning will come true Say you didn't mean it Tell me it's not true. Say it's just pretent Say it's just the end Of an old movie from long ago From an old movie with Marilyn Monroe. Tell me it's not true Say you didn't mean it. Say it's just pretent Say it's just the end Of an old movie from long ago From an old movie with Marilyn Monroe.