Alan Menken - Once And For All Lyrics
Denton:This is the story you wanted to writeWell, tonight is the night that you canJack:Just get this done and by dawn's early lightYou can finish the fight you beganDavid:This time we're in it to staySarah:Think about seizing the dayJack:Think of that trainAs she rolls into oldSanta Fe ...Tell 'em I'm on my way.Newsies:See old man Pulitzer snug in his bedHe don't care if we're dead or aliveThree satin pillows are under his headWhile we're begging for bread to surviveJoe, if you're still counting sheepWake up and read 'em and weep!You got your thugs with their sticks and their slugsYeah, but we got a promise to keep!Once and for allSomething tells me the tide will be turningOnce and for allThere's a fire inside me that won't stop burningNow that the choices are clearNow that tomorrow is hearWatch how the mighty will fallFor once and for all!This is for kids shining shoes on the streetWith no shoes on their feet every dayThis is for guys sweating blood in the shopsWhile the bosses and cops look awayThis is to even the scoreThis ain't just newsies no moreThis ain't just kids with some pie in the skyThis is do it or dieThis is war!Once and for allWe'll be there to defend one anotherOnce and for allEvery kid is our friendEvery friend, a brotherFive thousand fists in the sky!Five thousand reasons to try!We're going over the wallBetter to die than to crawlEither we stand or we fallFor once ... once and for all
