Linda Eder - Some People Lyrics
Music: Jule StyneLyrics: Stephen SondheimSome people can get a thrillKnitting sweaters and sitting stillThat's OK for some peopleWho don't know they're aliveSome people can thrive and bloomLiving life in the living roomThat's perfect for some peopleOf one hundred and fiveBut I at least gotta tryWhen I think ofAll the sights that I gotta seeAll the places I gotta playAll the things I gotta be atCome on PapaWhat do you say?Some people can be contentPlaying bingo and paying rentThat's peachy for some peopleFor some hum-drum people to beBut some people ain't me!I had a dreamA wonderful dream, PapaAll about June in the Orpheum CircuitGimme a chance and I know I can work it! I had a dreamJust as real as can be, PapaThere I was in Mr. Orpheum's officeAnd he was saying to me"Rose, get yourself some new orchestrationsNew routines and red velvet curtainsGet a feathered hat for the babyPhotographs in front of the theaterGet an agent and in jig timeYou'll be being booked in the big time!"Oh, what a dream!A wonderful dream, Papa!And all that I need is eighty-eight bucks, PapaThat's what he saidOnly eighty-eight bucksGoodbye to blueberry pie!Good riddance to all the socials I had to go toAll the lodges I had to playAll the shruners I said hello toHey L.A. I'm comin' your way!Some people sit on their buttsGot the dream, Yeah, but not the gutsThat's living for some peopleFor some hum-drum peopleI supposeWell, they can stay and rot!But not Rose!!!