Musicals - Sunset Boulevard - Back At The House On Sunset Lyrics
MAXWhere have you been?JOEOut. I assume I can go out when I feel like it.MAXMadame is quite agitated.Earlier this evening, she wanted you for something and you could not be found.JOEWell, that's tough.MAXI don't think you understand, Mr. Gillis. Madame is extremely fragile.She has moments of melancholy. There have been suicide attempts.JOEWhy? Because of her career? She's done well enough.Look at all the fan mail she gets every day.MAXI wouldn't look too closely at the postmarks if I were you.JOEYou mean you write them?MAXWill you be requiring some supper this evening, sir?JOENo. And Max?MAXYes, sir?JOEWho the hell do you think you are,Bringing my stuff up from my apartment without consulting me?I have a life of my own - now you're telling me I'm supposed to be a prisoner here.MAXI think, perhaps, sir, you will have to make up your mind to abide by the rules of this house.That is, if you want the job.JOEI started work on the scriptI hacked my way through the thicketA maze of fragmented ramblingsBy a soul in limboShe hovered there like a hawkAfraid I'd damage her babyNORMAWhat's that?JOEI thought we might cut away from the slave market...NORMACut away from me?JOENorma, they don't want you in every sceneNORMAOr course they do. What else would they have come for?Put it back.JOEI'd made my first big mistakeI'd put my foot in the quicksandIt wouldn't be a few daysPaste and scissorsThis would take weeksThe house was always so quietJust me and Max and that organNo one phoned and nobody ever cameAnd there was only one kindOf entertainment on handMax, what's on this evening?I hope it's not one of her weepy melodramasMAXWe'll be showingOne of Madam's enduring classics"The Ordeal of Joan of Arc"JOEOh, God.We saw that last week.MAXA masterpiece can never pallShe is the greatest star of all