music by Dana P. Rowe
book and lyrics by John Dempsey
#18 EASY TO SAY
TOFFEE
FINDING THE SLOPE OF X AND Y,
AND JONNY'S THERE.
ADDING THE ROOT OF Z TIMES PI,
AND JONNY'S THERE.
FINALS APPROACHING,
BUT WHAT'S THE USE?
HOW CAN FIND THE HYPOTENUSE,
MIXED UP AS I AM
WITH THOUGHTS OF YOU?
OH, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?
EASY TO SAY,
I SHOULD LEAVE HIM BEHIND,
OPEN MY EYES,
SEVER THE TIES,
AND TRY TO UNWIND.
EV'RY ONE SAYS
I SHOULD MAKE UP MY MIND.
EASY TO SAY,
BUT, OH --
JON WITHOUT A H,
YOU'RE A HARD ONE TO LET GO.
EASY TO SAY,
THAT WE'RE DONE WITH THE DANCE.
LET THE CURTAIN DESCEND,
AND BRING TO AN END
THIS ONE-ACT ROMANCE.
EASY TO KNOW,
THERE WAS NEVER A CHANCE.
TIME TO LET GO,
AND YET --
JON WITHOUT AN H,
YOU'RE A HARD GUY TO FORGET.
HOW CAN YOU STUDY FOR THIS EXAM?
IS THERE AN ANSWER TO LOVE?
IS IT A, WHAT I KNOW, OR B, WHAT I FEEL?
WHY CAN'T IT BE "ALL THE ABOVE?"
(The phone rings. TOFFEE answers it.)
Hello?
(The GIRLS appear on the other side of the stage, all at separate
phones.)
CANDY
Hi, Toffee. It's Candy!
COCO
Candy?
CANDY
Coco?
GINGER
Toffee?
TOFFEE
Ginger?
CANDY
Ah! It's a party line!!!
TOFFEE
What were you all calling about?
CANDY, COCO & GINGER
Jonny was on TV!
CANDY
Did you see it?
TOFFEE
Did I see it? How could I miss it? He was on all three channels.
Oh, what's a girl to do when her dead ex-boyfriend asks her to the prom...??
GIRLS
YOU LEFT JONNY,
NOW, YOU'RE FEELING LOW,
'CAUSE WHETHER HE'S DEAD OR NOT,
HE CERTAINLY LOVES YOU SO.
HOW HE LOVES YOU,
OH, IT'S A...
TOFFEE & GIRLS
TEEN-
TEEN-
TEEN-
TEEN-AGER'S DILEMMA.
GIRLS
THOUGH IT'S PLAIN TO SEE
THAT IT'S YOU HE'S DREAMING OF.
TOFFEE & GIRLS
JUST A TEEN-
TEEN-
TEEN-
TEEN-AGER'S DILEMMA.
TOFFEE
WHO WILL MY ESCORT FOR THE PROM BE,
NOW THAT THE BOY-NEXT DOOR'S A ZOMBIE?
GIRLS
THEY LAID HIS BODY SIX FEET UNDER,
BUT EVEN DEATH CAN'T STEAL THE THUNDER
TOFFEE & GIRLS
OF TEENAGERS IN LOVE!
TOFFEE
Oh, and he really does love me, doesn't he?
CANDY
That boy really cares for you.
GINGER
Yeah, it's written all over what's left of his face.
TOFFEE
Oh, but girls, this could mean the end of everything. Even the prom!
What will Miss Strict say?
GINGER
You've got to make up your own mind, Toffee.
COCO
You're not a little girl, anymore.
CANDY
That's right, Toffee. You're a senior.
TOFFEE
Oh, thanks girls. Gotta go.
GIRLS
Bye, Toffee!
CANDY
Hope to see you at the prom....
TOFFEE
EASY TO SAY,
GIRLS
EASY TO SAY,
TOFFEE
THIS IS NO TIME TO COAST.
GIRLS
NO TIME TO COAST.
TOFFEE & GIRLS
EV'RYTHING WARPS
WHEN YOU'RE BOYFRIENDS A CORPSE,
TOFFEE
STILL, LOVE MATTERS MOST!
GIRLS
LOVE MATTERS MOST!
TOFFEE
EASY TO SAY,
GIRLS
EASY TO SAY,
TOFFEE
I SHOULD GIVE UP THE GHOST.
GIRLS
GIVE UP THE GHOST.
TOFFEE & GIRLS
BETTER TO SAY,
"I'LL TRY."
JON WITHOUT AN H,
YOU WILL ALWAYS...
TOFFEE
BE MY GUY!
GIRLS
MY, OH, MY!
OH, COULDN'T YOU DIE?
TOFFEE
JON WITHOUT AN H,
YOU WILL ALWAYS...
GIRLS
YOU WILL ALWAYS...
TOFFEE
YOU'LL ALWAYS BE...
BE MY GUY!
GIRLS
ALWAYS BE...
YOU'LL ALWAYS BE HER GUY!
TOFFEE
YOU'RE MY GUY! |
