Where have all the good men gone
And where are all the gods?
Where’s the streetwise Hercules
To fight the rising odds?
Isn’t there a white knight upon a fiery steed
Late at night, I toss and I turn
And I dream of what I need
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong, and he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life
Larger than life
Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere, just beyond my reach
There’s someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder
And rising with the heat
It’s gonna take a Superman to sweep me off my feet, yeah
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong, and he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I could swear there is someone, somewhere watching me
Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach like a fire in my blood
(Like a fire in my blood, like a fire in my blood
Like a fire in my blood, like a fire in my blood, blood)
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong, and he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong, and he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night
Oh thinkin’ about all our younger years
There was only you and me
We were young and wild and free
Now nothing can take you away from me
We’ve been down that road before
But that’s over now
You keep me comin’ back for more
Baby you’re all that I want
When you’re lyin’ here in my arms
I’m findin’ it hard to believe
We’re in heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
Isn’t too hard to see
We’re in heaven
Oh once in your life you find someone
Who will turn your world around
Bring you up when you’re feelin’ down
Yeah nothin’ can change what you mean to me
Oh there’s lots that I could say
But just hold me now
‘Cause our love will light the way
And baby you’re all that I want
When you’re lyin’ here in my arms
I’m findin’ it hard to believe
We’re in heaven
Yeah love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn’t too hard to see
We’re in heaven
I’ve been waitin’ for so long
For somethin’ to arrive
For love to come along
Now our dreams are comin’ true
Through the good times and the bad
Yeah I’ll be standin’ there by you, oh!
And baby you’re all that I want
When you’re lyin’ here in my arms
I’m findin’ it hard to believe
We’re in heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
Isn’t too hard to see
We’re in heaven, heaven
Whoa, oh, oh!
You’re all that I want
You’re all that I need
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION PARTIES:
(The Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge a happy time from his youth—his apprenticeship with the kind Mr. Fezziwig. A
festive gathering is in proress. Scrooge sees himself as a young man, and sees his first love, Emily.)
MR. FEZZIWIG
“A toast!”
We’re so glad to have you here tonight!
MRS. FEZZIWIG
Pour some wine and
Have yourselves a bite!
MR. AND MRS. FEZZIWIG
Here’s to all
Who’ve come to pay a call:
MR. AND MRS. FEZZIWIG
Mr. Fezziwig’s annual
Christmas ball!
Rat tat tat tat tat … ho!
MRS. FEZZIWIG
Where do bankers
Gallivant like boys?
MR. FEZZIWIG
Where do vicars
Make a holy noise?
MRS. FEZZIWIG
What’s so hot
You’ve got to shed your shawl?
MR. AND MRS. FEZZIWIG
Mr. Fezziwig’s annual
Christmas ball!
MR. AND MRS. FEZZIWIG
Rat tat tat tat tat … ho!
MIDDLE CLASS
Rat tat tat tat tat … ho!
UPPER CLASS
Rat tat tat tat tat tat tat?
WORKING CLASS
No! … Rat tat tat tat tat … ho!
MRS. FEZZIWIG
What makes nannies
Laugh until it hurts?
MR. FEZZIWIG
What gets grannies
Kicking up their skirts?
MR. AND MRS. FEZZIWIG
Where do babies
Dance before they crawl?
ALL
Mr. Fezziwig’s annual
Christmas ball!
ALL
Food and friendship,
Wine and song,
No one turned a-
Way!
We look forward,
All year long
To Christmas Eve when
MRS. FEZZIWIG
Mr. F. puts every penny
Toward the joy and good of many …
HABERDASHER, OTHERS
Haberdashers dashing down the beer,
WORKING CLASS WOMEN
Porters courting
Any girl who’s near,
ALL
Maids and masters dancing wall to wall,
MRS. FEZZIWIG
Mr. Fezziwig’s annual Christmas ball!
(Everyone dances!)
MIDDLE CLASS
Rat tat tat tat tat! ho!
WORKING CLASS
Rat tat tat tat tat! ho!
ALL
Fezziwig’s annual Christmas …
(The Upper Class Couples take the floor and dance elegantly. The floor is now relinquished to the Working Class Men.)
Rat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat
Rat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat!
MEN
Here’s to all who’ve come to pay a call!
ALL
Mr. Fezziwig’s annual
Christmas ball!
(Young Scrooge and Emily dance. Old Srooge almost dances with them. Then they’re swept up in the dance and pulled apart.)
Rat tat tat tat tat … ho!
Rat tat tat tat tat … ho!
Rat tat tat tat tat … ho!
Rat tat tat tat tat … ho!
Hearts are beating,
Cheeks are turning red!
Dancing, laughing,
Welcome and well-fed!
MR. AND MRS. FEZZIWIG
Such a glad time
Had by one and all!
SCROOGE
It’s the finest
Ball I can recall.
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST
And for joy,
The price is always small!
SOME GUESTS
Mr. Fezziwig’s…
SCROOGE
…Fezziwig’s
OTHER GUESTS
Fezziwig’s
SOME GUESTS
Annual…
SCROOGE
Annual…
OTHER GUESTS
Annual…
SCROOGE, GHOST, AND ALL
Christmas ball!
ALL
Rat tat tat ta ta ta ta ta
ta ta ta ta tat – ho!
[Thanks to jessica_t for lyrics]
[Thanks to Jeffrey West for corrections]
When your day is long
And the night, the night is yours alone
When you’re sure you’ve had enough
Of this life, well hang on
Don’t let yourself go
‘Cause everybody cries
Everybody hurts sometimes
Sometimes everything is wrong
Now it’s time to sing along
When your day is night alone (hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go (hold on)
If you think you’ve had too much
Of this life, well hang on
‘Cause everybody hurts
Take comfort in your friends
Everybody hurts
Don’t throw your hand, oh no
Don’t throw your hand
If you feel like you’re alone
No, no, no, you are not alone
If you’re on your own in this life
The days and nights are long
When you think you’ve had too much
Of this life to hang on
Well, everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody cries
Everybody hurts, sometimes
And everybody hurts sometimes
So hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on
Everybody hurts
They came flying from far away, now I’m under their spell
I love hearing the stories that they tell
They’ve seen places beyond my land and they’ve found new horizons
They speak strangely but I understand
And I dream I’m an eagle
And I dream I can spread my wings
Flying high, high, I’m a bird in the sky
I’m an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, high, what a feeling to fly
Over mountains and forests and seas
And to go anywhere that I please
As all good friends we talk all night, and we fly wing to wing
I have questions and they know everything
There’s no limit to what I feel, we climb higher and higher
Am I dreaming or is it all real?
Is it true I’m an eagle?
Is it true I can spread my wings?
Flying high, high, I’m a bird in the sky
(I’m an eagle)
I’m an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, high, what a feeling to fly
(What a feeling)
Over mountains and forests and seas
And to go anywhere that I please
And I dream I’m an eagle
And I dream I can spread my wings
Flying high, high, I’m a bird in the sky
(I’m an eagle)
I’m an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, high, what a feeling to fly
(What a feeling)
Over mountains and forests and seas
Flying high, high, I’m a bird in the sky
(I’m an eagle)
I’m an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, high, what a feeling to fly
(What a feeling)
Over mountains and forests and seas
And to go anywhere that I please
Dov’e L’Amore
Dov’e L’Amore
I cannot tell you of my life
Here is my story
I’ll sing a love song
Sing it for you alone
Though you’re a thousand miles away
Love’s feeling so strong
Come to me baby
Don’t keep me waiting
Another night without you here
And I’ll go crazy
There is no other, there is no other
No other love can take your place
Or match the beauty of your face
I’ll keep on singing til the day
I carry you away
With my love song
With my love song
Dov’e L’Amore
Dov’e L’Amore
Where are you now my love?
I need you here to fold me
Whispered so sweetly
Feel my heart beating
I need to hold you in my arms
I want you near me
Come to me baby
Don’t keep me waiting
Another night without you here
And I’ll go crazy
There is no other there is no other
No other love can take your place
Or match the beauty of your face
I’ll keep on singing til the day
I carry you away
With my love song
With my love song
Non c’e nessuno
Non c’e nessuno
Non c’e nessuno
Bello come te e ti amo
Come to me baby
Come to me baby
Another night without you here
And I’ll go crazy
There is no other there is no other
No other love can take your place
Or match the beauty of your face
I’ll keep on singing til the day
I carry you away
With my love song, with my love song
With my love song, with my love song
AUDIENCE APPRECIATION PARTIES:
Hidden in the silence of your room
He whispers lies that will bring your doom
The Devil… (The Devil)
He walks with his hoofs of goatish male
Chaining the men to the egoism jail
The Devil… (The Devil)
For black magic power
High, majestic tower
Fills your heart of ire
Promises of desire
For black magic power
High, majestic tower
Fills your mind
A beam falls down from a clean sky
Bringing ruin to you, my friend
The bells chime, devil in the tower
Looks over his column the human fall
No more time, devil in the tower
And ever in your mind you feel his call
Two men are falling down
The souls cry and the town will be your crown
The sceptre in my left hand
I ever reign in the material land
You will red the book of truth
Then you will feel madness screaming form your truth
Humanity enemy
I am the guardian of the mystery
A beam falls down from a clean sky
Bringing ruin to you, my friend
The bells chime, devil in the tower
Looks over his column the human fall
No more time, devil in the tower
And ever in your mind you feel his call
In the nightfall you will be a thrall of his evil lies
Cruel nightmare like black prayer full of scorn and vice
The end of the balance is your defeat
While you dance the devil’s suite
Climb the tower, it’s the hour, dream the reality
Out your flesh husks in the soul dusk come your agony
You’re falling down, so falls the mask
It’s time to answer and ask?
Silence in the room, silence in the room
Silence, in the room silence
Silence in the room, silence in the room
Silence, in the room silence
The Devil lies in the nightfall
The Devil lies in the nightfall
The Devil lies in the nightfall
Lies in the nightfall, lies in the nightfall
The Devil lies in the nightfall
The Devil lies in the nightfall
The Devil lies in the nightfall
Lies in the nightfall, lies in the nightfall
Lies in the nightfall, lies in the nightfall
Lies in the nightfall
The devil, the devil
The devil, the devil
The devil
Tower, devil in the tower
Devil in the tower, devil in the tower
Devil in the tower, devil in the tower
Devil in the tower, devil in the tower
The devil, the devil
The devil, the devil
The devil
For black magic power
High, majestic tower
Fills your heart of ire
Promises of desire
For black magic power
High, majestic tower
Fills your mind
Bringing ruin to you, my friend
The bells chime, devil in the tower
Looks over his column the human fall
No more time, devil in the tower
And ever in your mind you feel his call
The bells chime, devil in the tower
Looks over his column the human fall
No more time, devil in the tower
And ever in your mind you feel his call
Hidden in the silence of your room
He whispers lies that will bring your doom
The Devil… (The Devil)