Barbra Streisand - Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway Album Lyrics

[SHEILA:]
Daddy always thought that he married beneath him.
That's what he said, that's what he said.
When he proposed he informed my mother
He was probably her very last chance.
And though she was twenty-two,
Though she was twenty-two,
Though she was twenty-two,
She married him.

Life with my dad wasn't ever a picnic
More like a 'Come as you are.'
When I was five I remember my mother
Dug earrings out of the car
I knew they weren't hers, But it wasn't
Something you'd want to discuss.
He wasn't warm.
Well, not to her.
Well, not to us

But
Everything was beautiful at the ballet.
Graceful men lift lovely girls in white.
Yes,
Everything was beautiful at the ballet.
I was happy... at the ballet.

That's why I started class...

[SHEILA AND BEBE:]
Up a steep and very narrow stairway.
To the voice like a metronome.
Up a steep and very narrow stairway.

[SHEILA:]
It wasn't paradise...

[BEBE:]
It wasn't paradise...

[MAGGIE:]
It wasn't paradise...

[MAGGIE, SHEILA AND BEBE:]
But it was home.

[BEBE:]
Mother always said I'd be very attractive
When I grew up, when I grew up.
'Diff'rent,' she said, 'With a special something
And a very, very personal flair.'
And though I was eight or nine,
Though I was eight or nine,
Though I was eight or nine,
I hated her.
Now,

'Diff'rent' is nice, but it sure isn't pretty.
'Pretty' is what it's about.
I never met anyone who was 'diff'rent'
Who couldn't figure that out.
So beautiful I'd never lived to see.
But it was clear
If not to her
Well, then to me
That

[MAGGIE AND BEBE:]
Everyone is beautiful at the ballet.
Every prince has got to have his swan.
Yes,
Everyone is beautiful at the ballet.

[BEBE:]
I was pretty...

[SHEILA:]
At the ballet

[MAGGIE, SHEILA AND BEBE:]
Up a steep and very narrow stairway
To the voice like a metronome.
Up a steep and very narrow stairway

[SHEILA:]
It wasn't paradise...

[BEBE:]
It wasn't paradise...

[MAGGIE:]
It wasn't paradise...

[MAGGIE, SHEILA AND BEBE:]
But it was home.

[MAGGIE (Spoken):]
I don't know what they were for or against, really,
except each other.
I mean I was born to save their marriage
but when my father came to pick my mother up at the hospital
he said, 'Well, I thought this was going to help.
but I guess it's not...'
Anyway, I did have a fantastic fantasy life.
I used to dance around the living room
with my arms up like this
My fantasy was that there was an Indian Chief...
And he'd say to me,
'Maggie, do you wanna dance?'
And I'd say, 'Daddy, I would love to dance!'

[MAGGIE:]
But it was clear...
When he proposed...
That I was born to help their marriage and when

[SHEILA:]
That's what he said...

[BEBE:]
That's what she said...

[MAGGIE:]
I used to dance around the living room...

[SHEILA:]
He wasn't warm...

[BEBE:]
Not to her...

[MAGGIE:]
It was an Indian chief and he'd say:
'Maggie, do you wanna dance?'
And I'd say, 'Daddy, I would love to...'

[SHEILA:]
Everything was beautiful at the ballet
Raise your arms and someone's always there.
Everything was beautiful at the ballet
At the ballet
At the ballet!!!

[MAGGIE, SHEILA AND BEBE:]
Yes everything was beautiful at the ballet.

[BEBE:]
I was pretty...

[SHEILA:]
I was happy...

[MAGGIE:]
'I would love to...'

[MAGGIE, SHEILA AND BEBE:]
At...the...ballet

You have to face the truth
You have to let me go
I can't
You don't understand

Loving you is not a choice
It's who I am
Loving you is not a choice
And not much reason to rejoice
But it gives me purpose
Gives me voice
To say to the world
This is why I live
You are what I live

Can't you see it's over?
I don't believe that

Loving you is why I do the things I do
Loving you is not in my control
But loving you, I have a goal
For what's left of my life
I will live
And I would die
For you

Don't say that
Then say you don't love me
But you know I do

Loving you is not a choice
It's who I am
Loving you is not a choice
And not much reason to rejoice
But it gives me purpose
Gives me voice
To say to the world
This is why I live
You are why I live

Loving you is why I do the things I do (the things I do)
Loving you is not in my control (not in my control)
But loving you
I have a goal for what's left of my life (for the rest of my life)
I will live
And I would die
For you
For you
For you
I would die for you
For you

Who can I turn to when nobody needs me?
My heart wants to know and so I must go where destiny leads me
With no star to guide me and no one beside me
I'll go on my way and, after the day, the darkness will hide me

And maybe tomorrow I'll find what I'm after
I'll throw off my sorrow, beg, steal, or borrow my share of laughter
With you I could learn to, with you what a new day
But who can I turn to if you turn away?

With you I could learn to, with you what a new day
But who can I turn to if you turn away?

First, there's cocktails at the Cosden's
Hun, we've got fish to fry
Then, there's dinner at the Dodges', the reception at the Roosevelt's
And every party filled with millionaires who want
To build the biggest villa since the days of Ancient Rome
So what do you say we just stay home?

You are the best thing that ever has happened to me
You are
Alright then, one of the best things that's happened to me
You are
They say we all find love
I never bought it
I never thought it would happen to me
Who could foresee?
You are the god-damnd'est thing that has happened to me
Ever
When did I have this much happiness happen to me?
Never
I can't believe my luck
And all I can do
Is be the best thing that's happened to you

So what do you say we just stay home?
What do you say we just go out on the boat and get smashed
And make love on the beach and stare up at the moon?
You might just be the best thing that has happened to me
So far
Of course, not much ever really has happened to me
So far
I didn't much like love
I always fought it
I never thought it would happen like this
Give us a kiss
We might just be the best thing that has happened to us
Partner
Another moment like this might not happen to us
Lover
When all is said and done
I have to agree
You are the best thing that's happened to me
Who knew?
Who dreamed?
Beats me

Any moment now, he'll notice me
Me, and my butterfly heart
Any moment now, he'll turn around and grin
And say at last where have you been?
We're late for daybreak on the Riviera
If not the Riviera, the beach at Malibu
The rich Madera sunset, going on forever
With my arms growing cold,
And his arms growing warm with life unfolding
Any moment now, he'll say to me
Why don't you follow your heart?
How can he know that I've been praying he'd arrive
Afraid to come alive till then, just saying
Any moment now

Any moment now, she'll notice me
Me and my, simple guy ways
Any moment now, she'd said she'd settle down
If that were true I'd paint the town
I'd take her flying to Atlantic City
If not Atlantic City, to see Niagara Falls
I know a pretty trout stream up above Seattle
What a life we could build
in a home, that is filled with love and laughter

Any moment now

You'd say to me

You'd humor me

Chase the past

Those overcast days

How can I begin?
Forgetting where we've been

To love

To let the laughter in again

It's always any moment now

Oh any moment now

Anything you can do I can do better
I can do anything better than you
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can! Yes, I can!

Anything you can be I can be greater
Sooner or later I'm greater than you
No, you're not
Yes, I am
No, you're not
Yes, I am
No, you're not
Yes, I am, yes I am
I can shoot a partridge with a single cartridge
I can get a sparrow with a bow and arrow
I can live on bread and cheese
And only on that?
Yes
So can a rat

Any note you can reach I can go higher
I can sing anything higher than you
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can

Anything you can buy I can buy cheaper
I can buy anything cheaper than you
Fifty cents
Forty cents
Thirty cents
Twenty cents
No, you can't
Yes, I can! Yes, I can!

Anything you can say I can say softer
I can say anything softer than you
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
I can drink my liquor faster than a flicker
I can do it quicker and get even sicker
I can open any safe
Without being caught?
Sure
That's what I thought (you crook!)

Any note you can hold I can hold longer
I can hold any note longer than you
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
No, you can't
Yes, you can!

Anything you can wear I can wear better
In what you wear I'd look better than you
In my coat
In your vest
In my shoes
In your hat
No, you can't
Yes, I can! Yes, I can!

Anything you can say I can say faster
I can say anything faster than you
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
I can jump a hurdle
I can wear a girdle
I can knit a sweater
I can fill it better
I can do most anything
Can you bake a pie?
No
Neither can I

Anything you can sing I can sing sweeter
I can sing anything sweeter than you
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Oh, yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't, can't, can't
Yes, I can, can, can, can
No, you can't
Yes, I can

I'm superior, you're inferior
I'm the big attraction, you're the small
I'm the major one, you're the minor one
I can beat you shootin', that's not all

Anything you can sing, I can sing louder
I can sing anything louder than you
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can! Yes, I can!

Anything you can buy, I can buy cheaper
I can buy anything cheaper than you
Fifty cents
Forty cents
Thirty cents
Twenty cents
No you can't
Yes, I can! Yes, I can!

I could be a racer, quite a steeplechaser
I can jump a hurdle even in my girdle
I can open any safe
Without being caught?
Yes
That's what I thought

Anything you can dig, I can dig deeper
I can dig anything deeper than you
Thirty feet
Forty feet
Fifty feet
Sixty feet
No you can't
Yes, I can! Yes, I can!

Anyone you can lick, I can lick faster
I can lick anyone faster than you
With your fist
With my feet
With your feet
With an ax
No, you can't
Yes, I can! Yes, I can!

Any school where you went I could be master
I could be master much faster than you
Can you spell?
No I can't
Can you add?
No I can't
Can you teach?
Yes, I can! Yes, I can!

Come with me, and you'll be
In a world of pure imagination

Take a look and you'll see
Into your imagination

We'll begin, with a spin
Traveling in a world of our creation

What we'll see will defy explanation

If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Want to change the world?
There's nothing to it

There is no life I know
To compare with pure imagination

Living there, you'll be free

If you truly wish to be

If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Want to change the world?
There's nothing to it

There is no life I know
To compare with pure imagination

Living there, you'll be free
If you truly

Wish to be

Her:
Let me see the world with clouds
Take me to the world
Out where I can push through crowds
Take me to the world

A world that smiles
With streets instead of aisles
Where I can walk for miles with you

Take me to the world that's real
Show me how it's done
Teach me how to laugh, to feel
Move me to the sun

Just hold my hand whenever we arrive
Take me to a world where I can be alive
Him: The world is better here I know I've seen them both

Let me see the world that smiles Him: A poet doesn't count for much out there
Take me to the world Him: We'd be cold and hungry in the winter
Somewhere I can walk for miles Him: A shabby room with cracked plaster
Take me to the world Him: You couldn't get a job

With all around things growing in the ground Him: We'd end up hating each other
We'd have fights You'd cry
Where birds that make a sound are birds

Let me see the world that's real Him: I have seen the world
Show me how it's done Him: And it's mean and ugly
Teach me how to laugh, to feel Him: We could laugh together

Move me to the sun Him: Stay here with me

Just hold my hand whenever we arrive Him: Stay here I love you But we're happy here
Let it be a world with you Him: Stay with me
Any other world with you
Take me to a world where I can be alive

Him
Do you want the world ?
Well then, you shall have the world
Ask me for the world again
You shall have the world

A world of skies
That's bursting with surprise
To open up your eyes for joy

We shall see the world come true
We shall have the world
I won't be afraid with you
We shall have the world
You'll hold my hand and know you're not alone

You shall have the world to keep
Such a lovely world you'll weep
We shall have the world forever for our own

I'll be seeing you
In all the old familiar places
That this heart of mine embraces
All day and through
In that small cafe
The park across the way
The children's carousel
The chestnut trees, the wishing well
I'll be seeing you
In every lovely summer's day
In everything that's light and gay
I'll always think of you that way
I'll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you
I'll be seeing you
In every lovely summer's day
In everything that's light and gay
I'll always think of you that way
I'll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you

I've grown accustomed to her face
She almost makes the day begin
I've grown accustomed to the tune she whistles night and noon
Her smiles, her frowns, her ups and downs
Are second nature to me now
Like breathing out and breathing in
I was serenely independent and content before we met
Surely I could always be that way again and yet
I've grown accustomed to her looks, accustomed to her voice
Accustomed to her face
She's second nature to me now
Like breathing out and breathing in
I'm very grateful she's a woman and so easy to forget
Rather like a habit one can always break and yet
I've grown accustomed to the trace of something in the air
Accustomed to her face

Climb every mountain
Search high and low
Follow every byway
Every path you know

Climb every mountain
Ford every stream
Follow every rainbow
'Til you find your dream

A dream that will need
All the love you can give
Every day of your life
For as long as you live

Climb every mountain
Ford every stream
Follow every rainbow
'Til you find your dream

A dream that will need
All the love you can give
Every day of your life
For as long as you live

Climb every mountain
Ford every stream
Follow every rainbow
'Til you find your dream