Original Cast of OZ: A New Musical - He Tells Stories Lyrics

TO BE FRANK,
YOUR FATHER IS
OUT OF HIS MIND.
HE SCRIBBLES HIS WORDS ON THE WALL.
I've wallpapered four times, I recall.
ONE MUST LIVE REFINED.
AND THE BANK
MAY BE RUNNING QUITE LOW ON OUR FUNDS.
WE TAKE ANOTHER LOAN
ALWAYS KEPT A PROPER HOME
FOR US AND OUR SONS.
THEY ADORE THEIR FATHER AND RESPECT THEIR MOM.
I BRING THE ORDER AND KEEP FRANK CALM.
SUCH IS THE LIFE OF MRS. MAUD GAGE BAUM.
Boys!
HE WON'T SPANK.
TRIED IT ONCE AND HE CRIED THROUGH THE NIGHT.
I'M THE ONE TO REPRIMAND.
CHILDREN NEED A STEADY HAND
TO KNOW WHAT'S WRONG AND RIGHT.
TO BE FRANK
IS TO HAVE YOUR HEAD IN THE STARS.
MY FEET ARE HERE ON THE GROUND
TO KEEP US SAFE AND SOUND.
IT'S A LIFE THAT'S OURS.
A LIFE AS EQUALS DAY TO DAY
BOTH OF US HAVE OUR ROLE TO PLAY,
AND WHEN LIFE IS HARD AND DREAMS SEEM FAR AWAY,
HE TELLS STORIES.
HOW THE BOYS LOVE HIS STORIES.
HE'S A WIZARD OF WORDS,
OF WORLDS QUITE ABSURD AND BOLD,
NOT TOO GORY -
HIS WONDERFUL STORIES.
I WATCH HIS WORDS LEAP INTO THEIR HEADS.
NO WORRY AND DREAD, THERE'S LIGHT INSTEAD
ON THEIR FACES,
TRAV'LING MAGICAL PLACES...
This is my nephew, Frank. Frank, I want you to know Maud Gage. I'm sure you will love her.
Consider yourself loved Miss Gage.
Thank you, Mr. Baum. That's a promise. Please see that you live up to it.
Call me Frank.
HE AMUSED ME THE MOMENT WE MET,
OUTSPOKEN MISS MAUD GAGE.
He was an actor on the stage,
AND I'M NO JULIET.
LEAN AND LANK,
HIS KINDNESS I FOUND QUITE PROFOUND.
HE SWEPT ME AWAY FROM CORNELL.
MOTHER RAISED A LITTLE HELL,
BUT SHE'S COMING AROUND.
HE THINKS WITH HIS HEART AND NOT HIS HEAD.
THAT'S WHY HE'S THE MAN I CHOSE TO WED,
AND WHEN IT IS TIME TO TUCK OUR BOYS IN BED,
HE TELLS STORIES,
BEAUTIFUL STORIES.
HE TAKES US AWAY
FROM LANDS THAT ARE GREY AND COLD,
AND THE GLORY,
OF HEARING EACH STORY.
I WATCH HIS WORDS FLOAT INTO THEIR HEADS.
NO DARKNESS AND DREAD, THERE'S LIGHT INSTEAD
ON THEIR FACES,
AND I KNOW MY PLACE IS
HERE WITH FRANK.
TO BE FRANK.