Now You Know
So we'll do a new show,
So you'll meet a new dame,
So you'll take some time for personal pleasure.
There gotta be endings
Or there wouldn't be beginnings?
Right?
You got talent to blow
And you're making a name
And that song you wrote's a national treasure
You're looking at losses
When you should be counting winnings
Right!
Best thing that ever could have happened...
Right.
So you'll get a new flat
And you'll have a few flings,
Start a whole new life and learn to adore it
If you want to have weddings,
Then you gotta have divorces
No?
Though it's sad and all that,
You get over these things,
And you come out somehow better for it
Just because you change horses
Doesn't mean you're changing courses
Right!!
Best thing that ever could have happened,
I say best thing that ever could have happened
Right!
All right, now you know,
Life is crummy
Well, now you know
Okay, big surprise
People love you and tell you lies
Bricks can fall out of clear blue skies
Put your dimple down
Now you know
Okay, there you go
Learn to live with it,
Now you know
It's called flowers wilt,
It's called apples rot,
It's called thieves get rich and saints get shot,
It's called God don't answer prayers a lot,
Okay, now you know
Okay, now you know
Now forget it
Don't fall apart at the seams
It's called letting go your illusions,
And don't confuse them with dreams
Yes sir, quite a blow
Don't regret it,
And don't let's go to extremes
It's called what's your choice
It's called count to ten
It's called burn your bridges, start again
You should burn them every now and then
Or you'll never grow
Because now you grow
That's the killer, is
Now you grow
You're right, nothing's fair,
And it's all a plot,
And tomorrow doesn't look so hot
Right, you better look at what you've got
Over here, hello?
Okay, now you know...
Right?
It's a month at most
Sure, you'll spin a few wheels
But you don't look back
Just leave all the pieces
When you haven't got one choice,
Might as well enjoy the other
Right?
You'll come out to the coast
We can set a few deals,
And I'm talking strictly major releases
An exit from one place
Is an entrance to another
Right!
Best thing that ever could have...
I mean, socks have holes,
I mean, roads have bumps,
They make meatheads champs and nice guys chumps
I mean, even cream of wheat has lumps
Best thing that ever could have happened!
Best thing that ever could have happened!
Right, we'll do a new show
No, we'll do a whole batch!
And it's over with, I'll cut the connection
Gotta have endings,
Or there wouldn't be beginnings
Right!
When you're flattened this low
And you're starting from scratch,
You can only go in one direction!
The side is retired,
But there still are lots of innings,
Right?
Best thing that ever could have happened!
Best thing that ever could have happened!
I say, best thing that ever could have happened,
I say, best thing that ever could have happened!
It's your time, your time!
It's your time!
What's your choice?
Count to ten
Burn your bridges, start again
You should burn them every now and then
Or you'll never grow
Because now you grow.
That's the killer, is
Now you grow!
You're right, nothing's fair,
And it's all a plot,
Tomorrow doesn't look so hot
Right, you better look at what you've got
Over here, hello?
Over here, hello?
Over here, hello?
Now you know! (Right!)
Now you know! (Right!)
Now you know! (Right!)
Now you know! (Right!)
Now you know! (Right!)
Now you know! (Right!)
Now you know! (Right!)
Now you know! (Right!)
Right!
Right!
Right!
Right!
Right!
Right!
Right!
Right!
Now you know!
So you'll meet a new dame,
So you'll take some time for personal pleasure.
There gotta be endings
Or there wouldn't be beginnings?
Right?
You got talent to blow
And you're making a name
And that song you wrote's a national treasure
You're looking at losses
When you should be counting winnings
Right!
Best thing that ever could have happened...
Right.
So you'll get a new flat
And you'll have a few flings,
Start a whole new life and learn to adore it
If you want to have weddings,
Then you gotta have divorces
No?
Though it's sad and all that,
You get over these things,
And you come out somehow better for it
Just because you change horses
Doesn't mean you're changing courses
Right!!
Best thing that ever could have happened,
I say best thing that ever could have happened
Right!
All right, now you know,
Life is crummy
Well, now you know
Okay, big surprise
People love you and tell you lies
Bricks can fall out of clear blue skies
Put your dimple down
Now you know
Okay, there you go
Learn to live with it,
Now you know
It's called flowers wilt,
It's called apples rot,
It's called thieves get rich and saints get shot,
It's called God don't answer prayers a lot,
Okay, now you know
Okay, now you know
Now forget it
Don't fall apart at the seams
It's called letting go your illusions,
And don't confuse them with dreams
Yes sir, quite a blow
Don't regret it,
And don't let's go to extremes
It's called what's your choice
It's called count to ten
It's called burn your bridges, start again
You should burn them every now and then
Or you'll never grow
Because now you grow
That's the killer, is
Now you grow
You're right, nothing's fair,
And it's all a plot,
And tomorrow doesn't look so hot
Right, you better look at what you've got
Over here, hello?
Okay, now you know...
Right?
It's a month at most
Sure, you'll spin a few wheels
But you don't look back
Just leave all the pieces
When you haven't got one choice,
Might as well enjoy the other
Right?
You'll come out to the coast
We can set a few deals,
And I'm talking strictly major releases
An exit from one place
Is an entrance to another
Right!
Best thing that ever could have...
I mean, socks have holes,
I mean, roads have bumps,
They make meatheads champs and nice guys chumps
I mean, even cream of wheat has lumps
Best thing that ever could have happened!
Best thing that ever could have happened!
Right, we'll do a new show
No, we'll do a whole batch!
And it's over with, I'll cut the connection
Gotta have endings,
Or there wouldn't be beginnings
Right!
When you're flattened this low
And you're starting from scratch,
You can only go in one direction!
The side is retired,
But there still are lots of innings,
Right?
Best thing that ever could have happened!
Best thing that ever could have happened!
I say, best thing that ever could have happened,
I say, best thing that ever could have happened!
It's your time, your time!
It's your time!
What's your choice?
Count to ten
Burn your bridges, start again
You should burn them every now and then
Or you'll never grow
Because now you grow.
That's the killer, is
Now you grow!
You're right, nothing's fair,
And it's all a plot,
Tomorrow doesn't look so hot
Right, you better look at what you've got
Over here, hello?
Over here, hello?
Over here, hello?
Now you know! (Right!)
Now you know! (Right!)
Now you know! (Right!)
Now you know! (Right!)
Now you know! (Right!)
Now you know! (Right!)
Now you know! (Right!)
Now you know! (Right!)
Right!
Right!
Right!
Right!
Right!
Right!
Right!
Right!
Now you know!
Credits
Writer(s): Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
Link
Other Album Tracks
- Overture
- The Hills of Tomorrow / Merrily We Roll Along (1980) / Rich and Happy
- Merrily We Roll Along (1979-1975) / Old Friends / Like It Was
- Merrily We Roll Along (1974-1973) / Franklin Shepard, Inc.
- Old Friends
- Not a Day Goes By
- Now You Know
- It's a Hit!
- Merrily We Roll Along (1964-1962) / Good Thing Going
- Merrily We Roll Along (1961-1960) / Bobby and Jackie and Jack
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