Act II, Finale: Children Will Listen

The slotted spoon can catch the potato
The greater the good, the harder the blow
Every knot was once straight rope
When going to hide, know how to get there
And how to get back
And eat first
The higher the throne, the longer the fall
Agreed?
Agreed
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Maybe I just wasn't meant to have children
Don't say that. Of course you were meant to have children
But will I go about being a father with no-one to mother my child
Just calm the child
Just calm the child
Look, tell him the story of how it all happened
Be father and mother you'll know what to do
Alone
Sometimes people leave you
Halfway through the wood
Do not let it grieve you
No one leaves for good
You are not alone
No one is alone
Hold him to the light now
Let him see the glow
Things will be alright now
Tell him what you know
Once upon a time
In a far off kingdom
Lived a young maiden, and a sad young lad
And a childless baker, with his wife
Careful the things you say
Children will listen
Careful the things you do
Children will see, and learn
Children may not obey
But children will listen
Children listen will look to you
For which way to turn
To learn what to be
Careful before you say, listen to me
Children will listen
Careful the wish you make
Wishes are children
Careful the path you take
Wishes come true
Not free
Careful the spell you cast
Not just on children
Sometimes the spell may last
Past what you can see
And turn against you
Careful the tale you tell
That is the spell
Children will listen

Though it's fearful
Though it's deep, though it's dark
And though you may lose the path
Though you may encounter wolves
You can't just act
You have to listen
You can't just act
You have to think

There are always wolves
There are always spells
There are always beans
Or a giant dwells there
So

Into the woods you go again
You have to every now and then
Into the woods, no telling when
Be ready for the journey

Into the woods, but not too fast
For what you wish, you lose at last

Into the woods but mind the past
Into the woods but mind the future
Into the woods but not to stray
Or tempt the wolf
Or steal from the giant

The way is dark
The light is dim
But now there's you
Me, her and him

The chances look small
The choices look grim
But everything you learn there
Will help when you return there

The light is getting dimmer
I think I see a glimmer

Into the woods you have to go
But that's the way you learn to cope
Into the woods to find there's hope
Of getting through the journey

Into the woods each time you go
There's more to learn of what to know
Into the woods but not too slow
Into the woods it's nearing midnight

Into the woods to mind the wolf
To heed the witch
To honor the giant
To mind
To heed
To find
To think
To teach
To join
To go to the festival!

Into the woods!
Into the woods!
Into the woods
Then out of the woods
And happily ever after!

...I wish