Another Hundred Lyrics (Live)

Another hundred lyrics just flew out of my brain as I stand here on stage
With another hundred lyrics that I'll never recall
And on every damn page is another hundred lyrics that'll drive me insane
Right in front of you all, 'cause the words are a pain
Not to mention the sprawl of the melody

But we're all singing Sondheim
Some songs are weird, some are quick
We're all singing Sondheim
And when the rhymes get this thick
It isn't fair
I need more air

But I'll try to follow the internal rhymes and infernal counts
With the tricky meter and the picky words in absurd amounts
And we lose our places, where the phrases change
Where the rhythmic flows

Now I think I've got it, 'cause this part's a breeze
But you never know
Will the tempo switch or will he change the key?
'Cause something has to go?
Did you find my measure, 'cause I looked in vain?
And another modulation to increase the pain
Look, I'll learn it by tomorrow, if I don't go insane

And another hundred lyrics just flew out of my brain
But we're all singing Sondheim
Some songs are sweet, some are strange
We're all singing Sondheim
There's not one tune in my range
And every song is too damn long

Well, there are worse things than staring at the water on a Sunday
There are worse things than staring at the water as you're posing for a picture
After sleeping on the ferry, after getting up at seven
To come over to an island in the middle of a river
Half an hour from the city on a Sunday

But I'll try to follow the internal rhymes and infernal counts
With the tricky meter and the picky words in absurd amounts
At a speed like this, you miss the syllables that I can't pronounce

Pardon me, is everybody there? Because if everybody's there
I wanna thank you all for coming to the wedding, I'd appreciate your going even more
I mean, you must have lots of better things to do and not a word of it to Paul
Remember Paul? You know, the man I'm gonna marry
But I'm not, because I wouldn't ruin anyone as wonderful as he is
But I thank you all for the gifts and the flowers, thank you all
Now it's back to the showers, don't tell Steve

But I think I've got it, 'cause this part's a breeze
But you never know
'Cause he switched the tempo, and he changed the key
But something had to go
Did you find my measure, 'cause I looked in vain?
And another modulation to increase the pain
Look, I'll learn it by tomorrow, but I'll probably be insane

And another hundred lyrics just flew out of my brain
And another hundred lyrics just flew out of my brain
And another hundred lyrics just flew out of my brain
And 27 dinner plates, and 37 butter knives
And 47 paperweights, and 57 candles
And another hundred lyrics just flew out of my brain

Thank you so much