You Gotta Die Sometime

From 'Falsettos'
William Finn Andrew Rannells

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when the do ctor star ted us ing phra ses like you'll pass a way what could I

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say? I said "doc tor in plain Eng lish tell me why was I cho sen why

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me of all men?" doc tor here's the good part: at least death means I'll

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ne ver be scared a bout dy ing a gain Let's get on with liv ing

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while we can and not play dumb death's gon na come when he does screw the

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you got ta die some time death is not a

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friend but I hope in the end he takes me in his arms and lets me hold his

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face he holds me in his arms and whis pers some thing fun ny

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he lifts me in his arms and tells me to em brace his a

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tack then the scene turns to black life

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sucks peo ple al ways hate a los er and they hate lame ducks screw me and

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comes the bad news I quit that's the ball game it's the chink in the

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cool des pite the urge to fall a part how should I start I would cry if I

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pal with a weird sort of talent he puts his arms ar ound my

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neck and walks me to the bed he pins me up a gainst the

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7
   
                   


133

T.

            

      
wall and kis ses me like cra zy the ma ny stu pid things I've


   
      
Pno.

       

       
         
137


T.

            

           
thought a bout with dread now de light then the


       
 
    
      

Pno.

    
  

     
    
         
  
143


T.

 
       
scene turns to white give me the balls to orch es trate a grace ful leave

         


     

Pno.

   
   

8
  
                    
150


T.

         
    
that's my rep rieve to go out with out care my head high in the air it's the

           
          
Pno.

  
  

    
           

156


T.

      
last lit tle moun tain I'll cli mb I'll cli

       
           
                  
                 
Pno.

   

       
     
163



T.

               
mb you got ta die some time you got ta die some

              
     
                  
Pno.

  
         

9
  
               
   


171

T.

         

time you got ta die some time you got ta die some time some time some time

     
     
           

Pno.

      

       
     
177


T.

        

some time some time some time some time

  
        

 
Pno.

       
      

10