If Everyone Was Listening

The actors and jesters are here

The stage is in darkness and clear

For raisin' the curtain

And no one's quite certain whose play it is

(How long ago? How long?) If only we had listened then

If we'd known just how right we were going to be

For we dreamed a lot and we schemed a lot

And we tried to sing of love before the stage fell apart

Oh

If everyone was listenin', you know

There'd be a chance that we could save the show

Who'll be the last clown to bring the house down?

Oh, no, please, no, don't let the curtain fall

What is your costume today? And who are the props in your play?

You're actin' a part which you thought from the start was an honest one

Well, how do you plead? An actor indeed, go relearn your lines

You don't know what you've done, the finale's begun

If everyone was listenin', you know

There'd be a chance that we could save the show

Who'll be the last clown to bring the house down?

Oh, no, please, no, don't let the curtain fall