Top Songs By Toni Collette
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Toni Collette
Performer
Mandy Patinkin
Performer
Various Artists
Performer
Yancey Arias
Vocals
Todd Ellison
Conductor
Bruce Coughlin
Performer
Linda Twine
Conductor
William Easley
Woodwinds
Jimmy Cozier
Woodwinds
Steven Kenyon
Woodwinds
Roger Rosenberg
Woodwinds
Brian O'Flaherty
Trumpet
Kamau Muata Adilifu
Trumpet
Stu Satalof
Trumpet
Tim Sessions
Trombone
Lesa Terry
Violin
Ashley Horne
Violin
Julian Barber
Violin
Benjamin Brown
Tuba
Bruce Doctor
Percussion
Steve Bargonetti
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
CHARLES STROUSE
Composer
Martin Charnin
Lyrics
Thomas Mehann
Librettist
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Phil Ramone
Producer
Elliot Scheiner
Mixing Engineer
B. Vibberts
Assistant Recording Engineer
Andy Manganello
Assistant Recording Engineer
Dave Swope
Assistant Recording Engineer
Mark Wilder
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
No te vayas
Si me dejas
Si te alejas de mí
Seguirás en mis recuerdos para siempre
Para siempre, para siempre
Para siem—
Para siem—
Para siempre
Lights up on Washington Heights
And now the crack of dawn
I pack as life goes on and on and on
Para siempre
Time to go, but I'm doing the math
On this cash money to have Sonny stay on his path
Para siempre
Abuela really wanted me up on a beach
With margaritas in my reach, and
Soon that's how it's gonna be
Para siempre
And look at me, leavin' today
On a seven-forty-seven boardin' JFK
The hydrants are open
Cool breezes blow
The hydrants are open
Cool breezes blow
Piragua!
Good morning
The hydrants are open
Piragua!
New block of ice, piragua!
Cool breezes blow
So sweet and nice, piragua!
Piragua!
Piragua!
Piragua!
Good morning (Siempre)
The hydrants are open
Piragua!
New block of ice, piragua!
Cool breezes blow
So sweet and nice, piragua! (Seguirás en mis recuerdos)
Piragua! (Para siempre)
Piragua!
Piragua!
I'll be downtown (Siempre)
Piragua!
New block of ice, piragua!
(Seguirás en mis recuerdos)
It won't be long now (Para siempre)
There's a breeze off the Hudson
And just when
You think you're sick of living here the memory floods in
The morning light off the fire escapes
The nights at Bennett Park blasting Big Pun tapes
I'm ‘a miss this place, to tell you the truth
Kevin dispensin' wisdom from his dispatch booth
And at dawn, Vanessa at the salon, we gotta move on
But who's gonna notice we're gone?
When our job's done
As the evening winds down to a crawl, son
Can I ease my mind when we're all done?
When we've resigned in the long run
What do we leave behind?
Most of all, I'll miss Abuela's whispers
Doin' the Lotto Pick Six every Christmas
In five years, when this whole city's rich folks and hipsters
Who's gonna miss this raggedy little business?
Hey, you
Hey
Do you have two minutes? You said you wanted to see the world through my eyes, right?
Yeah
Come with me
Usnavi sees Graffiti Pete's mural
He hates it.
Shh. He's forming an artistic opinion.
You did this last night?
Yeah.
There goes my flight.
What?
Graffiti Pete you're gonna need some new cans
Here's some money, finish up
There's been a slight change of plans!
Nice!
Listen up guys, you got a job, I'm not playin'
You gotta go now, tell the whole block I'm stayin'!
Go ahead, tell everyone we know!
Sonny…
Alright, go!
Yeah, I'm a streetlight!
Chillin' in the heat!
I illuminate the stories of the people in the street
Some have happy endings
Some are bittersweet
But I know them all and that's what makes my life complete
We're home!
And if not me, who keeps our legacies?
Who's gonna keep the coffee sweet with secret recipes?
Abuela, rest in peace, you live in my memories
But Sonny's gotta eat, this corner is my destiny
We're home!
Brings out the best in me, we pass a test and we
Keep pressin' and yes indeed, you know I'll never leave
If you close your eyes that hydrant is a beach
That siren is a breeze, that fire escape's a leaf on a palm tree!
[CARLA/DANIELA/NINA/CAMILA/
VANESSA/SONNY/PIRAGUA GUY/KEVIN]
We're home!
Abuela, I'm sorry
But I ain't goin' back because I'm telling your story
And I can say goodbye to you smilin', I found my island
I been on it this whole time
I'm home!
We're home!
The hydrants are open
Cool breezes blow!
It's a wonderful life that I've known
“Merry Christmas you ole' Building and Loan!”
I'm home!
We're home!
The hydrants are open
Cool breezes blow!
Abuela, that ain't a stoop, that's your throne
Long after ya birds have all flown
I'm home!
Where the coffee's non-stop
And I drop this hip-hop
In my mom and pop shop
I'm home!
Where people come
People go
Let me show all of these people what I know
There's no place like home!
And let me set the record straight!
I'm steppin' to Vanessa
I'm gettin' a second date
I'm home!
Where it's a hundred in the shade
But with patience and faith
We remain unafraid
I'm home!
You hear that music in the air?
Take the train to the top of the world
I'm there
I'm home!
Written by: Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, Thomas Mehann