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There
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Soundtrack
There was released on August 2, 1990 by Masterworks Broadway as a part of the album Closer Than Ever (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording)
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Release DateAugust 2, 1990
LabelMasterworks Broadway
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM103

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sally Mayes
Sally Mayes
Vocals
Closer Than Ever Orchestra
Closer Than Ever Orchestra
Performer
Patrick S. Brady
Patrick S. Brady
Piano
Robert Renino
Robert Renino
Bass
Scott Frankel
Scott Frankel
Synthesizer
Jim Young
Jim Young
Drums
Brian Koonin
Brian Koonin
Guitar
Dennis C. Anderson
Dennis C. Anderson
Woodwinds
Lou Marini
Lou Marini
Woodwinds
Russ Rizner
Russ Rizner
French Horn
Charles McCracken
Charles McCracken
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard Maltby Jr.
Richard Maltby Jr.
Lyrics
David Shire
David Shire
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jay David Saks
Jay David Saks
Producer
Paul Goodman
Paul Goodman
Recording Engineer
James Nichols
James Nichols
Recording Engineer
Ken Hahn
Ken Hahn
Mixing Engineer
David Jaunai
David Jaunai
Post Production Engineer

Lyrics

There
He was never there
Every time we talked
I'd look in his eyes
And his mind was... where?
I don't mean to say
Life was doom and gloom
Things were always pleasant
If I needed help
He was in the room
He just wasn't present
He just wasn't there
Never really there
I felt so unhinged
I went out and binged
Had that dumb affair
Still, the fault's not mine
Quoting Gertrude Stein
There was just no "there" there
There, there
Don't know why I care
'Cept that I am here
'Cause he wasn't—
There
—There
I was never—
There
—There
She was always
There
Saying "George, be—"
There
And my mind said... where?
Did I have a choice?
Love is worth a fight
Not a thing you'd squander
Yoo hoo, George
Then I'd hear her voice
George?
Urgent and uptight
Hello?
And my mind would wander
Come in, George
So I wasn't there
Couldn't he be there?
Never really there
Once an evening, there
And I felt maligned
That my vagrant mind
Meant I didn't care
It was clear that he didn't care
Then to make things smooth
She would try to soothe
Sticking in her "There, there" there
There, there
Got out of her hair
'Cause she made it clear
That I wasn't there
I'm not a jerk
Though it's the way I seem
Wanted to be there
He had his work
I gave him time to dream
Knew I should be there
Lost my desire
Waiting 'til he awoke
Worked at being there
Longing for fire
Living with smoke
Isn't a joke
I tried to go her way
Wanting things improved
Tired of being not there
Is it so hard a task?
Think of my dismay
Finding she had moved
By the time I got there
Too much to ask?
She was over there
I was here, I was always here
Where the hell was there?
There was here
Could it be more clear?
Groping like the blind
How we hoped to find
One place we could share
Faults we tried to hide
Living side by side
Funny, when they're there, they're there
There, there
And it isn't fair
No, it really isn't fair
That we wind up here
That we wind up here
When we once were
There
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Written by: David Shire, Richard Maltby Jr.
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