Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt - Just One Day lyrics

[ELLIE] Just one day, that's all I need Just a day without her nagging Just one day, I beg, I plead But the drag just keeps on dragging While I wish for just one Monday or a Friday to be free Free to slouch and sulk and mumble and be messy and be me All I ask is for twelve hours to live my life my way Just one simple, awesome, crazy, kicka** day One more day, she's on my back She's been riding me forever On my faults, and all I lack And all I, oh, whatever 'Cause I'm lazy and I'm average and I'm sloppy for a start And I know she'd like a daughter who was pretty, thin and smart And I know she's frickin' perfect, but I'll never be that way Not for a single, solitary day [KATHERINE] Tomorrow is the wedding and tonight is the rehearsal And there is no room for error, I mean not one flaw We've got guests in just ten hours Dress the tables, trim the flowers I want beauty and perfection I want total awe [TORREY] And with Weddings Magazine here for a feature on the scene here The business is depending on this one success [KATHERINE] Now breathe, but thank you, Torrey And in fact, that is the story So get moving, move this produce and remove this mess Just one day is all I want With my family united Fears at bay No fights, no taunts Just the four of us delighted I mean look, I love my kids, I love my work, I love my life And I love my fiancé and in a day, I'll be his wife And I'll throw the perfect wedding and I'll throw the bride's bouquet And we'll have one happy, loving, family day [ELLIE, spoken] Mother, Fletcher is puppeting me again! [KATHERINE] One more day, she'll fight and fuss When her joy is all I'm after It's been a long, tough time for us Now it's time to hear some laughter 'Cause I only want her happy and well, punctual and clean But she mumbles and she grumbles and at time she's upright mean She's bright and so in cycle, but those traits aren't on display Well, not lately, often, ever, not today [ELLIE, spoken] Ok, really fast, tonight is The Hunt. It's an epic scavenger hunt and, I really wanna win. There's just one issue... [ELLIE, sung] Just one day, that's all I seek And I have been asking nicely Just one day, it's not a week It's a night to speak precisely And The Hunt is not a stunt, it's my one shot at fame To be someone who is something, not just what's-her-name? If I'm in it, I can win it, if she'd only say ok We'd be off and running, gunning for one fun and perfect day (Several people are talking to Katherine) [ELLIE, spoken] Mom. Mom. MOM! [KATHERINE] Ellie dear, it's not the time No, that apron is a crime And that sea ba** isn't fresh, it's three days dead [ELLIE] Mom, I really need to know if I can- Wait, now where'd she go? God, I'll never draw her focus from the bread [KATHERINE] It's a million little things From the [?] to the rings But I got this 'Cause I love to work this way [ELLIE] Mom it's just a little game Just a silly little [?] And I wouldn't even play [ALL] Just one day that's all we get Til the vows, the hunt, the story Just one day, sunrise sunset Then at nine in all it's glory [?] [ALL] For one... Stressful! Perfect! Busy! Winning! Anxious! Stellar! High Stakes! Kicka**! Do or die... Crazy day!