Christopher Hampton - Girl Meets Boy lyrics

[JOE] Girl meets boy That's a safe beginning [BETTY] It's nearly closing I thought you weren't going to show [JOE] So did I I felt it might be kinder [BETTY] What are you saying? [JOE] Come on, Miss Schaefer, you know [BETTY] What? [JOE] Every time I see some young kid Dreaming they'll produce a masterpiece I just want to throw them on the next train home [BETTY] Never thought You'd be so condescending [JOE] Sorry, Miss Schaefer I didn't come here to fight [BETTY] Girl meets boy If that's how you want it She's a young teacher He's a reporter It's hate at first sight [JOE] It won't sell These days they want glamour Fabulous heiress meets handsome Hollywood heel The problem is She thinks he's a burglar Would you believe it? A wedding in the last reel [BETTY] It doesn't have to be so mindless You should write from your experience Give us something really moving; Something true [JOE] Who wants true? Who the hell wants moving? Moving means starving And true means holes in your shoe [BETTY] No, you're wrong They still make good pictures Stick to your story It's a good story [JOE] O.K., Miss Schaefer I give it to you [BETTY, spoken] What do you mean? [JOE, spoken] Just what I said. I've given up writing myself. So you write it [BETTY, spoken] Oh, I'm not good enough to do it on my own But I thought we could write it together [JOE, spoken] I can't. I'm all tied up [BETTY, spoken] Couldn't we work evenings? Six o'clock in the morning? I'd come to your place [JOE, spoken] Look, Betty, it can't be done. It's out Let's keep in touch through Artie That way if you get stuck, we can at least talk [JOE] Write this down I'll give you some ground rules Plenty of conflict But nice guys don't break the law Girl meets boy She gives herself completely And though she loves him [JOE and BETTY] She keeps one foot on the floor [BETTY] No one dies except the best friend No one ever mentions communists No one takes a black friend to a restaurant [JOE] Very good Nothing I can teach you We could have had fun Fighting the studio [BETTY] Yes, Mr. Gillis That's just what I want [ARTIE] What a nightmare Good to see you Come to my New Year's party [JOE] Last year it got out of hand [ARTIE] Guaranteed bad behavior [JOE] See you then [BETTY] Don't give up You're too good [JOE, spoken] Thanks