Christopher Hampton - Who's Betty Schaefer? lyrics

[NORMA, spoken] Is this what you're looking for, by any chance? [JOE, spoken] Why, yes [NORMA, spoken] Whose phone number is this? I've been worried about the line of my throat. I think this woman has done wonders with it [JOE, spoken] Good [NORMA, spoken] And I've lost half a pound since Tuesday [JOE, spoken] Very good [NORMA, spoken] Now it's after nine. I'd better get to bed [JOE, spoken] You had [NORMA, spoken] Are you coming up? [JOE, spoken] I think I'll read a while longer [NORMA, spoken] You went out last night, didn't you, Joe? [JOE, spoken] I went for a walk [NORMA, spoken] You took the car [JOE, spoken] I drove to the beach [NORMA, spoken] Who's Betty Schaefer? [JOE, spoken] Surely, you don't want me to feel as if I'm a prisoner in this house? [NORMA, spoken] You don't understand, Joe. I'm under such a terrible strain It's been so hard I even got myself a revolver. The only thing that stopped me from k**ing myself was the thought of all those people, waiting to see me back on the screen. How could I disappoint them? All I ask is a little patience, a little understanding [JOE, spoken] Norma, there's nothing to worry about. I haven't done anything [NORMA, spoken] Of course you haven't. Good night, my darling [JOE] I should have stayed there Poor Norma So desperate to be ready For what would never happen But Betty would be waiting We had a script to finish One unexpected love scene Two people, both risking A kind of happy ending