Don Black - Surrender lyrics

[NORMA] No more wars to fight White flags fly tonight You are out of danger now Battlefield is still Wild poppies on the hill Peace can only come when you surrender Here the tracers fly Lighting up the sky But I'll fight unto the end Let them send their armies I will never bend I won't see you now till I surrender I'll see you again when I surrender [NORMA, spoken] Now, don't you give me a fancy price just because I'm rich [JOE, spoken] Look, lady, you've got the wrong man. I had some trouble with my car, I just pulled into your driveway [NORMA, spoken] Get out [JOE, spoken] O.K. I'm sorry you lost your friend [NORMA, spoken] Get out of here [JOE, spoken] Haven't I seen you somewhere before? [NORMA, spoken] Or shall I call my servant? [JOE, spoken] Aren't you Norma Desmond? You used to be in pictures. You used to be big [NORMA, spoken] I am big. It's the pictures that got small [NORMA] Once upon a time not long ago The head of any studio Knew how and when to play his aces Now they put some talentless unknown Beneath their sacred microphone We didn't need words We had faces Yes, they took all the idols and smashed them The Fairbanks, the Gilberts, the Valentinos They trampled on what was divine They threw away the gold of silence When all they needed was this face of mine [JOE, spoken] Hey! Don't blame me. I'm just a writer