The Broadways - Into The Woods Finale: Children Will Listen lyrics

Jack's mother The slotted spoon can catch the potato- Mysterious man Every knot was once straight rope. Princes The harder to wake, the better to have. Steward The greater the good, the harder the blow... Stepmother When going to hide, know how to get there. Cinderella's father And how to get back... Florinda & lucinda And eat first... Granny The knife that is sharp today may be dull by tomorrow... Rapunzel Ah- ah- ah ah- ah-... Baby Waaah! Baker Maybe I just wasn't meant to have children... Baker's wife Don't say that, Of corse you were meant to have children... Baker But how will I go about being a father With no one to mother my child? Baby Waaah! Baker's wife Just calm the child. Baker Yes, calm the child. Baker's wife Look, tell him the story Of how it all happened. Be father and mother, You'll know what to do. Baker Alone?... Baker's wife Sometimes people leave you Halfway through the wood. Do not let it grieve you, No one leaves for good. You are not alone. No one is alone. Hold him to the light now, Let him see the glow. Things will be all right now. Tell him what you know... Baby Waaah! Baker Shhh. Once upon a time... In a far-off kingdom... There lived a young maiden... A sad young lad... Amd a childless baker... With his wife... Witch Careful the things you say, Children will listen. Careful the things you do, Children will see. And learn. Children may not obey, Buit children will listen. Children will look to you For which way to turn, To learn what to be. Careful before you say, "Listen to me." Children will listen. All Careful the wish you make, Wishes are children. Careful the path they take- Wishes come true, Not free. Careful the spell you cast, Not just on shildren. Sometimes the spell may last Past what you see And turn against you... Witch Careful the tale you tell. That is the spell. Children will listen... All (In 3 groups) Though it's fearful, Though it's deep, though it's dark And though you may lsoe the path, Though you may encounter wolves, You can't just act, You have to listne. You can't just act You have to think. Though it's dark, There are always wolves, There are always spells, There are always beans, Or a Giant dwells there. So it's Into the woods You go again, You have to Every now and then. Into the woods, No telling when, Be ready for the journey. Into the woods, But not too fast Or what you wish You lose at last. Into the woods, but mind the past. Into the woods, but mind the future. Into the woods, but not to stray, Or tempt the Wolf or steal from the Giant- The way is dark, The light is dim, But now there's you, Me, her and him. The chances look small, The choices look grim, But everything you learn there Will help when you return there. Baker, cinderella, little red riding hood, jack The light is getting dimmer- Baker I think I see a glimmer- All Into the woods- You have to grope, But that's the way You learn to cope. Into the woods To find there's hope Of getting through the journey. Into the woods- Each time you go, There's more to lern Of what you knoe. Into the woods, but not too slow- Into the woods, it's nearing midnight- Into the woods to mind the Wolf, To heed the Witch, To honor the Giant, To mind, To heed, To find, To think, To teach, To join, To go to the Festival! Into the woods, Into the woods, Into the woods, Then put of the woods And happy ever after! Cinderella ... I wish...