Laura Benanti - I Don't Know His Name lyrics

[ILONA] You belong to a Lonely Hearts Club? [AMALIA] I've never done that sort of thing before I'd seen the advertisements in the papers [ILONA] Well, who hasn't? 'Young man wants young lady Young lady wants young man.' [AMALIA] But I've never taken them seriously Until one day, I saw his advertisement Even then, I tried not to answer it, really But it just kept calling out to me [ILONA] He could be seventy five! [AMALIA] No, the advertisement says 'young man.' [ILONA] You haven't even asked for a photograph?! [AMALIA] I don't know his name or what he looks like But I have a much more certain guide I can tell exactly what he looks like Inside When I undertook this correspondence Little did I know I'd grow so fond Little did I know our views would so cor- Respond He writes me what his feelings are On Shaw, Flaubert, Chopin, Renoir The more I read, the more I find We're one in mind and heart I know the kind of home we'd share The books, the prints, the music there A home, a life, that's warm and full And rich in love And art I don't need to see his handsome profile I don't need to see his manly frame All I need to know is in each letter Each long revealing letter I couldn't know him better If I knew his name Oh, I know him so well, Ilona I know that he's a very successful person And terribly well-educated And he's gentle and kind and soft-spoken Oh, I know all this about him, and so much more! I've just never met him, that's all [ILONA] If he isn't too handsome True it doesn't much matter But his personal habits Are more important than his looks Supposing he snores Like a locomotive? Supposing he grinds his teeth? Supposing he's a Knuckle cracker, Amalia? Good luck with your books! And another small detail That you haven't yet mentioned I am speaking of s**, dear When you and he are all alone Come to think of it Maybe you're right Maybe it doesn't matter at that Maybe I'd do much better myself With a library card And a gramophone. [AMALIA] He writes his deep- Est thoughts to me On Swift, Vermeer And Debussy [?] [?] Dumas, Ducas Dufy Dufay, Defoe He thinks as I He feels as I He shares the same Ideas as I I'll never find A man who's so So Simpatico I know [AMALIA] I don't need to see his handsome profile [ILONA] I was taken in by someone's profile [AMALIA] I don't need to see his manly frame [ILONA] I was taken in by someone's frame [AMALIA] All I need to know is in each letter, each [ILONA] How I could have used one [ILONA \ AMALIA] Long revealing letter [AMALIA] I couldn't know him better [ILONA] I hope you do much better [AMALIA] If I knew his name [ILONA] I knew his name [ILONA \ AMALIA] What's in a name?