Prompt #14

There was no prompt when I checked today... So...

My husband and daughter bought me FINISHING THE HAT by Stephen Sondheim. He is one of my favorite composer/lyricists. Although this book is about his work until the 1980 - I have always found inspiration from his 1984 musical SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. I can't listen to the end without weeping. The musical about being an artist and all the hell and joy and obsession and rewards and defeats that go along with it.

This song is my favorite. The last lines Dot sings to George always help me get out of my rut. "Anything you do/ Let it come from you/ Then it will be new/ Give us more to see..."

Here are the lyrics to MOVE ON, the second to last number in the show.

[[Dot]]
Are you working on something new?

[[George]]
No

[[Dot]]
That is not like you, George

[[George]]
I've nothing to say

[[Dot]]
You have many things

[[George]]
Well, nothing that's not been said

[[Dot]]
Said by you, though. George

[[George]]
I do not know where to go

[[Dot]]
And nor did I

[[George]]
I want to make things that count,
Things that will be new...

[[Dot]]
I did what I had to do...

[[George]]
What am I to do?

[[Dot]]
Move on...

Stop worrying where you're going-
Move on
If you can know where you're going
You've gone
Just keep moving on

I chose, and my world was shaken-
So what?
The choice may have been mistaken,
The choosing was not
You have to move on

Look at what you want,
Not at where you are,
Not at what you'll be-
Look at all the things you've done for me

Opened up my eyes,
Taught me how to see,
Notice every tree-

[[George]]
Notice every tree...

[[Dot]]
Understand the light-

[[George]]
...Understand the light...

[[Dot]]
Concentrate on now-

[[George]]
I want to move on
I want to explore the light
I want to know how to get through,
Through to something new,
Something of my own-

[[Both]]
Move on
Move on

[[Dot]]
Stop worrying it your vision
Is new
Let others make that decision-
They usually do
You keep moving on

-------Voice Over Voice-------
[[George]]
Something in the light,
Something in the sky,
In the grass,
Up behind the trees...
Things I hadn't looked at
Till now
Flower in your hat.
And your smile
And the color of your hair.

[[Dot]]
Look at what you've done,
Then at what you want,
Not at where you are,
What you'll be
Look at all the things
You gave to me
Let me give to you
Something in return
I would be so pleased...
------End Voice Over Voice------

[[George]]
And the way you catch the light
And the care
And the feeling
And the life
Moving on

[[Dot]]
We've always belonged
Together!

[[Both]]
We will always belong
Together!

[[Dot]]
Just keep moving on
Anything you do
Let it come from you
Then it will be new
Give us more to see...

or watch it