Vision

Lyrics

[Winston] Aggie, what kind of arrangements would you like? [Aggie] Oh, no, you're doing fine, Win- [Winston] No, no, no, this is *your* party, sis! [Aggie] Oh, I've never been any good at this, really! [Winston] Close your eyes [Aggie] What? [Winston] Close your eyes Do it All right... now, I want you to picture Janie in that wedding dress you just told me about. Have you got it? [Aggie] Yes [Winston] It's the big day. Two hundred guests fill the main hall. Suddenly, the room goes all hushed... as Janie appears, a princess in her bridal gown, surrounded by garlands of flowers Can you see it? [Aggie] Yes [Winston] What color are the flowers? (Upstage, the lights start to glimmer as an apparition of the affair begins to take shape.) [Aggie] Pink No- Peach No... Apricot blossoms Just like the ones on her veil Apricot blossoms Set off with baby's breath And white roses [Caterer] Lovely [Aggie] Apricot and white ribbons hanging everywhere [Caterer] Can do [Aggie] And freesia I've always loved the scent of freesia [Winston] Lavender freesia [Caterer] That will be extra [Tom] Extra *what*? [Aggie] This candlelight White candles tied with pastel bows In tall silver sticks [Winston] Now, I want you to look into the dining room and see the tables. What color are the cloths? [Aggie] White Crisp, starched white [Winston] Underskirted in lavender. And the napkins? [Aggie] Apricot set On simple white china With one white rose At each place And the guest names printed -no, no, no, written, in a beautiful hand, on white cards, with the word... "Welcome" above each [Caterer] She's got a knack [Winston] And the cake. Tell me about the cake! [Aggie] Oh, the cake is... so elegant. The cake is white... White cake with apricot cream filling Three tiers! [Winston] With a little bride and groom on the top! [Aggie] No! There's only one bride in the room. And that's... my Janey! The cake is... dripping in icing flowers. Flower that match her wedding bouquet [Winston] And the music? (The wedding is now visible, as in a dream... the room takes on color... a chandelier appears... Janey enters in her wedding gown...) [Aggie] And the music won't ever stop Not from the moment you walk through the door It fills the room Like a concert hall Cinderella's ball Swirling and spinning a magical spell That will make you forget all your worries Everything's golden Nothing goes wrong Inside this song In this candlelight On this perfect night (Ralph, dressed in white tails, joins Janey...) And then there they are The impossibly beautiful pair Just to look at them makes you ache To care like they care To feel what they feel And believe That it's real This is what getting married should be! (Ralph takes Janey's hand, and they dance) Look... He's taking her hand As they float down the stairs for their dance To a different song Even more heartbreaking Even more full of romance (The couple separates and begins to drift off as the chandelier flies out...) And you know from now on If you ever should hear that sweet song You'll remember this husband and wife The lovely young girl In her wedding gown And her flower crown Gliding across the floor In the arms of the man who adores her The man she'll adore For the rest of her Life