Finale

Lyrics

[BUD, spoken] The cast joins hands And walks to the edge of the stage [DOUG (as Young Monk), spoken] Gutenberg's death did not stop his dream [BUD (as Daughter), spoken] His printing press was rebuilt And used to print many things [DOUG (as Drunk #1), spoken] Like the Gutenberg Bible [BUD (as Woman #1), spoken] As well as the very programs You hold in your hands [DOUG (as Young Monk), spoken] But Gutenberg's dream of universal literacy... Remains unrealized [BUD (as Drunk #2), spoken] Many people still do not know how to read [DOUG (as Black Narrator), spoken] And we're not just talkin' about children And blind people [BUD (as Flower Girl), spoken] Statistics tell us That more than half the people in this room Cannot read [DOUG (as... Um... Someone), spoken] The struggle continues [BUD (as Monk), spoken] That's why the story of Gutenberg Is an inspiration for us all [DOUG (as Johan Gutenberg), spoken] Cause it's not just the success that matters It's the dream (no longer in character) Hi We're the authors of this musical I wrote the book [BUD, spoken] And I wrote the music [BOTH, spoken] And we both wrote the lyrics [DOUG, spoken] We wrote ourselves into the finale of the show Because, like Gutenberg We have dreams too [BUD, spoken] And while the printing press may not have solved All the world's problems... [DOUG, spoken] The Holocaust happened! [BUD, spoken] ...we hope the story of the printing press Did impress upon all of you The power of our dreams [DOUG] Life can be cruel and kinda cold [BUD] And often, no one's there To hold you when you cry [DOUG] So those who hope must close their eyes [BUD] And trust a better future lies- [BOTH] -in dreams Where our little lives are rounded With a sleep And while the emptiness within us May be deep We'll get our fill While hopeless millions hunger still We eat dreams [BUD] We eat dreams [DOUG] I eat them too [BUD] We eat dreams [DOUG] I eat them too [BUD] We eat dreams [DOUG, spoken] We all eat dreams, don't we? C'mon Look at the person sitting next to you They eat just as many dreams as you do They're delicious! So don't just sit there We want you to sing along with us We're going to sing "we eat dreams" And we want you to sing "we eat them too" Okay? Here we go! [BOTH] We eat dreams We eat them- [BUD] -too [DOUG, spoken; overlapping] C'mon everybody! [BOTH] We eat dreams We eat them- [BUD] -too [DOUG, spoken; overlapping] Okay, now just the guys [BOTH] We eat dreams (as Young Monk and Boot Plaque) We eat- [BUD (as Boot Plaque)] -them too [DOUG, spoken; overlapping] Oh, come on guys You can do better than that! [BUD] We eat dreams [DOUG, spoken; overlapping] Okay, now just the girls! [BOTH (as Daughter and Woman #2)] We eat- [BOTH] We eat dreams We eat them- [BUD] -them too [DOUG, spoken; overlapping] Good! Okay, now just Broadway producers! [BUD] We- [BOTH] -eat dreams [FAMOUS BROADWAY PRODUCER] I eat them too [DOUG, spoken] Oh my god! [FAMOUS BROADWAY PRODUCER] I eat them too (spoken) Bud, Doug This show is fantastic! I don't need to hear another note! I'm a famous Broadway producer And I hold in my hands a Broadway contract [BUD, spoken] Yes! [FAMOUS BROADWAY PRODUCER, spoken] Congratulations, Bud and Doug You've got your show! [ALL THREE] Where our little lives are rounded With a sleep And while the emptiness within us May be deep We'll get our fill While hopeless millions hunger still We eat dreams [BUD AND DOUG] We eat... dreams