Guido’s Song

Lyrics

[GUIDO] I would like to be here I would like to be there I would like to everywhere at once I know that's a contradiction in terms And it's a problem, especially when My body's clearing forty as my mind is nearing ten I can hardly stay up And I can't get to sleep And I don't want to wake tomorrow morning At the bottom of some heap But why take it so seriously? After all, there's nothing at stake here, only me I want to be young And I want to be old I would like to be wise before my time And yet be foolish and brash and bold I would like the universe to get down on its knees And say, "Guido, whatever you please, it's okay Even if it's impossible, we'll arrange it" That's all that I want I am lusting for more Should I settle for less? I ask you, what's a good thing for If not for taking it to excess? One limitation I dearly regret There's only one of me I've ever met I would like to have another me to travel along with myself I would even like to be able to sing a duet with myself I would like to be here (Sing along with myself in a song) To be there (Walking down a lane now, everywhere) Everywhere (Everywhere, that's a contradiction in terms) I want to here (With a counter) Here (Melody in the) Here (Top of the morning to you, Guido) Guido (Guido), Guido (Guido) Guido (Me), me (Me) I want to be Proust! Or the Marquis de Sade I would like to be Christ, Mohammed, Buddha But not have to believe in God And you know I mean it with all of my heart It's the end if something important doesn't start I want to be young But I have to be old What I want is a tale of sound and fury That some idiot went and told I would like the universe to get down on its knees And say, "Guido, whatever you please, it's okay Even if it's ridiculous, we'll arrange it" So arrange it! [ENSEMBLE] Arrange it! [GUIDO] That's all that I want [ENSEMBLE vocalizes.] [GUIDO, spoken] See what I mean?