Once again, I'm a little depressed by the tired old face that I see
Once again, it is time to be someone who's anyone other than me
With a rare combination of girlish excitement and manly restraint
I position my precious assortment of pencils and powders and paint
So whenever I feel that my place in the world is beginning to crash
I apply one great stroke of mascara to my rather limp upper lash
And I can cope again, Good God! There's hope again...
When life is a real bitch again, and my old sense of humor has up and gone
It's time for the big switch again, I put a little more mascara on
When I count my crow's feet again, and tire of this perpetual marathon
I put down the john seat again, and put a little more mascara on
And everything's sparkle dust, bugle beads, ostrich plumes
When it's a beaded lash that you look through
'Cause when I feel glamorous, elegant, beautiful,
The world that I'm looking at is beautiful too!
When my little road has a few bumps again, and I need something level to lean upon
I put on my sling pumps again, and wham! This ugly duckling is a swan
So when my spirits starts to sag, I hustle out my highest drag
And put a little more mascara on!
And everything's ankle straps, Maribou, Shalimar,
It's worth sucking in my gut and girdling my rear
'Cause everything's ravishing, sensual, fabulous!
When Albin is tucked away and Zaza is here!
When everything slides down the old tubes again
And when my self-esteem has begun to drift
I strap on my fake boobs again, and literally give myself a lift
So when it's cold and when it's bleak, I simply rouge the other cheek
For I can face another day in - slipper satin lingerie to
Make depression disappear, I screw some rhinestones on my ear and
Put my broches and tiara, and a little more mascara on!
...I think I need to go home and put on my broches, too! adults please smoke? (Pt.2)" width="14" height="14" src=https://cloudimages.broadwayworld.com/board/happy.gif>
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."