Isn't MaryEthel supposed to take care of stuff like this?
From memory, here are some of them in a jumbled fashion. Maybe someone else can clarify what's missing.
I was sure growing up
I would live the life my mother assumed I'd live
Very Jewish, very middle class and very straight
Where healthy men, stayed healthy men
And marriages were long and great
I smile, I don't complain
It's hard to keep sane as the rules keep changing
Families aren't what they were
Thank God there's a husband and a child whom I adore
But then there's more
So many more
There's always more
Life is never what you planned
Life is moments you can't understand
I'm plain, I don't astound
I'm holding to the ground as the ground keeps shifting
Keeping my balance square
Trying not to care about this man who Marvin loves
But that's my life
He shared my life
Yes that's my life
Life is never what you planned
Life is moments you can't understand
And that's my life
Holding to the ground as the ground keeps shifting
Keeping up my head as my heart falls out of sight
Everything will be all right
Lyrics by William Finn
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
