Songs from New Musical Piece Previewed at Duplex Jan. 7 and 14 - playbill.com

IT'S ABOUT TIME. I SAW SCOTT ALAN'S PIECE READING TOO. THIS GUY IS THE NEW SONGWRITER. THE SHOW MADE ME CRY THREE TIMES. I DON'T REMEMBER ALL THE TITLES OF HIS SONGS, BUT I REMEMBER ONE SONG CALLED GOODNIGHT AND ONE SONG CALLED IF I OWN TODAY WERE ABSOLUTLY AMAZING. I DONT MIND SAYING THAT HE MAY BE THE STEPHEN SCHWARTZ OF OUR GENERATION. IM GONNA SEE IF I CAN FIND MORE INFORMATIoN ON HIM ON THE WEB.

Updated On: 1/3/04 at 10:51 AM

Off the website:

I’m walking toward nothing
On this desolate road
I’m searching for comfort, a place to call my own

I’m scared of where I’m heading
When will this fear subside
When will I finally answer, the questions in my mind

Like why the sky is blue, and why my heart’s the same
And what I’m so afraid of, “If I own Today”

All I ever wanted
Has sunk in the unknown
And is lost and barricaded, longing to be shown

Safe away and guarded
All my hopes and all my dreams
Will they ever surface, will they ever be seen

The life that I had planned, the course I thought I’d take
Can only be accomplished, “If I Own Today.”

If my life was different
if there’s something I could change
I’d take half of my passion, and turn it into strength

And then with my desire and the courage I’d have gained
I’d reach my destination and finally own the day

I know I’ll own tomorrow
If I own Today

wow, your right. Goodnight was beautiful as well.

I am so excited. New material to sing at auditions. Im going to the Duplex this wed. Where is that anyway ?

Those lyrics read like more dreary navel-gazing, like most of the new theater writers.