Merrily We Roll Along
Stephen Sondheim
COMPANY (EXCEPT FRANK)
Yesterday is done
See the pretty countryside
Merrily we roll along, roll along
Bursting with dreams

Travelling’s the fun
Flashing by the countryside
Everybody merrily, merrily
Catching at dreams

Rolling along…
Rolling along…
Rolling along…

GROUP I
Dreams don’t die, so keep an eye on your dream

GROUP II
And before you know where you are, there you are
GROUP I
Time goes by
And hopes go dry, but you still can try for your dream

GROUP I
Tend your dream…

GROUP II
How does it happen?

GROUP I
Dreams take time…

GROUP II
Once it was all so clear

GROUP I
Time goes by…

GROUP II
How can you get so far off the track?
Why don't you turn around and go back?

GROUP I
Bend your dream…
GROUP II
How does it happen? Where is the moment?

GROUP I
With the road…

GROUP II
How can you miss it? Isn't it clear? How can you let it slip out of gear?

ALL
How did you ever get there from here?

GROUP I
You roll

GROUP II
How does it happen?

GROUP III
How does it happen?

GROUP I
You just roll

GROUP II
Once it was all so clear
GROUP III
Isn’t it always clear?

GROUP I
Everybody roll

GROUP II
How does it start to go?

GROUP II, III
Does it slip away slow

ALL
So you never even notice it’s happening?

CHARLEY
How did you get to be here?

ALL EXCEPT CHARLEY
What was the moment?

MARY
How did you get to be here?

MARY, CHARLEY
Pick yourself a road
Get to know the countryside
Soon enough you’re merrily

ALL
Merrily
Practicing dreams

Dreams that will explode
Waking up the countryside
Making you feel merrily
Merrily, what can go wrong
Rolling along?

Some roads are soft
And some are bumpy
Some roads you really fly
Some rides are rough
And leave you jumpy
Why make it tough
By getting grumpy?
Plenty of roads to try

GROUP I and GROUP II
One trip
Some roads are soft
All you get
And some are bumpy
Is one quick ride. Some roads you really fly
Look around a bit — some rides are rough
One quick ride and leave you jumpy
Through the countryside. Why make it tough
Stay on the track. By getting grumpy?
Plenty of roads to try
Never look back. Some roads you really fly
Never look back
Never look back
Never look back
Never look back
Never look —

ALL
How did you get to be here?
What was the moment?
How did you get to be here?

Bending with the road
Gliding through the countryside
Merrily we roll along
Roll along, catching at dreams
Dreams that will explode
Waking up the countryside
Everybody merrily, merrily
Sing 'em your song
Rolling along!
Rolling along!
Rolling along!
Rolling a —
Write the lyrics for a pop song made in 1994, titled "Merrily We Roll Along", by artist "Stephen Sondheim".