Ever After
Original Broadway Cast of Into the Woods
[NARRATOR]
And it came to pass, all that seemed wrong was now right, the kingdoms were filled with joy, and those who deserved to were certain to live a long and happy life

Ever after...

[COMPANY]
Ever after!

[NARRATOR]
Journey over, all is mended
And it's not just for today
But tomorrow, and extended
Ever after!

[COMPANY]
Ever after!

[NARRATOR]
All the curses have been ended
The reverses wiped away
All is tenderness and laughter
For forever after!
[COMPANY]
Happy now and happy hence
And happy ever after!

[NARRATOR]
There were dangers--

[COMPANY]
We were frightened--

[NARRATOR]
And confusions--

[COMPANY]
But we hid it--

[NARRATOR]
And the paths would often swerve

[COMPANY]
We did not

[NARRATOR]
There were constant--

[COMPANY]
It's amazing--
[NARRATOR]
Disillusions--

[COMPANY]
That we did it

[NARRATOR]
But they never lost their nerve

[COMPANY]
Not a lot

[NARRATOR, MALE COMPANY]
And they (we) reached the right conclusions

[FEMALE COMPANY]
And we got what we deserve!

[COMPANY]
Not a sigh and not a sorrow
Tenderness and laughter
Joy today and bliss tomorrow
And forever after!

[FLORINDA]
I was greedy
[LUCINDA]
I was vain

[FLORINDA]
I was haughty

[LUCINDA]
I was smug

[FLORINDA, LUCINDA]
We were happy

[LUCINDA]
It was fun

[FLORINDA]
But we were blind

[FLORINDA, LUCINDA]
Then we went into the woods
To get our wish
And now we're really blind

[WITCH, over]
I was perfect
I had everything but beauty
I had power
And a daughter like a flower
In a tower
Then I went into the woods to get my wish
And now I'm ordinary
Lost my power, and my flower

[FLORINDA, LUCINDA]
We're unworthy

[FLORINDA, LUCINDA, WITCH]
We're (I'm) unhappy now, unhappy hence
As well as ever after
Had we used our common sense
Been worthy of our discontents...

[FEMALE COMPANY]
To be happy, and forever
You must see your wish come true

[COMPANY]
Don't be careful, don't be clever
When you see your wish, pursue
It's a dangerous endeavor
But the only thing to do--

[in three groups: round]
Though it's fearful
Though it's deep, though it's dark
And though you may lose the path
Though you may encounter wolves
You mustn't stop
You mustn't swerve
You mustn't ponder
You have to act!
When you know your wish
If you want your wish
You can have your wish
But you can't just wish--
No, to get your wish

[unison]
You go into the woods where nothing's clear
Where witches, ghosts, and wolves appear
Into the woods and through the fear
You have to take the journey
Into the woods and down the dell
In vain perhaps but who can tell?

[MALE COMPANY]
Into the woods to lift the spell

[FEMALE COMPANY]
Into the woods to lose the longing

[MALE COMPANY]
Into the woods to have the child

[FEMALE COMPANY]
To wed the Prince

[MALE COMPANY]
To get the money

[FEMALE COMPANY]
To save the house

[MALE COMPANY]
To kill the wolf

[FEMALE COMPANY]
To find the father

[MALE COMPANY]
To conquer the kingdom

[COMPANY]
To have, to wed, to get, to save
To kill, to keep, to go to the Festival!
Into the woods, into the woods
Into the woods then out of the woods--
And happy ever after!
Write the lyrics for a pop song made in 1987, titled "Ever After", by artist "Original Broadway Cast of Into the Woods".