MARVIN
What would I do
If I had not met you?
Who would I blame my life on?
Once I was told
That all men get what they deserve
Who the hell then threw this curve?
There are no answers
But who would I be
If you had not been my friend?
You’re the only one
One out of a thousand others
Only one my child would allow
When I’m having fun
You’re the one I wanna talk to
Where have you been?
Where are you now?
What would I do
If I had not loved you?
How would I know what love is?
God only knows, too soon
I’ll remember your faults
Meanwhile, though, it’s tears and schmaltz
There are no answers
But what would I do
If you had not been my friend?
WHIZZER
All your life you’ve wanted men
And when you got it up to have them
Who knew it could end your life?
MARVIN:
I left my kid and left my wife
To be with you
To be insulted by such handsome men
WHIZZER
Do you regret–?
MARVIN
I’d do it again
I’d like to believe that I’d do it again
And again and again…
And
What more can I say?
WHIZZER
What more can I say?
MARVIN
How am I to face tomorrow?
BOTH
After being screwed out of today
Tell me what’s in store
MARVIN
Yes, I’d beg or steal or borrow
If I could hold you for
One hour more
WHIZZER
One hour more
MARVIN
One hour more
WHIZZER
One hour more
BOTH
One hour, one hour more
MARVIN
What would I do
WHIZZER
What would I do
MARVIN
If I had not seen you?
WHIZZER
If I had not seen you?
BOTH
Who would I feast my eyes on?
Once I was told
That good men get better with age
MARVIN
We’re just gonna skip that stage
There are no answers
But what would I do
If you hadn’t been my friend?
WHIZZER
There are no answers
But what would I do…
MARVIN
No simple answers
But what would I do
If you had not been
My friend
My friend
My friend
(Whizzer exits and the rest of the cast enters)
MENDEL
Homos**uals
Women with children
Short insomniacs
We’re a teeny tiny band
Lovers come and lovers go
Lovers live and die fortissimo
This is where we take a stand
Welcome to Falsettoland
(Marvin begins sobbing, the family comes together)