Alan Menken — Since You Came to This Town

[DIANA] My mother was a Moon, my father was a Glampers I make my livin' scrubbin' floors and disinfectin' hampers I eat my meals from cans, I go to bed at nine I'm still scared of the dark, but lately I been fine I'm not alone when the sun goes down Since you came to this town [MARY] I got two sets of twins, don't know why God allowed it I got a mobile home - it's peelin' and it's crowded All day I mind the kids, at night I walk the streets A girl has gotta live, her children's gotta eat Folks make fun of me, put me down 'Till you came to this town [DELBERT] You got a way of makin' someone feel That he is someone real And not just some poor clown to push aside [JEROME] You don't look down on no one if he's dumb Or if he's some unimportant person That everyone wants to hide [DAWN] I always used to think that God just plain forgot me Or maybe got my life mixed up with someone who is not me I'm still a little scared, I'm still a little sad But I've got to confess, it ain't been half so bad I think I'm comin' around Since you came to this town [MUSHARI, spoken] Operator? I'd like the area code, please, for Pisquontuit, Rhode Island. Pisquontuit. That's right. [ENSEMBLE] I always used to think that God just plain forgot me Or maybe got my life mixed up with someone who is not me I'm still a little scared, I'm still a little sad But I've got to confess, it ain't been half so bad I think I'm comin' around Since you came to this town Since you came to this town Since you came to this town [JEROME, spoken] God bless you, Mr. Rosewater. Good night.