Alan Menken — Suddenly Seymour

[SEYMOUR] Lift up your head, wash off your mascara Here, take my Kleenex, wipe that lipstick away Show me your face clean as the mornin' I know things were bad but now they're okay Suddenly Seymour is standing beside you You don't need no makeup, don't have to pretend Suddenly Seymour, is here to provide you Sweet understanding, Seymour's your friend [AUDREY] Nobody ever treated me kindly Daddy left early, mamma was poor I'd meet a man and I'd follow him blindly He'd snap his fingers, me, I'd say, "Sure" Suddenly, Seymour is standing beside me He don't give me orders, he don't condescend Suddenly, Seymour is here to provide me Sweet understanding, Seymour's my friend [SEYMOUR] Tell me this feeling lasts till forever Tell me the bad times are clean washed away [AUDREY] Please understand that it's still strange and frightening For losers like I've been it's so hard to say[AUDREY] “Suddenly, Seymour He purified me Suddenly, Seymour Showed me I can”[SEYMOUR, URCHINS] “Suddenly, Seymour He purified you Suddenly, Seymour Yes, you can!”[ALL] Learn how to be more[SEYMOUR] “The girl that's inside me With sweet understanding With sweet understanding”[AUDREY] “The girl that's inside you With sweet understanding With sweet understanding”[ALL] With sweet understanding[AUDREY] “Seymour's my man”[SEYMOUR, URCHINS] “Seymour's your man”