Trilogy Libretto








FORD THEATRE
TRILOGY FOR THE MASSES
1968
All Music & Lyrics by Harry Palmer



101 HARRISON STREET (Who You Belong To)
I think you're lookin' round for somethin'
      you can't find here
You're hidin' your head, and you're tryin'
      to hide your fears
And now there's somethin' else on your mind
You're tryin' to find
Who You Belong To

Visions you're dreamin', they're only
      in your mind
And your cryin', it's only
      a waste of time
And now there's no place left to go
And you're tryin' to know
Who You Belong To

And you're free but you just can't see it,
You don't believe it, you're makin' your
      mind up.
It can't be true, it can't happen to you,
      and you're afraid to do what you should
      have done a long time ago.

You do a lot of talkin' and your friends
      like to sympathize
And you're searchin' for someone
      when you open your eyes
But you're lookin' up at the sky
And you're passin' right by
Who You Belong To



BACK TO PHILADELPHIA
So you tried and we tried to bring it back
     to Philadelphia where it all began
And you tried and you tried to describe to them
     your vision of the Music Man
They didn't see you No, No, No
They didn't hear you No, No, No
But you've been tryin' to get the message around
But it's comin' out backwards and upside down
And you've been workin' for the Sunshine Express
Just a little bit too long.

So you cried and you cried to see the tangled up
     expression on your twisted face
And you buried everything inside with all your
     dreams about the human race
They didn't see you No, No, No
They didn't hear you No, No, No
But you've been tryin' to get the message around
But it's comin' out backwards and upside down
And you've been workin' for the Sunshine Express
Just a little bit too long.

Nothin' you feel can make a sound away deep
     down inside of you
And nothin' you touch could ever seem like it's real
     or even near to you
You don't see it No, No, No
You don't hear it No, No, No
But you've been tryin' to get the message around
But it's comin' out backwards and upside down
Everybody seems to live his life
Just a little bit too long.



FROM A BACK DOOR WINDOW
Confusion reigns supreme, you don't believe it, No
You wake up in a dream, you don't believe it, No
Everything you see becomes a mystery
You're tangled up in your own world and are feelin'
     sorry for yourself
And it's easy
You can't find it
Yes, it's easy
But you can't find it by yourself No, No, No, No

You're blinded by the sun, you never see it, No
You talk to yourself in the shadows, you never listen, No
Maybe you could fly, but you never try
You're tangled up in your own world and you're thinkin' there can't be a way
     to save your soul
But it's easy
You just can't find it
Yes it's easy
But you can't find it by yourself No, No, No, No

Once you knew the world and all the people
     around you
Once they built you up but now they're
     bringin' you down
And it's so hard
Cause once it was easy
And it's so hard
Cause now they're bringin' you down
You're on the ground, it's so hard
When you're down, you need love
You need love...you need love
You need love...you need love––LOVE!

Confusion reigns supreme, you don't believe it, No
You wake up in a dream, you don't believe it, No
Everything you see becomes a mystery
You're tangled up in your own world and you're thinkin'
     there can't be a way to save your soul
It's easy
You can't find it
Yes, it's easy
But you can't find it by yourself No, No, No, No
No, No, No



POSTLUDE
How much does it mean to you?
Is what I said still on your mind?
How much did you take with you?
How many words did you leave behind?
I'd like to know which way the wind's a' blowin'.
I'd like to know the pathway of your searchin'.
The secret journey, I'd like to know.

How much of the gift I bring
Is given back without a care?
How much did you take inside
And give a welcome to and shelter there?
I'd like to know the song you sing in silence
I'd like to know the vision that you follow
The secret worship, I'd like to know.
I'd like to know...I'd like to know




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