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The Escape

Music by Steven W Rodgers

Lyrics by Wendy Christopher

The EscapeAshley Park, vocals; Steven W Rodgers, music; Wendy Christopher, lyrics, from the musical "Zolushka, the Russian Cinderella"
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Prince

STOP! NO, WAIT! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GO?

                                                                       

Zolushka

 PLEASE, DEAR PRINCE!  THERE’S SO MUCH YOU DON’T KNOW!

I MUST LEAVE BEFORE I SHATTER ALL YOUR DREAMS

FOR I AM NOT EVERYTHING THAT I SEEM.

 

Prince

WHAT WENT WRONG, WHAT MADE HER RUN AWAY?

SHE JUST UP AND LEFT, WHAT DID I SAY?

 

Zolushka

 I WISH OUR WORLDS WEREN’T SO FAR APART

ALL I CAN OFFER HIM IS MY HEART!

Pumpkin Carriage

IT’S TIME TO SPLIT, THE HOUR’S GETTING LATE

 

Zolushka

 OH WHAT TO DO, I’VE LOST MY SHOE,

 I CAN’T KEEP UP, OH WAIT!

 

Coachman

SISTER LEAVE IT, THERE’S NO TIME TO STOP

LOOKS LIKE FOR NOW, YOU’LL JUST HAVE TO HOP

 

Zolushka

WOULD THE PINCE REJECT ME IF HE KNEW?

 

Coachman

A GIRL WHOSE FRIENDS ARE RODENTS?  WOULDN’T YOU?

 

Pumpkin Carriage

AND THEN, TO GET HOME, IT’S A PUMPKIN YOU GRAB

 WHEN MOST ARE CONTENT TO JUST TAKE A CAB

 

Prince

 IT’S ALL MY FAULT, WHERE DID SHE GO? WHAT DID I SAY?

 

Zolushka

WHAT DID THE PRINCE THINK OF ME WHEN I RAN AWAY?

 

Pumpkin Carriage

IN OUR DREAMS TONIGHT WILL GO ON AND ON

 

Coachman

BUT NONE OF US ARE DREAMING ANYMORE

 

Pumpkin Carriage

NOW WE’LL GO BACK TO THE DULL LIVES WE HAD BEFORE

 

Zolushka

AND I WILL GO BACK TO SWEEPING THE FLOOR.

 

Prince and Zolushka

DID I FIND LOVE JUST TO SEE IT DISPAPPEAR?

 

All

LOOKS LIKE OUR WISHES END HERE!

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