Andy Mientus - The Lady Upstairs

from The Songs of Paul Fujimoto by Paul Fujimoto

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THE LYRICS:
She hardly ever leaves her room.
She's always listening to the radio.
I visit once a week -- she always has the time
the lady upstairs, the lady upstairs.

She's been and seen and done it all.
I mean, to look at her, you'd never know.
But faded photos show a beauty in her prime,
the lady upstairs, the lady upstairs.

In fifty-four, she lived in France
on scholarship to study dance.
Perfect line, perfect feet,
future set, life complete.
And then, one day in a Nice cafe,
she meets a boy who takes her breath away.
He doesn't have a dime.
Still, he promises: "Give me time,
Sarah, I know I can't afford the finest things.
But, I know a place where the mountains touch the sky.
And, Sarah, I'll take you there.
We'll be happy, just you and I."

We make decisions every day.
And who's to say what's really right or wrong?
I only know she longs for the love she turned away
the lady upstairs, the lady upstairs.

(Instrumental break)

So now, I'm standing at your door.
And though, right now, you don't have time for me,
please don't shut me out.
You just don't know me yet.
I could be the one you never will forget.
Annie, don't look back with sorrow and regret
like the lady upstairs, the lady upstairs.

credits

from The Songs of Paul Fujimoto, released December 20, 2020
Vocals: Andy Mientus
All instruments and production: Paul Fujimoto
Recorded 2010 in New York City.

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Paul Fujimoto New York

NYC based Composer/Lyricist of the new musical CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET, based on the New York Times-Bestselling novel by Jamie Ford.

Johnny Mercer Writers Colony, BMI Workshop

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