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Games We Used to Play

Music by Steven W Rodgers

Lyrics by Wendy Christopher

Games We Used to Playsung by Julia Nightingale & Ian Charles; music & lyrics by Steven W Rodgers; from the musical "No Trifling With Love"
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Antoine

IT’S NOT NICE TO REFUSE A KISS

 

   Camille

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS

  Antoine

LET'S STROLL THROUGH THE WILDWOOD

Camille

I HAVE NO WISH TO RELIVE MY CHILDHOOD

YESTERDAY'S ALREADY DONE

 Both

AND TOMORROW NEVER COMES.

  Antoine

LET'S FLOAT

IN A BOAT

DOWNSTREAM

IT'LL SEEM JUST LIKE A DREAM

NEVER FEAR

YOU CAN STEER

AND I WILL BE THE NAVIGATOR

Camille

I'M TOO OLD TO AMUSE MYSELF

WITH THE GAMES WE USED TO PLAY

Antoine (overlapping)

WHAT ABOUT THE GAMES WE USED TO PLAY?

THESE MEMORIES NEVER FADE

Camille

IT'S JUST A MASQUERADE

Antoine

OUR WHOLE PAST ONCE LAY HERE

Camille

BUT NOW IT'S DISAPPEARED!

Antoine

LET'S THROW

SKIPPING STONES

IN THE CREEK

I WILL BEAT YOU JUST AS I ONCE DID

AS A KID

Camille

YOU NEVER DID!

I CAN SEE YOUR MEMORY'S NOT IMPROVED WITH AGE

I'M TOO OLD TO APPRECIATE ALL THINGS WE USED TO DO

Antoine (overlapping)

YOU'RE NOT TOO OLD TO APPRECIATE

ALL THE THINGS WE USED TO DO

I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.

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