Just One Day

[ELLIE]
Just one day
That's all I need
Just a day without her nagging
Just one day
I beg, I plead
But the drag just keeps on dragging
While I wish for just one Monday
Or a Friday to be free...
Free to slouch and sulk and mumble
And be messy and be me
All I ask is for twelve hours
To live my life my way
Just one simple, awesome, crazy
Kick-ass day...

One more day
She's on my back
She's been riding me forever
On all my faults
And all I lack
And all I -oh, whatever
'Cause I'm lazy and I'm av'rage
And I'm sloppy for a start
And I know she'd like a daughter
Who was pretty, thin, and smart
And I know she's freakin' perfect
But I'll never be that way
Not for a single, solitary day

[KATHERINE]
Tomorrow is the wedding
And tonight is the rehearsal
And there is no room for error
I mean not one flaw
We've got guests in just ten hours
Dress the tables, trim the flowers
I want beauty and perfection
I want total awe

[TORREY]
And with Weddings Magazine here
For a feature on the scene here
The business is depending
On this one success

[KATHERINE]
Now breathe, but thank you, Torrey
And in fact, that is the story
So get moving, move this produce
And remove this mess!

Just one day is all I want
With my family united
Fears at bay, no fights, no taunts
Just the four of us delighted
I mean, look, I love my kids
I love my work, I love my life
And I love my fiancé
And in a day, I'll be his wife
And I'll throw the perfect wedding
And I'll throw the bride's bouquet
And we'll have one happy, loving
Fam'ly day

[ELLIE, spoken]
Mother! Fletcher is puppeting me again!

[KATHERINE]
One more day she'll fight and fuss
When her joy is all I'm after
It's been a long, tough time for us
Now it's time to hear some laughter
'Cause I only want her happy
And well, punctual -and clean
But she mumbles and she grumbles
And at time she's outright mean
She's bright and so insightful
But those traits aren't on display
Well, not lately-often-ever
Not today

[ELLIE, spoken]
Ok, really fast, tonight is The Hunt. It's an epic scavenger hunt and I really wanna win. There's just one issue...

[ELLIE, sung]
Just one day
That's all I seek
And I have been asking nicely
Just one day
It's not a week
It's a night to speak precisely
And The Hunt is not a stunt
It's my one shot at fame
To be someone who is something
Not just "what's her-name"
If I'm in it, I can win it
If she'd only say okay
We'd be off and running, gunning
For one fun and perfect day!

(Several people are talking to Katherine)

[ELLIE, spoken]
Mom
Mom
Mom!

[KATHERINE]
Ellie dear, it's not the time
(to CATER WAITER)
No, that apron is a crime
(to FISH VENDOR)
And that sea bass isn't fresh
It's three days dead

[ELLIE]
Mom, I really need to know
If I can-
Wait, now where'd she go?
God, I'll never draw her focus
From the bread

[KATHERINE, ELLIE]
It's a million little things Mom, it's just a little thing
From the Riesling to the rings Just a silly Rite of Spring
But I got this, 'cause I live And I wouldn't even ask you
To work this way

[KATHERINE, TORREY, ESNSEMLE, ELLIE, GRETCHEN, HANNAH]
But, um, well
What a day! Now don't yell
What a day! Simply say okay
What a day!
Yay! Okay?
Yay! Okay?
Yay! Okay?
God, the soufflé! (What a day!) Okay?

[MIKE, FLETCHER]
Kath'rine, oh
One other thing Mom
See, the jeweler
Sized the ring Mom
It's a little large Mom
But really who can tell Hey, Mom, Hey
It's okay, it's okay Mom, hey, hey, hey, hey
It's okay, it's okay... Hey, hey, hey, Mom, hey

[ALL, KATHERINE]
Just one day
That's all we get Just one day to
Show my skills

[MIKE, FLETCHER, ENSEMBLE]
'Til the vows

[ELLIE, GRETCHEN, HANNAH]
The hunt

[TORREY, GRANDMA HELENE, ENSEMBLE]
The story

[ALL, KATHERINE]
Just one day
Sunrise, sunset To get press
Then the night in That gets the jobs
All its glory That pays the bills

[ELLIE, HANNAH, GRETCHEN, KATHERINE]
Just say the word
We'll be on our way To show what I can do

[MIKE, FLETCHER, ELLIE, GRETCHEN, HANNAH, ENSEMBLE, KATHERINE]
We're on our way And say what I can say

[KATHERINE]
In just one day

[ALL]
For one

[ELLIE, HANNAH, GRETCHEN, MIKE, FLETCHER, KATHERINE, TORREY]
Stressful
Perfect
Busy
Winning
Anxious
Stellar
High stakes
Kickass
Do or die

[ALL]
Crazy day!