Now You Know

[SCOTTY]
So you made a mistake
So you're singing the blues
So you'll take some time, go visit some places—

[MARY]
You gotta be somewhere
Where there's nothing to remind you—
Right?

[TYLER]
What you need is a break
I'll arrange a nice cruise
You'll relax a bit and see some new faces—

[CHARLEY & MARY]
You gotta do something
Only never look behind you

[CHARLEY, MARY & TYLER]
Right?

[SCOTTY & TYLER]
Best thing that ever could have happened—

[FRANK, spoken]
Right.

[JOE]
So you'll sit in the sun
You'll come back with a tan
Then we'll do that show you've always been talking

[SCOTTY]
The side is retired
So we start another inning—
Right?

[TYLER]
On a boat it's such fun—

[JEROME]
You'll come back a changed man—

[TYLER]
I've had lots of guests and no one's squawking—

[CHARLEY & MARY]
Feels like an ending
But it's really a beginning—
Right?

[SCOTTY]
Best thing that ever could have happened—

[TYLER]
Best thing that ever could have happened

[JOE]
One more thing not to think about…

[SCOTTY]
I say, best thing that ever could have happened—

[JEROME]
It was all getting much too complicated—

[FRANK, spoken]
Right!

[MARY]
All right, now you know:
Life is crummy
Well, now you know

I mean, big surprise:
People love you and tell you lies
Bricks can tumble from clear blue skies
Put your dimple down
Now you know

Okay, there you go—
That's the sum of it
Now you know

It's called flowers wilt
It's called apples rot
It's called thieves get rich and saints get shot
It's called God don't answer prayers a lot
Okay, now you know

Okay, now you know
Now forget it
Don't fall apart at the seams
It's called letting go your illusions
And don't confuse them with dreams
If the going's slow
Don't regret it
And don't let's go to extremes

It's called what's your choice?
It's called count to ten
It's called burn your bridges, start again
You should burn them every now and then
Or you'll never grow!

Because now you grow
That’s the killer is
Now you grow

You're right, nothing's fair
And it's all a plot
And tomorrow doesn't look too hot—
Right, you better look at what you got:
Over here, hello?
Okay, now you know
Right?

[JOE]
So you'll find a new gal—

[JOE & SCOTTY]
So you'll write a new play—
In a month or two, you're going to thank us

[MARY]
You may have missed one road
But there's plenty more to follow
Right?

[TYLER]
We'll go through the canal
Up the coast to L.A.
You'll come see the place I'm building at Trancas—

[CHARLEY]
You hang around here, pal
And you're only gonna wallow
Right?

[ENSEMBLE]
Best thing that ever could have—

[MARY]
I mean, you'll come back
I mean, what’s the fuss?

[CHARLEY]
I mean, sea and sun and comfort plus—

[ENSEMBLE]
Happened!

[CHARLEY & MARY]
I mean, after all, you've still got us

[ENSEMBLE, overlapping]
Best thing that ever could have happened!
Best thing that ever could have happened!
Best thing that ever could have happened!
It was all getting much too complicated anyhow
It was all getting much too complicated anyhow
Best thing that ever could have happened!

[FRANK]
But you gotta let go
Gotta do it from scratch
Take a long deep breath
Go back to your sources
A little vacation
Which is all about forgetting—
Right?

[ENSEMBLE]
Right!

[FRANK]
Right!
Then we'll do a new show—
No, we'll do a whole batch
Maybe one that's all about divorces!
I mean, a divorce court—
What a fascinating setting!
Right?

[ALL]
Right!

[FRANK, spoken]
Right.

[GROUP I, GROUP II, GROUP III]
Best thing that ever could have happened…
Yesterday is done
Best thing that ever could have happened…
See the pretty countryside
I say, best thing that ever could have happened…
So you'll sit in the sun, you'll come back with a tan
Soon enough you're merrily, merrily
I say, best thing that ever could have happened…
In a month or two you're going to thank us
Rolling along…
It's your time, your time…
Rolling along…
It's your time…

[ALL]
What's your choice?
It's called count to ten
It's called burn your bridges, start again
You should burn them every now and then
Or you'll never grow!

[TYLER, spoken]
Come on, Frank!

[ALL]
Because now you grow
Life's a killer
So now you grow

[MARY]
You're right, nothing's fair
And it's all a plot
And tomorrow doesn't look too hot—

[ALL]
Right!

[MARY]
You better look at what you got:
Over here, hello?

[CLAUDIA, KT & TERRY]
Over here, hello?

[DORY, JEROME & GREG]
Over here, hello?

[SCOTTY, BUNKER, MEG, TYLER & RU]
Oh!

[GROUP I, GROUP II]
Over here, hello! (Now you know it)
It's here, hello (Now you know it)
It's here, hello (Now you know it)
It's here, hello (Now you know it)

[ENSEMBLE, variously]
Right! Right! Right! Right!
Right! Right! Right! Right!
Right! Right! Right! Right!

[MARY, spoken]
I love you, Frank!

[ENSEMBLE, spoken]
Now you know!