In the opening number of the show, several characters stand together on stage to sing from the perspective of a First Lady of the United States
[Anita Castelo]
Do you know what I wish for
At the end of a too-long day
When I'm done with guests from foreign lands
With PR shoots and shaking hands
When the press has had their questions asked
When my multi-tasking's multi-tasked
Do you know what I wish for
In a house that will never be a home
[Rosalyn Carter]
Do you know what I want most
When my daughter has gone to sleep
[Barbara Bush]
When the pundits on the TV shows
Have mocked my hair and hats and clothes
[All]
When the gossip-mongers cease to buzz
Over ancient news that never was
When I've been debriefed, detoxed, deplaned
[Tricia Nixon]
When I've tallied weight that's lost or gained
[All]
Do you know what I want most (Do you know what I want)
In a house that will never be a home
[Betty Ford]
A shot of bourbon
[Tricia]
A late-night snack
[Hannah Milhous Nixon & Julie Nixon]
A bath to comfort my aching back
[Betty]
Another bourbon
[Amy Carter]
A favorite book
[Anita]
A private moment in some undiscovered nook
[Betty]
But I need more than a drink
[Amy]
I need more than just a book
[All]
More than presidential clothes
More than presidential cars
More than presidential yachts
More than presidential planes
More than presidential bars
More than presidential rooms
In a presidential house
That will never be a home
[Anita]
As I lay in a warm bath
At the end of a too-long day
[All]
Do you know what I wish for
Out of all good things on Earth
I want the waters of my birth
(Waters of my birth)
(Waters of my birth)
Opening - First Daughter Suite was written by Michael John LaChiusa.
Opening - First Daughter Suite was produced by Ghostlight Records.
Michael John LaChiusa released Opening - First Daughter Suite on Fri Apr 01 2016.