The Pantomime

[MANNY, spoken]
Yeah, the play means a lot to me
This may be the last time we are all together
And this is a very special group of people
All of us
And the reason I love you
My work, this play
Is that we are the lucky people
Alright, we get paid to do something we love
We express ourselves on stage
And part of that expression means pain
Uncomfortable truths
But it's real
Alright, it's not synthetic, it is natural to life

[MANNY]
Here we are, shaking hands
Breaking hearts and making friends
Not alone in the world today
And tomorrow far away

And outside it's a mean time
People starve over bread and wine
And outside it's a mean time
People die over painted lines

There ain't much going on out there
Compared to all the love in here
I don't care if you won the stakes
Saved some lives or cut some brakes

Out there it's just a puppet show
A pantomime with no words to show
How we all are just yearning for love
That's too deep in the heart

But in here in the meantime
Life's a gift
And we're all refined
But in here in the meantime
All is well
If you know your lines

'Cause I don't know what tomorrow will bring
What bells will toll
What phones will ring
All I know is in the meantime
Look outside
It's just a pantomime