Tunnel of Love

[TERRY]
We're on a midway
A Texas-sized playground
Lots of diversion around
We need distraction
Without too much action
Let me show you a quiet spot I've found

Let me take you to the Tunnel of Love
Dark and relaxing inside
All of us could share the Tunnel of Love
Please come along for the ride
We need a break from the push and the shove
Work has us preoccupied

[BUDDY & TERRY]
We can relax in the Tunnel of Love
Please come along

[VIOLET]
I'll come along

[DAISY]
I'll come along

[TERRY, DAISY, BUDDY, VIOLET, ROUSTABOUTS]
For the ride
We're going down to the Tunnel of Love
We'll get a boat and embark
Water below and blackness above

[TERRY]
We'll be alone, Daisy

[BUDDY]
Like we're alone, honey

[DAISY & VIOLET]
Almost alone

[TERRY, DAISY, BUDDY, & VIOLET]
In the dark

[All get on the Tunnel of Love ride]

[DAISY]
Dreamed of being close
Now I'm pressing against his side
Do I dare to make an advance?
He's not made a move
Should I swallow my girlish pride?
This could be my only chance

[BUDDY]
Out there in the spotlight
Never had a doubt I want her
Why do I feel panic
Down here in the dark?

Violet, I love you
Thought that love would lead to passion
Passion should be private
Me and you
But I know she's here too

[TERRY]
I had planned to keep the temperature cool
She's raising my Fahrenheit
Don't let passion rule you
Don't be a fool
Don't feed that appetite
Oh what the hell—why fight?

[VIOLET]
What is going on?
Why don't Buddy's kisses feel divine?
Why do Daisy's shivers run up my spine?
Much more passion on her side than mine
Buddy's tame
Daisy's aflame

[VIOLET, BUDDY, DAISY, TERRY & ENSEMBLE]
Secrets of the dark
Secrets of love
Longing to be satisfied
Though no one can see
In the Tunnel of Love
There's not a place I can hide

[DAISY]
Terry is on fire
All the heat I've been praying for

[BUDDY]
I can't even try to pretend

[VIOLET]
He has no desire

[TERRY]
These are sins I'll be paying for

[DAISY]
I hope this never will end

Lost in the darkness
The boat that I am floating in
Feels like it's flying through space

[VIOLET]
I want to lose myself
All the thoughts of who I am
Here in his private embrace

[DAISY]
I think I might sink
Edging close to the brink
Of a dangerous steep waterfall
Or am I not moving at all?

[VIOLET]
All alone now
No one is watching us
Why not climb over the wall?
Take me and give me your all

[DAISY]
Groping my way
Towards an unstated goal
Don't know where I'm going
But feels like I've been there before

[VIOLET]
Shouldn't you take the lead?
Shouldn't I follow?
Shouldn't you fill the need?
My heart is hollow

[DAISY]
I know you are ready
I'm on the right track
No stopping now
No turning back

[VIOLET]
I want what she's got
What I'm feeling she's got
Everything he's not yet
Feeling with me

[DAISY]
I am yours
You are mine
It's a sin
It's divine

[VIOLET]
I want mine

[DAISY]
So divine

[VIOLET]
Where is mine?

[As Terry ravages Daisy, Violet and Buddy stare glumly ahead while the ride comes to a stop.]

[ENSEMBLE]
Secrets of the dark
Secrets of love
Longing to be satisfied
Though no one can see
In the Tunnel of Love
There's not a place you can hide

[The ride ends and they get off]

[TERRY]
Was this a mistake—
The Tunnel of Love?
Passion could not be controlled

[BUDDY]
How can we forget
The Tunnel of Love?

[VIOLET]
Why was I left feeling cold?

[DAISY]
I found my dream
In the Tunnel of Love
Will it continue outside?

[DAISY, VIOLET, TERRY, BUDDY, ENSEMBLE]
Now that we're out of the Tunnel of Love
Gotta get off
Gotta get off
Gotta get off
This ride
This ride
This ride