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THERE'S A GIRL INSIDE THE WOMAN
WHO'S WAITING TO GET FREE
SHE'S WASHED A MILLION DISHES
SHE'S ALWAYS MAKING TEA

THEY THINK SHE'S JUST A MOTHER
WITH NOTHING LEFT INSIDE
WHO SWAPPED HER DREAMS FOR DRUDGERY
THE DAY SHE WAS A BRIDE
BUT THE DREAMS WERE NOT FORGOTTEN
JUST WRAPPED, AND PACKED AWAY
IN THE HOPE THAT SHE COULD TAKE THEM OUT
AND DUST THEM OFF ONE DAY

LINDA
HELLO. COULD I TALK TO COUNCILLOR LYONS, PLEASE?

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THERE'S A GIRL INSIDE THE WOMAN
AND THE MOTHER SHE BECAME
AND HALF-REMEMBERED SONG COMES TO HER LIPS AGAIN

LINDA
EDDIE, COULD I TALK TO YOU? YEH, I REMEMBER.

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THE GIRL WOULD SING THE MELODY
BUT THE WOMAN STANDS IN DOUBT
AND WONDERS WHAT THE PRICE WOULD BE
FOR LETTING THE YOUNG GIRL OUT

MRS JOHNSTONE
IT'S JUST A LIGHT ROMANCE
IT'S NOTHING CRUEL
THEY HAD NO PLANS
HOW IT CAME
WHO CAN EXPLAIN?
THEY JUST SAID "HELLO"
AND FOOLISHLY GAZED
THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE
THEIR SEPARATE WAYS

IT'S JUST THE SAME OLD SONG
NOTHING CRUEL, NOTHING WRONG
IT'S JUST TWO FOOLS
WHO KNOW THE RULES
BUT BREAK THEM ALL
AND GRASP AT HALF A CHANCE
TO PLAY THEIR PART
IN A LIGHT ROMANCE

LIVING ON THE NEVER NEVER,
CONSTANT AS THE CHANGING WEATHER,
NEVER SURE
WHO'S AS THE DOOR,
OR THE PRICE
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PAY

MRS JOHNSTONE
IT'S JUST A SECRET GLANCE
ACROSS A ROOM
A TOUCH OF HANDS
THAT PART TOO SOON
THAT SAME OLD TUNE
THAT ALWAYS PLAYS
AND LETS THEM DANCE AS FRIENDS
THEN STAND APART
AS THE MUSIC ENDS

LOVING ON THE NEVER NEVER
CONSTANT AS THE CHANGING WEATHER
NEVER SURE
WHO'S AT THE DOOR
OR THE PRICE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PAY
MICKEY...

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THERE'S MAN GONE MAD IN THE TOWN TONIGHT
HE'S GONNA SHOOT SOMEBODY DOWN
THERE'S A MAN GONE MAD. LOST HIS MIND TONIGHT
THERE'S A MAD MAN, THERE'S A MAD MAN
THERE'S A MAD MAN RUNNING ROUND AND ROUND

NOW YOU KNOW THE DEVILS GOT YOUR NUMBER
HE'S RUNNIN' RIGHT BESIDE YOU
HE'S SCREAMIN' DEEP INSIDE YOU
ANO SOMEONE SAID HE'S CALLIN' YOUR NUMBER

THERE'S A MAD MAN
THERE'S A MAD MAN
THERE'S A MAD MAN

MRS JOHNSTONE
LINDA. LINDA.

LINDA
MAM MAM... WHAT'S...

MRS JOHNSTONE
HE'S... MICKEY... MICKEY'S GOT A GUN...

LINDA
MICKEY?... EDDIE?.. THE TOWN HALL...

MRS JOHNSTONE
WHAT?

LINDA
EDDIE LYONS!

NARRATOR
THERE'S A MAD MAN RUNNING ROUND AND ROUND
YOU NOW THE DEVIL'S GOT YOUR NUMBER
YOU KNOW HE'S RIGHT BESIDE YOU
HE'S SCREAMIN' DEEP INSIDE YOU
AND SOMEONE SAID HE'S CALLIN' YOUR NUMBER
UP TODAY
TODAY
TODAY
TODAY!
NARRATOR    THERE'S A GIRL INSIDE THE WOMAN    WHO'S WAITING TO GET FREE    SHE'S WASHED A MILLION DISHES    SHE'S ALWAYS MAKING TEA       THEY THINK SHE'S JUST A MOTHER    WITH NOTHING LEFT INSIDE    WHO SWAPPED HER DREAMS FOR DRUDGERY    THE DAY SHE WAS A BRIDE    BUT THE DREAMS WERE NOT FORGOTTEN    JUST WRAPPED, AND PACKED AWAY    IN THE HOPE THAT SHE COULD TAKE THEM OUT    AND DUST THEM OFF ONE DAY       LINDA    HELLO. COULD I TALK TO COUNCILLOR LYONS, PLEASE?       NARRATOR    THERE'S A GIRL INSIDE THE WOMAN    AND THE MOTHER SHE BECAME    AND HALF-REMEMBERED SONG COMES TO HER LIPS AGAIN       LINDA    EDDIE, COULD I TALK TO YOU? YEH, I REMEMBER.       NARRATOR    THE GIRL WOULD SING THE MELODY    BUT THE WOMAN STANDS IN DOUBT    AND WONDERS WHAT THE PRICE WOULD BE    FOR LETTING THE YOUNG GIRL OUT       MRS JOHNSTONE    IT'S JUST A LIGHT ROMANCE    IT'S NOTHING CRUEL    THEY HAD NO PLANS    HOW IT CAME    WHO CAN EXPLAIN?    THEY JUST SAID "HELLO"    AND FOOLISHLY GAZED    THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE    THEIR SEPARATE WAYS       IT'S JUST THE SAME OLD SONG    NOTHING CRUEL, NOTHING WRONG    IT'S JUST TWO FOOLS    WHO KNOW THE RULES    BUT BREAK THEM ALL    AND GRASP AT HALF A CHANCE    TO PLAY THEIR PART    IN A LIGHT ROMANCE       LIVING ON THE NEVER NEVER,    CONSTANT AS THE CHANGING WEATHER,    NEVER SURE    WHO'S AS THE DOOR,    OR THE PRICE    YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PAY       MRS JOHNSTONE    IT'S JUST A SECRET GLANCE    ACROSS A ROOM    A TOUCH OF HANDS    THAT PART TOO SOON    THAT SAME OLD TUNE    THAT ALWAYS PLAYS    AND LETS THEM DANCE AS FRIENDS    THEN STAND APART    AS THE MUSIC ENDS       LOVING ON THE NEVER NEVER    CONSTANT AS THE CHANGING WEATHER    NEVER SURE    WHO'S AT THE DOOR    OR THE PRICE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PAY    MICKEY...       NARRATOR    THERE'S MAN GONE MAD IN THE TOWN TONIGHT    HE'S GONNA SHOOT SOMEBODY DOWN    THERE'S A MAN GONE MAD. LOST HIS MIND TONIGHT    THERE'S A MAD MAN, THERE'S A MAD MAN    THERE'S A MAD MAN RUNNING ROUND AND ROUND       NOW YOU KNOW THE DEVILS GOT YOUR NUMBER    HE'S RUNNIN' RIGHT BESIDE YOU    HE'S SCREAMIN' DEEP INSIDE YOU    ANO SOMEONE SAID HE'S CALLIN' YOUR NUMBER       THERE'S A MAD MAN    THERE'S A MAD MAN    THERE'S A MAD MAN       MRS JOHNSTONE    LINDA. LINDA.       LINDA    MAM MAM... WHAT'S...       MRS JOHNSTONE    HE'S... MICKEY... MICKEY'S GOT A GUN...       LINDA    MICKEY?... EDDIE?.. THE TOWN HALL...       MRS JOHNSTONE    WHAT?       LINDA    EDDIE LYONS!       NARRATOR    THERE'S A MAD MAN RUNNING ROUND AND ROUND    YOU NOW THE DEVIL'S GOT YOUR NUMBER    YOU KNOW HE'S RIGHT BESIDE YOU    HE'S SCREAMIN' DEEP INSIDE YOU    AND SOMEONE SAID HE'S CALLIN' YOUR NUMBER    UP TODAY    TODAY    TODAY    TODAY!