It's almost time for curtain   and we still don't know our lines   been rehearsing our love in front of empty chairs   still haven't been paid a dime   opening night is here to stay   I still don't know what you're gonna say   writer quit to work in carbaret   said he couldn't move your feet of clay      It's almost time for curtain   seats are filling fast   recriminations fester   from the first row to the last   when the lights finally grow dim   will you think of him   change your character on a whim   just to stay in fighting trim      if they laugh we'll say it's a comedy   ..a drama if they don't crack a smile   if they cry we'll call it a tragedy   then we'll milk the tears for a while      It's almost time for curtain   the reviewers are in place   lighting man has instructions   that they're not to see your face   your eyes grow like a balloon   and no man is immune   to the hard luck or the silver spoon   and that curtain call is coming soon      if they laugh we'll say it's a comedy   ..a drama if they don't crack a smile   if they cry we'll call it a tragedy   then we'll milk the tears for a while      It's almost time for curtain   and we still don't know our lines   been rehearsing our love in front of empty chairs   still haven't been paid a dime   opening night is here to stay   I still don't know what you're gonna say   writer quit to work in carbaret   said he couldn't move your feet of clay