These friends of mine, live their lives   Spend their time, hoping to find    Who they are and how they're made   Thought maybe they'd    Help to find the way      These friends of mine, they have lives   They work hard to live them right   And when they laugh, it makes me high   They'd take a train ten thousand miles   Before they'd fly      These friends of mine, they feel alone   When the shows are over, don't know where to go   In Philadelphia, at Christmastime   They question love   Wonder why they try      And when the show is over   How I hope that they discover   The joy that they bring   And I hope that they remember   This bond we have together   And how they love to sing      These friends of mine live in New York   They were raised in Michigan   They don't know things, they don't hold hands   They guard their hearts   The best they can      And when the show is over   How I hope that they discover   The joy that they bring   And I hope that they remember   This bond we have together   And how they love to sing   They sure love to sing      Maybe I needed this time   To be reminded for myself   Maybe I needed this time   To be reminded for myself   How I love to sing