Audra McDonald

I met a man without a dollar to his name

Who had no traits of any value but his smile

I met a man who had no yearn or claim to fame

Who was content to let life pass him for a while

And I was sure that all I ever wanted

Was a life like the movie stars led

And he kissed me right here, and he said,

 

"I'll give you stars and the moon and a soul to guide you

And a promise I'll never go

I'll give you hope to bring out all the life inside you

And the strength that will help you grow.

I'll give you truth and a future that's twenty times better

Than any Hollywood plot."

And I thought, "You know, I'd rather have a yacht."

 

I met a man who lived his life out on the road

Who left a wife and kids in Portland on a whim

I met a man whose fire and passion always showed

Who asked if I could spare a week to ride with him

But I was sure that all I ever wanted

Was a life that was scripted and planned

And he said, "But you don't understand --

 

"I'll give you stars and the moon and the open highway

And a river beneath your feet

I'll give you day full of dreams if you travel my way

And a summer you can't repeat.

I'll give you nights full of passion and days of adventure,

No strings, just warm summer rain."

And I thought, "You know, I'd rather have champagne."

 

I met a man who had a fortune in the bank

Who had retired at age thirty, set for life.

I met a man and didn't know which stars to thank,

And then he asked one day if I would be his wife.

And I looked up, and all I could think of

Was the life I had dreamt I would live

And I said to him, "What will you give?"

 

"I'll give you cars and a townhouse in Turtle Bay

And a fur and a diamond ring

And we'll be married in Spain on my yacht today

And we'll honeymoon in Beijing.

And you'll meet stars at the parties I throw at my villas

In Nice and Paris in June."

 

And I thought, "Okay."

And I took a breath

And I got my yacht

And the years went by

And it never changed

And it never grew

And I never dreamed

And I woke one day

And I looked around

And I thought, "My God...

I'll never have the moon."

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
And the dreams that you dreamed of
Once in a lullaby ii ii iii
Somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
And the dreams that you dreamed of
Dreams really do come true ooh ooooh
Someday I'll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me ee ee eeh
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops that's where you'll find me oh
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
And the dream that you dare to,Oh why, oh why can't I?

Well I see trees of green and
Red roses too,
I'll watch them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

Well I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white
And the brightness of day
I like the dark and I think to myself
What a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people passing by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying, I...I love you
I hear babies cry and I watch them grow,
They'll learn much more
Than we'll know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world world

Someday I'll wish upon a star,
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney top that's where you'll find me
Oh, Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
And the dream that you dare to, why, oh why can't I? I?

Summertime, 
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high

Oh, Your daddy's rich
And your mamma's good lookin'
So hush little baby
Don't you cry

One of these mornings
You're going to rise up singing
Then you'll spread your wings
And you'll take to the sky

But until that morning
There's a'nothing can harm you
With your daddy and mammy standing by

Summertime, 
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high

Your daddy's rich
And your mamma's good lookin'
So hush little baby
Don't you cry