Take A Break

(Thanks to the the background vocals by user Kristen Ryan) Un deu trois quatre Cinq si sept huit neuf Good! Un deu trois quatre Cinq si sept huit neuf Sept huit neuf Sept huit neuf One two three four five si seven eight nine! And there you are, an ocean away Do you have to live an ocean away? Thoughts of you subside Then I get another letter I cannot put the notion away… Take a break There’s a little surprise before supper And it cannot wait Ale ander Your son is nine years old today He Has something he’d like to say He’s been practicing all day Philip, take it away Take a break Run away with us for the summer Let’s go upstate We can all go stay with my father There’s a lake I know… In a nearby park You and I can go when the night gets dark… My dearest Ale ander You must get through to Jefferson Sit down with him and compromise Don’t stop ‘til you agree Your fav’rite older sister Angelica, reminds you There’s someone in your corner all the way across the sea In a letter I received from you two weeks ago I noticed a comma in the middle of a phrase It changed the meaning. Did you intend this? One stroke and you’ve consumed my waking days It says:“My dearest Angelica With a comma after “dearest. You’ve written “My dearest, Angelica. Anyway, all this to say I’m coming home this summer At my sister’s invitation I’ll be there with your fam’ly If you make your way upstate I know you’re very busy I know your work’s important But I’m crossing the ocean and I just can’t wait You won’t be an ocean away You will only be a moment away… Ale ander, come downstairs. Angelica’s arriving today! Angelica! Eliza! Ale ander It’s good to see your face Angelica, tell this man John Adams spends the summer with his family …you’re not joining us? Wait Ale ander, I came all this way She came all this way All this way Take a break Run away with us for the summer Let’s go upstate We can all go stay with our father There’s a lake I know (I know I’ll miss your face) In a nearby park Screw your courage to the sticking place You and I can go (Eliza’s right) Take a break and get away (Run away with us for the summer) Let’s go upstate Where we can stay (We can all go stay with our father) (If you take your time) Look around, look around (YOU WILL MAKE YOUR MARK) At how lucky we are (CLOSE YOU EYES AND DREAM) to be alive right now We can go When the night gets dark Take a break.