BLANCHE:
We can't spend our whole lives hiding, Buck
That ain't no way to live
It is time to wipe the slate clean
Ask the good lord to forgive
You've got to serve your sentence without fail
Buck, you are going back to jail
BUCK:
What the hell are you talking about?
BLANCHE:
Won't be scared to turn a corner
Or to open our front door
When you're on the side of justice
You ain't nervous of the law
Now pull yourself together because you've gone pale
Buck, you are going back to jail
BUCK:
But baby you don't know what its like in there!
BLANCHE:
I know it's hard to share a cell
When you've got nothing to look at except prisoners who smell
But when you're done
When you have served your time
We'll still be young and in our prime
BUCK:
Ain't been free more than a minute
Ain't had time to change my shirt
I've been dreaming of a hot meal
With you as my dessert
Bring your face close to mine and just let me inhale
BLANCHE:
Buck, you are going back to jail
BUCK:
Now baby-
BLANCHE:
We will call the sheriff and tell him you are turning yourself in right after church tomorrow.
BUCK:
Blanche!
BLANCHE:
It's gonna be just as hard on me Daddy. Well Stella, you know what it's like having a husband in jail. Tell him how hard it is not having Karl around.
STELLA:
Are you kidding?
It's a treat to get my nails done
Have time to read a book
Sure beats washing out his long johns
It's a pleasure not to cook
Thank god those prison walls are much to tall to scale
My darling's nice and safe in jail
BUCK:
I don't want her coming 'round here no more.
BLANCHE:
Well, Trish's husband's been in jail for two years now and she is miserable without her man.
TRISH:
Mm-hm.
At first I really missed him
I thought I would waste away
Then I met this boy from Tucson
And he owned a Chevrolet
He had a lot of things that my Joe lacked
Like teeth and hair and cash to be exact
I've now got lots of habits I can't curtail
I've got to keep him locked in jail
SALON LADIES:
Keep 'em inside, keep 'em inside
If we see 'em once a month we will be more than satisfied
Ain't that the truth
Don't mean to be unkind
Can't put a price on peace of mind
BUCK:
Blanche!
BLANCHE:
I ain't like these other women
I will wait til kingdom come
I want the world to see that I ain't married to some bum
It will be hard for us but we'll come through
BUCK:
I can't believe what you are asking me to do!
BLANCHE:
One thing's for certain our love won't go stale
BUCK:
Blanche I ain't going back!
BLANCHE:
Yes Buck, you're going back
SALON LADIES:
Tomorrow he'll be back in jail!
