If Everyone Was Listening

The actors and jesters are here The stage is in darkness and clear For raising the curtain And no-one's quite certain whose play it is How long ago, how long If only we had listened then If we'd known just how right we were going to be For we dreamed a lot And we schemed a lot And we tried to sing of love before the stage fell apart If everyone was listening, you know There'd be a chance that we could save the show Who'll be the last clown To bring the house down Oh no, please no, don't let the curtain fall Well, what is your costume today And who are the props in your play You're acting a part which you thought from the start was an honest one Well how do you plead An actor indeed Go re-learn your lines You don't know what you've done The finale's begun If everyone was listening, you know There'd be a chance that we could save the show Who'll be the last clown To bring the house down Oh no, please no, don't let the curtain fall