[MOVEMENT I — A LITTLE MORE LOVE]
[Playful celesta, pizzicato strings, warm piano, skipping waltz, bright soulful female lead]
Sunlight sleeping on the floor,
Your muddy boots beside the door.
My wedding dress is tucked away,
Who knew I'd love an ordinary day?
You're in the garden, talking to the bees.
I'm stealing strawberries, pretending not to see.
You catch me smiling, ask me why—
Oh, darling, don't you dare ask why!
Did someone say a baby
Would go perfectly right here,
In our love story?
A kiss,
A marriage,
A baby carriage,
Sometimes not in that order!
Did someone say a baby
Would go perfectly right here,
In our love story?
A little pair of feet,
A little voice upstairs,
A little someone stealing all
The ribbons from my hair!
Oh, darling, can you picture it?
Your nose and my eyes?
A tiny little royal rebel
With absolutely no disguise!
[PRE-CHORUS — STRINGS BUILD, PLAYFUL VOCAL RUNS]
We could name them after flowers,
Or the stars above the sea.
You could teach them how to dream,
And I'll teach them how to dream of me!
[CHORUS — FULL ORCHESTRA, LAYERED HARMONIES]
Did someone say a baby
Would go perfectly right here,
In our love story?
A kiss,
A marriage,
A baby carriage,
Sometimes not in that order!
Did someone say a baby
Would go perfectly right here,
In our love story?
Oh, first comes love,
Then comes laughter,
Then happily ever after—
Or perhaps we change the chapter!
[MOVEMENT II — THE THINGS I WISH I KNEW]
[Music softens into Rhodes, muted bass, brushed drums, airy strings; intimate alternative R&B vocal]
Sometimes I wonder what she'd say,
If Mama saw my life today.
Would she touch my cheek and smile?
Would she stay with me awhile?
There are things I wish she'd taught me,
Little things a daughter needs.
How to build a home with patience,
How to plant a garden's seeds.
I wish I knew the words she'd whisper
When the nights grow long and still.
I wish I had her hand to hold me
When I'm frightened of the hill.
But I cannot keep on waiting
For a blessing she won't give.
I've a life that's growing beautiful.
I've a reason now to live.
And maybe I can miss her
Without turning back again.
Maybe I can love the woman
I am learning to become.
[BREAK — BARE RHODES, SOFT HARMONIES]
Ooh, Mama...
I wish you could see me now.
But I am not a little girl
Waiting for your world somehow.
I've got a home.
I've got a love.
I've got a heart that's learning how.
And if a little life comes calling,
I'll be ready when it does.
I'll give that child the kind of love
I always wished was ours.
[MOVEMENT III — OUR LITTLE MIRACLE]
[The enchanted waltz returns, joined by warm bass, strings, gentle percussion, and soulful ad-libs]
So let the morning find us laughing,
Let the roses climb the wall.
We don't need to know tomorrow
To be grateful for it all.
One day there might be tiny footsteps,
Little fingers in my hand.
And I'll tell our little baby
How their daddy is a good man.
Did someone say a baby
Would go perfectly right here,
In our love story?
A kiss,
A marriage,
A baby carriage—
Darling, let's begin our story!
Did someone say a baby
Would go perfectly right here,
In our love story?
*(Soft, playful vamp; layered female harmonies)*
Right here, right here...
A little love could grow right here.
In our cottage, in our garden,
With the whole wide world to see.
A kiss...
A marriage...
A baby carriage...
Sometimes not in that order.
*(Celesta and strings resolve into the original springtime waltz. Fade.)*