Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:02:48 +0200 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/ en-EN contact@hearthis.at contact@hearthis.at https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/ https://img.hearthis.at/7/4/7/_/uploads/8883680/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_1581422367747.jpg no no https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/vsl-legacy-violins/ 6359752 no no Sat, 12 Sep 2020 23:16:52 +0200 2020-09-12T23:16:52+02:00 0:38 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/violin-demo-swamsm/ 6359753 no no Tue, 01 Sep 2020 23:09:30 +0200 2020-09-01T23:09:30+02:00 0:22 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/violin-demo-swam/ 6359754 no no Tue, 01 Sep 2020 23:03:00 +0200 2020-09-01T23:03:00+02:00 0:21 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/violin-demo/ 6359755 no no Tue, 01 Sep 2020 22:39:07 +0200 2020-09-01T22:39:07+02:00 0:21 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/kontakt-factory-library-legacy-woodwinds/ 6359756 no no Tue, 11 Aug 2020 20:01:16 +0200 2020-08-11T20:01:16+02:00 2:05 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/reverb-test/ 6359757 no no Tue, 11 Aug 2020 18:46:16 +0200 2020-08-11T18:46:16+02:00 1:44 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/chet-singers-dannenberg-trumpet-test/ 6359758 no no Wed, 05 Aug 2020 01:25:37 +0200 2020-08-05T01:25:37+02:00 1:54 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/light-and-sound-chamber-strings-demo/ 6359760 no no Sun, 05 Jul 2020 23:24:38 +0200 2020-07-05T23:24:38+02:00 0:35 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/cello-song-9-excerpt/ 6359761 no no Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:36:19 +0200 2020-06-15T18:36:19+02:00 1:05 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/spitfire-discovery-strings-long-shorts-test/ 6359762 no no Sat, 30 May 2020 00:23:31 +0200 2020-05-30T00:23:31+02:00 0:44 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/sm-brass-test-french-horns/ 6359763 no no Wed, 01 Apr 2020 22:01:25 +0200 2020-04-01T22:01:25+02:00 0:44 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/sample-modeling-violin-ensemble-staccato-test/ 6359764 no no Fri, 27 Mar 2020 18:26:18 +0100 2020-03-27T18:26:18+01:00 0:11 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/sample-modeling-solo-violin-staccato-test/ 6359765 no no Fri, 27 Mar 2020 18:04:09 +0100 2020-03-27T18:04:09+01:00 0:23 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/sample-modeling-solo-violin/ 6359766 no no Fri, 06 Mar 2020 06:25:28 +0100 2020-03-06T06:25:28+01:00 0:27 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/edge-of-darkness/ 6359767 no no Mon, 02 Mar 2020 06:15:09 +0100 2020-03-02T06:15:09+01:00 0:44 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/dont-know-who-i-am/ All Rights Reserved

To find my way home
I need the light in your eyes to guide me
To help me see
But I won't stay long
I've got the weight of the world inside me
Won't let me be

You are my holiday
My sweet escape
Who saves me from the pain
I need to see your face
Your warm embrace will bring me home again

I know I never show it
I smile to save my soul
But I don't know who I am
I don't know who I am anymore
I try to grin and bear it
Be strong and learn to wear it
But I don't know who I am
I don't know who I am anymore

To find my way out
I need the song of your soul to guide me
To set me free
But I just chase doubt
The dark has taken its toll inside me
Won't let me be

You are my fantasy
My sweet relief who saves me from the pain
I need to see you now
To show me how to get back home again

I know I never show it
I smile to save my soul
But I don't know who I am
I don't know who I am anymore
I try to grin and bear it
Be strong and learn to wear it
But I don't know who I am
I don't know who I am

(Oh, help me find my way)
I need to find that road again
I need some sign of hope
Cuz I don't know who I am
I don't know who I am
(Oh, help me find my way)
I need to make may to you
I can't just play the fool
Cuz I don't know who I am
I don't know who I am anymore]]> All Rights Reserved

To find my way home
I need the light in your eyes to guide me
To help me see
But I won't stay long
I've got the weight of the world inside me
Won't let me be

You are my holiday
My sweet escape
Who saves me from the pain
I need to see your face
Your warm embrace will bring me home again

I know I never show it
I smile to save my soul
But I don't know who I am
I don't know who I am anymore
I try to grin and bear it
Be strong and learn to wear it
But I don't know who I am
I don't know who I am anymore

To find my way out
I need the song of your soul to guide me
To set me free
But I just chase doubt
The dark has taken its toll inside me
Won't let me be

You are my fantasy
My sweet relief who saves me from the pain
I need to see you now
To show me how to get back home again

I know I never show it
I smile to save my soul
But I don't know who I am
I don't know who I am anymore
I try to grin and bear it
Be strong and learn to wear it
But I don't know who I am
I don't know who I am

(Oh, help me find my way)
I need to find that road again
I need some sign of hope
Cuz I don't know who I am
I don't know who I am
(Oh, help me find my way)
I need to make may to you
I can't just play the fool
Cuz I don't know who I am
I don't know who I am anymore]]> 6359768 no no Fri, 21 Feb 2020 04:48:48 +0100 2020-02-21T04:48:48+01:00 4:14 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/bravura-brass-test-more-verb/ 6359769 no no Sun, 29 Dec 2019 19:06:41 +0100 2019-12-29T19:06:41+01:00 0:33 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/bravura-brass-test/ 6359770 no no Sun, 29 Dec 2019 16:58:18 +0100 2019-12-29T16:58:18+01:00 0:33 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/oboe-test/ 6359771 no no Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:37:24 +0100 2019-12-16T00:37:24+01:00 0:42 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/battle-lost/ 6359772 no no Sat, 20 Jul 2019 06:15:46 +0200 2019-07-20T06:15:46+02:00 1:55 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/operation-moscow-katias-tears/ 6359773 no no Wed, 12 Dec 2018 20:17:27 +0100 2018-12-12T20:17:27+01:00 0:58 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/vo2018journeyofathousandmilesrobertgregorybrowneorchestralsuspense/ 6359775 no no Sat, 01 Dec 2018 17:54:22 +0100 2018-12-01T17:54:22+01:00 1:09 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/yuki-mochi-go-for-a-walk/ 6359776 no no Sat, 23 Jun 2018 20:02:17 +0200 2018-06-23T20:02:17+02:00 1:59 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/04-cradle-song-louise-featuring-liz-callaway/
(LOUISE)

REMEMBER THE TIME
WHEN I HELD HIM IN MINE
AND I CARRIED HIM UP TO HIS BED?

REMEMBER THE DAYS
WHEN I'D KISS IT AWAY
ALL THE PAIN, ALL THE HEARTBREAK HE SHARED?

WHERE ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU?
WHO ARE YOU NOW?
HOW COULD I LET THAT TIME GO?

REMEMBER THE BOY
WITH A SOUL FULL OF JOY
WHO WOULD SLEEP IN THE FOLD OF MY ARM?

REMEMBER THE SMILE
AND THE LAUGH OF A CHILD
WHO HAD NOTHING BUT LOVE IN HIS HEART?

WHERE ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU?
WHO ARE YOU NOW?
WHY SHOULD I LET THAT BOY GO?

I DON'T WANT TO CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP AGAIN
I DON'T WANT TO BE AFRAID TO SAY HIS NAME
WHY SHOULD I BE FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN MY FAITH
AND MY SON?

HOW CAN I BE STRONG ENOUGH TO LET HIM GO?
WHY CAN'T I RESIST AND TELL HIS FATHER NO?
WHY CAN'T I JUST HOLD HIM CLOSE AND ASK THE LORD TO FORGIVE?

REMEMBER THE DAY
THAT I TAUGHT HIM TO PRAY
AND I TOLD HIM THE WAGES OF SIN?

REMEMBER THE NIGHT
THAT HE BROKE DOWN AND CRIED
AND HE SAID HE WAS NOT LIKE HIS FRIENDS?

WHERE ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU?
WHO ARE YOU NOW?
HOW COULD YOU BREAK OUR HEARTS SO?

I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT THIS FEELING EVERY DAY
I DON'T WANT TO HIDE THESE MEMORIES AWAY
WHY SHOULD I BE FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN MY HEART AND MY SOUL?

I DON'T THINK I'M STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY ON
I CAN'T KEEP PRETENDING WHEN I KNOW HE'S GONE
WHY CAN'T I JUST HOLD HIM CLOSE AGAIN AND NEVER LET GO?

REMEMBER THE TIME
WHEN I HELD HIM IN MINE
AND I CARRIED HIM UP TO HIS BED?

WHERE ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU?
WHO ARE YOU NOW?
HOW CAN I LET THAT TIME GO?

WHERE ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU?
WHO ARE YOU NOW?
HOW CAN I LET THAT TIME GO?

© Robert Gregory Browne]]>
(LOUISE)

REMEMBER THE TIME
WHEN I HELD HIM IN MINE
AND I CARRIED HIM UP TO HIS BED?

REMEMBER THE DAYS
WHEN I'D KISS IT AWAY
ALL THE PAIN, ALL THE HEARTBREAK HE SHARED?

WHERE ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU?
WHO ARE YOU NOW?
HOW COULD I LET THAT TIME GO?

REMEMBER THE BOY
WITH A SOUL FULL OF JOY
WHO WOULD SLEEP IN THE FOLD OF MY ARM?

REMEMBER THE SMILE
AND THE LAUGH OF A CHILD
WHO HAD NOTHING BUT LOVE IN HIS HEART?

WHERE ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU?
WHO ARE YOU NOW?
WHY SHOULD I LET THAT BOY GO?

I DON'T WANT TO CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP AGAIN
I DON'T WANT TO BE AFRAID TO SAY HIS NAME
WHY SHOULD I BE FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN MY FAITH
AND MY SON?

HOW CAN I BE STRONG ENOUGH TO LET HIM GO?
WHY CAN'T I RESIST AND TELL HIS FATHER NO?
WHY CAN'T I JUST HOLD HIM CLOSE AND ASK THE LORD TO FORGIVE?

REMEMBER THE DAY
THAT I TAUGHT HIM TO PRAY
AND I TOLD HIM THE WAGES OF SIN?

REMEMBER THE NIGHT
THAT HE BROKE DOWN AND CRIED
AND HE SAID HE WAS NOT LIKE HIS FRIENDS?

WHERE ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU?
WHO ARE YOU NOW?
HOW COULD YOU BREAK OUR HEARTS SO?

I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT THIS FEELING EVERY DAY
I DON'T WANT TO HIDE THESE MEMORIES AWAY
WHY SHOULD I BE FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN MY HEART AND MY SOUL?

I DON'T THINK I'M STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY ON
I CAN'T KEEP PRETENDING WHEN I KNOW HE'S GONE
WHY CAN'T I JUST HOLD HIM CLOSE AGAIN AND NEVER LET GO?

REMEMBER THE TIME
WHEN I HELD HIM IN MINE
AND I CARRIED HIM UP TO HIS BED?

WHERE ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU?
WHO ARE YOU NOW?
HOW CAN I LET THAT TIME GO?

WHERE ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU?
WHO ARE YOU NOW?
HOW CAN I LET THAT TIME GO?

© Robert Gregory Browne]]> 6359790 no no Thu, 12 Oct 2017 20:16:40 +0200 2017-10-12T20:16:40+02:00 5:27 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/strings-test-2-opus-1-only/ 1499434 no no Sun, 18 Jun 2017 20:35:07 +0200 2017-06-18T20:35:07+02:00 0:21 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/strings-test-1/ 1499436 no no Sun, 18 Jun 2017 19:54:16 +0200 2017-06-18T19:54:16+02:00 0:21 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/battles-browne-talk-writing-01-character-is-king/ 1499438 no no Thu, 01 Jun 2017 05:04:38 +0200 2017-06-01T05:04:38+02:00 20:00 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/16-danse-des-anges/ 1499439 no no Sat, 15 Apr 2017 06:22:57 +0200 2017-04-15T06:22:57+02:00 2:31 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/black-grand-test-sampletekk/ 1499440 no no Wed, 08 Mar 2017 20:26:47 +0100 2017-03-08T20:26:47+01:00 0:30 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/adagietto/ 1499441 no no Wed, 04 Jan 2017 07:13:37 +0100 2017-01-04T07:13:37+01:00 2:31 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/viola-clarinet-tests/ 1499442 no no Mon, 05 Dec 2016 21:21:41 +0100 2016-12-05T21:21:41+01:00 1:49 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/bondania/ 1499443 no no Tue, 29 Nov 2016 19:02:58 +0100 2016-11-29T19:02:58+01:00 1:02 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/silverwood-bflat-clarinet-test/ 1499445 no no Thu, 10 Nov 2016 23:12:05 +0100 2016-11-10T23:12:05+01:00 1:10 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/silverwood-sax/ 1499446 no no Thu, 10 Nov 2016 19:56:01 +0100 2016-11-10T19:56:01+01:00 0:39 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/11-fade-away-louise-tom/ EVERY LITTLE MOMENT
FEELS LIKE IT’S THE LAST WE’LL EVER KNOW
EVERY LITTLE HEARTBREAK
HANGING ON WITH NO PLACE LEFT TO GO
EVERY LITTLE TEAR I CRY
LEAVES ANOTHER SCAR INSIDE
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
I DON’T WANT TO WATCH YOU FADE AWAY

EVERY TIME I SEE YOU
LYING HERE ALONE IN SO MUCH PAIN
ALL THAT I’VE BELIEVED IN
CAN’T BEGIN TO WIPE AWAY MY SHAME
EVERY SINGLE NIGHT I CRY
THINK ABOUT THE DAYS GONE BY
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
I DON’T WANT TO WATCH YOU FADE AWAY

(She turns, looks Heavenward)
WHY SHOULD I
EMBRACE THE WORD
IN LIGHT OF WHAT YOU’VE DONE?
HOW WILL YOU
ERASE THE HURT
(gestures to TOM)
WHEN HALF MY HEART IS GONE?

(The angels and whispers come back and TOM begins to twitch and moan again, the nightmare back, and she moves to comfort him)

(TOM keeps twitching, calling out from his dream)

TOM
MOMMY I DON’T WANT TO GO
MOMMY I JUST WANT TO STAY AT HOME
MOMMY I DON’T WANT TO DIE
MOMMY I’M AFRAID TO BE ALONE

(LOUISE caresses him again, trying to calm him down)

TOM
HOLD ME
WANT ME
LOVE ME
SAVE ME
MOMMY I DON’T WANT TO DIE
MOMMY I’M AFRAID TO BE ALONE

(TOM finally grows still, breathing quietly)

LOUISE
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
I DON’T WANT TO WATCH YOU FADE AWAY

© Robert Gregory Browne]]> EVERY LITTLE MOMENT
FEELS LIKE IT’S THE LAST WE’LL EVER KNOW
EVERY LITTLE HEARTBREAK
HANGING ON WITH NO PLACE LEFT TO GO
EVERY LITTLE TEAR I CRY
LEAVES ANOTHER SCAR INSIDE
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
I DON’T WANT TO WATCH YOU FADE AWAY

EVERY TIME I SEE YOU
LYING HERE ALONE IN SO MUCH PAIN
ALL THAT I’VE BELIEVED IN
CAN’T BEGIN TO WIPE AWAY MY SHAME
EVERY SINGLE NIGHT I CRY
THINK ABOUT THE DAYS GONE BY
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
I DON’T WANT TO WATCH YOU FADE AWAY

(She turns, looks Heavenward)
WHY SHOULD I
EMBRACE THE WORD
IN LIGHT OF WHAT YOU’VE DONE?
HOW WILL YOU
ERASE THE HURT
(gestures to TOM)
WHEN HALF MY HEART IS GONE?

(The angels and whispers come back and TOM begins to twitch and moan again, the nightmare back, and she moves to comfort him)

(TOM keeps twitching, calling out from his dream)

TOM
MOMMY I DON’T WANT TO GO
MOMMY I JUST WANT TO STAY AT HOME
MOMMY I DON’T WANT TO DIE
MOMMY I’M AFRAID TO BE ALONE

(LOUISE caresses him again, trying to calm him down)

TOM
HOLD ME
WANT ME
LOVE ME
SAVE ME
MOMMY I DON’T WANT TO DIE
MOMMY I’M AFRAID TO BE ALONE

(TOM finally grows still, breathing quietly)

LOUISE
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
I DON’T WANT TO WATCH YOU FADE AWAY

© Robert Gregory Browne]]> 6359780 no no Sat, 05 Nov 2016 19:07:43 +0100 2016-11-05T19:07:43+01:00 4:59 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/06-where-have-i-gone-wrong-george/ 6359787 no no Sat, 05 Nov 2016 06:10:17 +0100 2016-11-05T06:10:17+01:00 4:14 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/05-walking-by-joey-hank-george-ensemble/ WATCH 'EM WALKING BY
WATCH 'EM WALKING BY
DO YOU SEE THAT GUY?
WATCH HIM CHECKING OUT THE MENU
FOR SOME BLUEBERRY PIE

JOEY
HE'S A FAG
HE'S A QUEER
PROBABLY WEARS A BRASSIERE

HANK
I COULD GAG
IT'S OBSCENE
HE'S A HOMECOMING QUEEN

JOEY
WATCH HIM WALKING BY
ISN'T EVEN SHY
(imitating the guy)
WATCH HIM STRUTTIN' LIKE A PEACOCK WITH HIS
FEATHERS HIGH

(The men keep coming one after another. Some congregate outside Sailor's as others go inside and start to dance, their silhouettes seen against a window screen)

JOEY
HE'S A FRUIT
HE'S A TWINK
HE'S A TEN DOLLAR DRINK

HANK
IS IT TRUE THEY'RE DISEASED?

JOEY
WHY NOT GIVE HIM A SQUEEZE?
WATCH HIM WALKING BY
ISN'T EVEN SHY

HANK
(gestures toward a couple making out)
WATCH HIM SNACKING ON THAT NANCY
LIKE IT'S DO OR DIE

(GEORGE, in the meantime, is a deer in the headlights, standing there stiffly, gaping at the spectacle)

JOEY/HANK/CHORUS
WATCH 'EM WALKING BY
WATCH 'EM WALKING BY
DO YOU SEE THAT GUY?
WATCH HIM CHECKING OUT THE MENU
FOR SOME BLUEBERRY PIE

(JOEY dances around GEORGE now, waving a limp wrist, as)

JOEY
(exaggerated lisp)
HE’S A BRUTE
HE’S A PRISS
(nudges GEORGE toward bar)
YOU SHOULD GIVE HIM A KISS

(GEORGE jerks away as if jolted awake and backs up, clearly agitated. During the following, his agitation slowly morphs into hot white anger)

HANK
THEY’RE SO CRUDE
WHAT A BUNCH
THINK I'M LOSING MY LUNCH

JOEY
WATCH 'EM WALKING BY

HANK
THEY AREN'T EVEN SHY

JOEY
WATCH 'EM GRAB THOSE POCKET ROCKETS
LIKE IT'S FOURTH OF JULY

JOEY/HANK/CHORUS
WATCH 'EM WALKING BY
WATCH 'EM WALKING BY
DO YOU SEE THAT GUY?
WATCH HIM CHECKING OUT THE MENU
FOR SOME BLUEBERRY PIE

GEORGE
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN
YOU’D BETTER GET ON YOUR KNEES
OUR FATHER MUST BE APPEASED

OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN
YOU'D BETTER GET ON YOUR KNEES
OUR FATHER MUST BE APPEASED

GEORGE
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN

RAFE
GO HOME, OLD MAN

GEORGE
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN

RAFE
LEAVE WHILE YOU CAN

GEORGE
YOU’D BETTER GET ON YOUR KNEES

RAFE
I CAN’T GUARANTEE YOUR SAFETY, DEAR

GEORGE
OUR FATHER MUST BE APPEASED

RAFE
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY GET AWAY FROM HERE

MAN #1 & #2
TAKE YOUR PIOUS BULLSHIT
AND THAT HALO IN YOUR POCKET
AND GO TELL YOUR PRECIOUS FATHER
JUST EXACTLY WHERE TO SHOVE IT

ALL FOUR
SCREW YOUR PHOBIC HANG UP
AND THAT BOOK YOU HOLD SO HOLY
FULL OF WORDS YOU’VE TURNED AND TWISTED
INTO SOMETHING CRUEL AND UGLY

GEORGE
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN
YOU’D BETTER GET ON YOUR KNEES
OUR FATHER MUST BE APPEASED
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN
YOU’D BETTER GET ON YOUR KNEES
OUR FATHER MUST BE APPEASED

YOUR FATHER SHOULD STRIKE YOU DOWN
YOUR FATHER SHOULD STRIKE YOU DOWN
YOUR FATHER SHOULD STRIKE YOU DOWN
YOUR FATHER SHOULD STRIKE YOU DOWN

© Robert Gregory Browne]]> WATCH 'EM WALKING BY
WATCH 'EM WALKING BY
DO YOU SEE THAT GUY?
WATCH HIM CHECKING OUT THE MENU
FOR SOME BLUEBERRY PIE

JOEY
HE'S A FAG
HE'S A QUEER
PROBABLY WEARS A BRASSIERE

HANK
I COULD GAG
IT'S OBSCENE
HE'S A HOMECOMING QUEEN

JOEY
WATCH HIM WALKING BY
ISN'T EVEN SHY
(imitating the guy)
WATCH HIM STRUTTIN' LIKE A PEACOCK WITH HIS
FEATHERS HIGH

(The men keep coming one after another. Some congregate outside Sailor's as others go inside and start to dance, their silhouettes seen against a window screen)

JOEY
HE'S A FRUIT
HE'S A TWINK
HE'S A TEN DOLLAR DRINK

HANK
IS IT TRUE THEY'RE DISEASED?

JOEY
WHY NOT GIVE HIM A SQUEEZE?
WATCH HIM WALKING BY
ISN'T EVEN SHY

HANK
(gestures toward a couple making out)
WATCH HIM SNACKING ON THAT NANCY
LIKE IT'S DO OR DIE

(GEORGE, in the meantime, is a deer in the headlights, standing there stiffly, gaping at the spectacle)

JOEY/HANK/CHORUS
WATCH 'EM WALKING BY
WATCH 'EM WALKING BY
DO YOU SEE THAT GUY?
WATCH HIM CHECKING OUT THE MENU
FOR SOME BLUEBERRY PIE

(JOEY dances around GEORGE now, waving a limp wrist, as)

JOEY
(exaggerated lisp)
HE’S A BRUTE
HE’S A PRISS
(nudges GEORGE toward bar)
YOU SHOULD GIVE HIM A KISS

(GEORGE jerks away as if jolted awake and backs up, clearly agitated. During the following, his agitation slowly morphs into hot white anger)

HANK
THEY’RE SO CRUDE
WHAT A BUNCH
THINK I'M LOSING MY LUNCH

JOEY
WATCH 'EM WALKING BY

HANK
THEY AREN'T EVEN SHY

JOEY
WATCH 'EM GRAB THOSE POCKET ROCKETS
LIKE IT'S FOURTH OF JULY

JOEY/HANK/CHORUS
WATCH 'EM WALKING BY
WATCH 'EM WALKING BY
DO YOU SEE THAT GUY?
WATCH HIM CHECKING OUT THE MENU
FOR SOME BLUEBERRY PIE

GEORGE
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN
YOU’D BETTER GET ON YOUR KNEES
OUR FATHER MUST BE APPEASED

OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN
YOU'D BETTER GET ON YOUR KNEES
OUR FATHER MUST BE APPEASED

GEORGE
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN

RAFE
GO HOME, OLD MAN

GEORGE
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN

RAFE
LEAVE WHILE YOU CAN

GEORGE
YOU’D BETTER GET ON YOUR KNEES

RAFE
I CAN’T GUARANTEE YOUR SAFETY, DEAR

GEORGE
OUR FATHER MUST BE APPEASED

RAFE
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY GET AWAY FROM HERE

MAN #1 & #2
TAKE YOUR PIOUS BULLSHIT
AND THAT HALO IN YOUR POCKET
AND GO TELL YOUR PRECIOUS FATHER
JUST EXACTLY WHERE TO SHOVE IT

ALL FOUR
SCREW YOUR PHOBIC HANG UP
AND THAT BOOK YOU HOLD SO HOLY
FULL OF WORDS YOU’VE TURNED AND TWISTED
INTO SOMETHING CRUEL AND UGLY

GEORGE
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN
YOU’D BETTER GET ON YOUR KNEES
OUR FATHER MUST BE APPEASED
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN
OUR FATHER WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN
YOU’D BETTER GET ON YOUR KNEES
OUR FATHER MUST BE APPEASED

YOUR FATHER SHOULD STRIKE YOU DOWN
YOUR FATHER SHOULD STRIKE YOU DOWN
YOUR FATHER SHOULD STRIKE YOU DOWN
YOUR FATHER SHOULD STRIKE YOU DOWN

© Robert Gregory Browne]]> 6359788 no no Sat, 05 Nov 2016 02:15:41 +0100 2016-11-05T02:15:41+01:00 4:17 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/time-for-a-change/ Demo track from new musical.]]> Demo track from new musical.]]> 1499448 no no Sat, 24 Sep 2016 18:12:55 +0200 2016-09-24T18:12:55+02:00 3:58 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/auddict-master-brass-test/ 1499449 no no Sun, 14 Aug 2016 03:33:25 +0200 2016-08-14T03:33:25+02:00 0:54 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/swam-viola-update/ 1499450 no no Thu, 04 Aug 2016 21:06:35 +0200 2016-08-04T21:06:35+02:00 1:16 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/07-gone-katie/ IT ISN’T EASY
IT’S NEVER PLEASANT
TO ASK SOMEONE TO LEAVE
I HEAR THE WHISPERS
I’VE HEARD THE WARNINGS
OH WHAT SHOULD I BELIEVE?

EVERY TIME I LOOK AT HIM
AND SEE THOSE TORTURED EYES
I JUST WANT TO HOLD HIM CLOSE
INSTEAD I RUN AND HIDE

(gets to her feet and paces)

I LOVE MY HUSBAND
I LOVE MY DAUGHTER
THEY MAKE ME WHAT I AM
I LOVE MY BROTHER
I KNOW HE’S HURTING
BUT HE SHOULD UNDERSTAND

EVERY TIME HE GETS TOO CLOSE
TO ALL THAT I HOLD DEAR
I CAN’T HELP BUT BE AFRAID
IT MIGHT ALL DISAPPEAR

I’VE TRIED TO BE THE NOBLE ONE
I’VE TRIED TO RIGHT THE WRONG
I NEVER MEANT TO FEEL THIS WAY
BUT I JUST WANT HIM GONE

HIS ANGER’S TOXIC
HIS BLOOD IS TAINTED
THE DEVIL IN HIS VEINS
WE CAN’T BE CARELESS
IF IT’S CONTAGIOUS
THEN HOW CAN HE REMAIN?

(picks up photo of George and Louise)

I KNOW WHAT THEY DID TO HIM
BUT THIS IS NOT THE SAME
I’M JUST THINKING OF MY CHILD
SO HOW AM I TO BLAME?

I KNOW WHAT THEY DID TO HIM
BUT THIS IS NOT THE SAME
I’M JUST THINKING OF MY CHILD
(spoken)
So how am I to blame?

© Robert Gregory Browne]]> IT ISN’T EASY
IT’S NEVER PLEASANT
TO ASK SOMEONE TO LEAVE
I HEAR THE WHISPERS
I’VE HEARD THE WARNINGS
OH WHAT SHOULD I BELIEVE?

EVERY TIME I LOOK AT HIM
AND SEE THOSE TORTURED EYES
I JUST WANT TO HOLD HIM CLOSE
INSTEAD I RUN AND HIDE

(gets to her feet and paces)

I LOVE MY HUSBAND
I LOVE MY DAUGHTER
THEY MAKE ME WHAT I AM
I LOVE MY BROTHER
I KNOW HE’S HURTING
BUT HE SHOULD UNDERSTAND

EVERY TIME HE GETS TOO CLOSE
TO ALL THAT I HOLD DEAR
I CAN’T HELP BUT BE AFRAID
IT MIGHT ALL DISAPPEAR

I’VE TRIED TO BE THE NOBLE ONE
I’VE TRIED TO RIGHT THE WRONG
I NEVER MEANT TO FEEL THIS WAY
BUT I JUST WANT HIM GONE

HIS ANGER’S TOXIC
HIS BLOOD IS TAINTED
THE DEVIL IN HIS VEINS
WE CAN’T BE CARELESS
IF IT’S CONTAGIOUS
THEN HOW CAN HE REMAIN?

(picks up photo of George and Louise)

I KNOW WHAT THEY DID TO HIM
BUT THIS IS NOT THE SAME
I’M JUST THINKING OF MY CHILD
SO HOW AM I TO BLAME?

I KNOW WHAT THEY DID TO HIM
BUT THIS IS NOT THE SAME
I’M JUST THINKING OF MY CHILD
(spoken)
So how am I to blame?

© Robert Gregory Browne]]> 6359785 no no Mon, 04 Jul 2016 23:10:27 +0200 2016-07-04T23:10:27+02:00 3:02 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/swam-viola/ 1499451 no no Mon, 04 Jul 2016 00:55:43 +0200 2016-07-04T00:55:43+02:00 0:16 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/solitude/ 1499452 no no Wed, 01 Jun 2016 07:02:36 +0200 2016-06-01T07:02:36+02:00 0:57 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/10-laughter-of-the-night-sammy/ IT’S BEEN A ROCKY RIDE
IN THE HANDS OF FATE
YOU WANT TO SPEAK YOUR MIND
YOU’VE GIVEN INTO HATE
I KNOW
YES, I KNOW

BUT WHEN YOU START TO BLEED
FEEL THE ANGER RISE
PUT IT ALL ON ME
LOOK ME IN THE EYES AND SHOUT
LET IT OUT

YOU DON’T WANT TO SPEND YOUR FINAL DAYS
CONSUMED BY RAGE
READY FOR A FIGHT
USE WHAT TIME YOU HAVE TO CLEAN THE SLATE
TO DITCH THE HATE
AND LISTEN TO THE
LAUGHTER OF THE NIGHT

YOU’RE IN A LOT OF PAIN
FEELING SO ALONE
YOU’VE GOTTA LOSE THE BLAME
LEARN TO LET IT GO SOMEHOW
DO IT NOW

SO PLAY YOUR SAD GUITAR
BUT WHEN YOU REACH INSIDE
FIND THE MAN YOU ARE
NOT THE ONE YOU HIDE BEHIND
LET HIM SHINE

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE THIS BITTER THING
WITH BROKEN WINGS
WHEN IT’S TIME TO FLY
USE THE DAYS YOU HAVE TO MAKE AMENDS
BEGIN AGAIN
AND LISTEN TO THE
LAUGHTER OF THE NIGHT

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE THIS BITTER THING
WITH BROKEN WINGS
WHEN IT’S TIME TO FLY
USE THE DAYS YOU HAVE TO CLEAN THE SLATE
TO DITCH THE HATE
AND LISTEN TO THE
LAUGHTER OF THE NIGHT

LISTEN TO THE LAUGHTER OF THE NIGHT

© Robert Gregory Browne]]> IT’S BEEN A ROCKY RIDE
IN THE HANDS OF FATE
YOU WANT TO SPEAK YOUR MIND
YOU’VE GIVEN INTO HATE
I KNOW
YES, I KNOW

BUT WHEN YOU START TO BLEED
FEEL THE ANGER RISE
PUT IT ALL ON ME
LOOK ME IN THE EYES AND SHOUT
LET IT OUT

YOU DON’T WANT TO SPEND YOUR FINAL DAYS
CONSUMED BY RAGE
READY FOR A FIGHT
USE WHAT TIME YOU HAVE TO CLEAN THE SLATE
TO DITCH THE HATE
AND LISTEN TO THE
LAUGHTER OF THE NIGHT

YOU’RE IN A LOT OF PAIN
FEELING SO ALONE
YOU’VE GOTTA LOSE THE BLAME
LEARN TO LET IT GO SOMEHOW
DO IT NOW

SO PLAY YOUR SAD GUITAR
BUT WHEN YOU REACH INSIDE
FIND THE MAN YOU ARE
NOT THE ONE YOU HIDE BEHIND
LET HIM SHINE

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE THIS BITTER THING
WITH BROKEN WINGS
WHEN IT’S TIME TO FLY
USE THE DAYS YOU HAVE TO MAKE AMENDS
BEGIN AGAIN
AND LISTEN TO THE
LAUGHTER OF THE NIGHT

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE THIS BITTER THING
WITH BROKEN WINGS
WHEN IT’S TIME TO FLY
USE THE DAYS YOU HAVE TO CLEAN THE SLATE
TO DITCH THE HATE
AND LISTEN TO THE
LAUGHTER OF THE NIGHT

LISTEN TO THE LAUGHTER OF THE NIGHT

© Robert Gregory Browne]]> 6359781 no no Wed, 02 Mar 2016 18:37:39 +0100 2016-03-02T18:37:39+01:00 3:39 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/13-i-hope-youll-find-a-way-george/ 6359791 no no Thu, 18 Feb 2016 21:17:22 +0100 2016-02-18T21:17:22+01:00 3:45 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/14-dream-that-you-can-fly-sammy-george-louise-katie-ensemble/ TIME DOESN’T MATTER
IT’S NOTHING MORE THAN
ASHES IN THE WIND
LIFE IS ONE MOMENT
A POST ALONG A ROAD
THAT DOESN’T END

(Lights fade up on THREE ANGELS looking down on them from the stairs)

SAMMY/ANGELS
THERE’S NO DARKNESS WHEN YOU GO
YOU WILL NEVER BE ALONE
DON’T YOU WORRY, DON’T YOU CRY

THERE’S NO NEED TO BE AFRAID
THERE’S NO BOUNTY TO BE PAID
YOU WILL DREAM THAT YOU CAN FLY

(KATIE now pulls away from her father and joins SAMMY at the bedside, touching her brother’s hand, as GEORGE and LOUISE approach)

KATIE
LOVE EVERLASTING
IS ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS
IN THE END

LOUISE/GEORGE
WE’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
AND HOLD YOU CLOSE
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

(CHORUS members in the audience stand up and start walking toward the stage)

ALL
THERE’S NO DARKNESS WHEN YOU GO
YOU WILL NEVER BE ALONE
DON’T YOUR WORRY DON’T YOU CRY

NO MORE GRAY SKIES, NO MORE RAIN
NO MORE SORROW, NO MORE PAIN
YOU WILL DREAM THAT YOU CAN FLY

(They all surround the bed now and lift TOM, carrying him to center stage.
The lights shift, replaced by a single, ethereal spot, where the ANGELS/CHORUS members dance around GEORGE, LOUISE and KATIE, who take turns hugging TOM.

Then SAMMY takes his arm and they dance together, their bodies intertwining as the music continues to play)

ALL
THERE’S NO DARKNESS WHEN YOU GO
YOU WILL NEVER BE ALONE
DON’T YOU WORRY, DON’T YOU CRY

NO MORE GRAY SKIES, NO MORE RAIN
NO MORE SORROW, NO MORE PAIN
YOU WILL DREAM THAT YOU CAN FLY

(SAMMY wraps his loving arms around TOM and they slowly fade away, disappearing into the light, as)

SAMMY
TIME DOESN’T MATTER
IT’S NOTHING MORE THAN ASHES
IN THE WIND...

© Robert Gregory Browne]]> TIME DOESN’T MATTER
IT’S NOTHING MORE THAN
ASHES IN THE WIND
LIFE IS ONE MOMENT
A POST ALONG A ROAD
THAT DOESN’T END

(Lights fade up on THREE ANGELS looking down on them from the stairs)

SAMMY/ANGELS
THERE’S NO DARKNESS WHEN YOU GO
YOU WILL NEVER BE ALONE
DON’T YOU WORRY, DON’T YOU CRY

THERE’S NO NEED TO BE AFRAID
THERE’S NO BOUNTY TO BE PAID
YOU WILL DREAM THAT YOU CAN FLY

(KATIE now pulls away from her father and joins SAMMY at the bedside, touching her brother’s hand, as GEORGE and LOUISE approach)

KATIE
LOVE EVERLASTING
IS ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS
IN THE END

LOUISE/GEORGE
WE’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
AND HOLD YOU CLOSE
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

(CHORUS members in the audience stand up and start walking toward the stage)

ALL
THERE’S NO DARKNESS WHEN YOU GO
YOU WILL NEVER BE ALONE
DON’T YOUR WORRY DON’T YOU CRY

NO MORE GRAY SKIES, NO MORE RAIN
NO MORE SORROW, NO MORE PAIN
YOU WILL DREAM THAT YOU CAN FLY

(They all surround the bed now and lift TOM, carrying him to center stage.
The lights shift, replaced by a single, ethereal spot, where the ANGELS/CHORUS members dance around GEORGE, LOUISE and KATIE, who take turns hugging TOM.

Then SAMMY takes his arm and they dance together, their bodies intertwining as the music continues to play)

ALL
THERE’S NO DARKNESS WHEN YOU GO
YOU WILL NEVER BE ALONE
DON’T YOU WORRY, DON’T YOU CRY

NO MORE GRAY SKIES, NO MORE RAIN
NO MORE SORROW, NO MORE PAIN
YOU WILL DREAM THAT YOU CAN FLY

(SAMMY wraps his loving arms around TOM and they slowly fade away, disappearing into the light, as)

SAMMY
TIME DOESN’T MATTER
IT’S NOTHING MORE THAN ASHES
IN THE WIND...

© Robert Gregory Browne]]> 6359778 no no Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:46:30 +0100 2016-02-17T17:46:30+01:00 4:30 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/15-cradle-song-reprisegeorge/ 6359777 no no Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:45:23 +0100 2016-02-17T17:45:23+01:00 2:39 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/12-where-have-i-gone-wrong-reprisegeorge/ 6359779 no no Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:45:18 +0100 2016-02-17T17:45:18+01:00 2:59 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/09-state-of-denial-tom-rafe-ensemble/ I know you’re hurting mom
But living here wasn’t much fun
And everything you say to me
Counters everything you’ve ever done

You cry and tell me you’re sorry
And expect me to give you a pass
Then Katie comes to your defense
for throwing me out on my ass

NOW I’M HERE STUCK IN LIMBO
BUT WHY NOT CALL IT HELL?
AND ALL I HAVE ARE MEMORIES
OF A TIME I KNOW SO WELL

(As if energized by the music, TOM gets to his feet, using the walker to do a little dance as he sings)

DADDY WANTS A SON WHO’S ALWAYS LIVING
IN A STATE OF DENIAL
MOMMY WANTS A CHILD WHO ALWAYS SAYS
HE’S FEELING PERFECTLY FINE

(LOUISE goes to hug him again but he slips away)

OH OH OH
(lewd hip pumping)
SISSY DOESN’T LIKE THE BOYS WHO DO THOSE
NASTY THINGS IN THE BIBLE

(KATIE turns away in disgust)

DADDY DOESN’T WANT A SON UNLESS HE SAYS
HE’LL WALK A STRAIGHT LINE

(Now RAFE and three of the MEN from Sailor’s stand up from audience seats)

RAFE
And Tommy’s not the only one
A lot of us wear those shoes

MAN #1
The minute we open that closet
we start paying our dues

MAN #2
The hardest thing we’ve ever done
is greeted with contempt

MAN #3
And the ones who say they love us
have decided we’re exempt

TOM
(to GEORGE)
THEN YOU SAY I’M PERVERTED
AND SEND ME TO BE CURED
BUT YOU CAN’T EVEN FATHOM
THE PAIN THAT I’VE ENDURED

TOM/RAFE/MEN
DADDY WANTS A SON WHO’S ALWAYS LIVING
IN A STATE OF DENIAL
MOMMY WANTS A CHILD WHO ALWAYS SAYS
HE’S FEELING PERFECTLY FINE
OH OH OH
SISSY DOESN’T LIKE THE BOYS WHO DO THOSE
NASTY THINGS IN THE BIBLE
DADDY DOESN’T WANT A SON UNLESS HE SAYS
HE’LL WALK A STRAIGHT LINE

RAFE
THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME WEAR A FUCKING STOP SIGN

MAN #1
THEY LOOKED AT ME WITH BLINDERS ON

MAN #2
LIKE LIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF HATE CRIME

MAN #3
WISHING I WAS DEAD AND GONE

MAN #1
DID EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO TRY TO SHAME ME

MAN #2
THEY NEARLY MADE ME LOSE MY MIND

MAN #3
HERE’S SOME CASH
HERE’S YOUR TICKET

MAN #1
CUZ YOUR DADDY IS A BIGOT

RAFE
BETTER LEAVE YOU FUCKING FAGGOT
OR HE’LL TELL YOU WHERE TO STICK IT

(Now TWO WOMEN stand up in the audience and sing along)

TOM/OTHERS
DADDY WANTS A SON WHO’S ALWAYS LIVING
IN A STATE OF DENIAL
MOMMY WANTS A CHILD WHO ALWAYS SAYS
HE’S FEELING PERFECTLY FINE
OH OH OH
SISSY DOESN’T LIKE THE BOYS WHO DO THOSE
NASTY THINGS IN THE BIBLE
DADDY DOESN’T WANT A SON UNLESS HE SAYS
HE’LL WALK A STRAIGHT LINE

(Now two more AUDIENCE MEMBERS stand up and sing along)

DADDY WANTS A SON WHO’S ALWAYS LIVING
IN A STATE OF DENIAL
MOMMY WANTS A CHILD WHO ALWAYS SAYS
HE’S FEELING PERFECTLY FINE
OH OH OH
SISSY DOESN’T LIKE THE BOYS WHO DO THOSE
NASTY THINGS IN THE BIBLE
DADDY DOESN’T WANT A SON UNLESS HE SAYS
HE’LL WALK A STRAIGHT LINE
OH OH OH
DADDY DOESN’T WANT A SON UNLESS HE SAYS
HE’LL WALK A STRAIGHT LINE
DADDY DOESN’T WANT A SON UNLESS HE SAYS
HE’LL WALK A STRAIGHT LINE
OH OH OH

© Robert Gregory Browne]]> I know you’re hurting mom
But living here wasn’t much fun
And everything you say to me
Counters everything you’ve ever done

You cry and tell me you’re sorry
And expect me to give you a pass
Then Katie comes to your defense
for throwing me out on my ass

NOW I’M HERE STUCK IN LIMBO
BUT WHY NOT CALL IT HELL?
AND ALL I HAVE ARE MEMORIES
OF A TIME I KNOW SO WELL

(As if energized by the music, TOM gets to his feet, using the walker to do a little dance as he sings)

DADDY WANTS A SON WHO’S ALWAYS LIVING
IN A STATE OF DENIAL
MOMMY WANTS A CHILD WHO ALWAYS SAYS
HE’S FEELING PERFECTLY FINE

(LOUISE goes to hug him again but he slips away)

OH OH OH
(lewd hip pumping)
SISSY DOESN’T LIKE THE BOYS WHO DO THOSE
NASTY THINGS IN THE BIBLE

(KATIE turns away in disgust)

DADDY DOESN’T WANT A SON UNLESS HE SAYS
HE’LL WALK A STRAIGHT LINE

(Now RAFE and three of the MEN from Sailor’s stand up from audience seats)

RAFE
And Tommy’s not the only one
A lot of us wear those shoes

MAN #1
The minute we open that closet
we start paying our dues

MAN #2
The hardest thing we’ve ever done
is greeted with contempt

MAN #3
And the ones who say they love us
have decided we’re exempt

TOM
(to GEORGE)
THEN YOU SAY I’M PERVERTED
AND SEND ME TO BE CURED
BUT YOU CAN’T EVEN FATHOM
THE PAIN THAT I’VE ENDURED

TOM/RAFE/MEN
DADDY WANTS A SON WHO’S ALWAYS LIVING
IN A STATE OF DENIAL
MOMMY WANTS A CHILD WHO ALWAYS SAYS
HE’S FEELING PERFECTLY FINE
OH OH OH
SISSY DOESN’T LIKE THE BOYS WHO DO THOSE
NASTY THINGS IN THE BIBLE
DADDY DOESN’T WANT A SON UNLESS HE SAYS
HE’LL WALK A STRAIGHT LINE

RAFE
THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME WEAR A FUCKING STOP SIGN

MAN #1
THEY LOOKED AT ME WITH BLINDERS ON

MAN #2
LIKE LIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF HATE CRIME

MAN #3
WISHING I WAS DEAD AND GONE

MAN #1
DID EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO TRY TO SHAME ME

MAN #2
THEY NEARLY MADE ME LOSE MY MIND

MAN #3
HERE’S SOME CASH
HERE’S YOUR TICKET

MAN #1
CUZ YOUR DADDY IS A BIGOT

RAFE
BETTER LEAVE YOU FUCKING FAGGOT
OR HE’LL TELL YOU WHERE TO STICK IT

(Now TWO WOMEN stand up in the audience and sing along)

TOM/OTHERS
DADDY WANTS A SON WHO’S ALWAYS LIVING
IN A STATE OF DENIAL
MOMMY WANTS A CHILD WHO ALWAYS SAYS
HE’S FEELING PERFECTLY FINE
OH OH OH
SISSY DOESN’T LIKE THE BOYS WHO DO THOSE
NASTY THINGS IN THE BIBLE
DADDY DOESN’T WANT A SON UNLESS HE SAYS
HE’LL WALK A STRAIGHT LINE

(Now two more AUDIENCE MEMBERS stand up and sing along)

DADDY WANTS A SON WHO’S ALWAYS LIVING
IN A STATE OF DENIAL
MOMMY WANTS A CHILD WHO ALWAYS SAYS
HE’S FEELING PERFECTLY FINE
OH OH OH
SISSY DOESN’T LIKE THE BOYS WHO DO THOSE
NASTY THINGS IN THE BIBLE
DADDY DOESN’T WANT A SON UNLESS HE SAYS
HE’LL WALK A STRAIGHT LINE
OH OH OH
DADDY DOESN’T WANT A SON UNLESS HE SAYS
HE’LL WALK A STRAIGHT LINE
DADDY DOESN’T WANT A SON UNLESS HE SAYS
HE’LL WALK A STRAIGHT LINE
OH OH OH

© Robert Gregory Browne]]> 6359782 no no Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:41:56 +0100 2016-02-17T17:41:56+01:00 3:28 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/08-you-wont-change-my-mind-louise/ THERE’S NOT A MOTHER ON THIS PLANET WE INHABIT
WHO SHOULD BE STANDING IN MY SHOES
AND I WON’T HAVE IT
I WON’T BE PARTY TO YOUR SCORN
I’VE FAILED THAT BOY SINCE HE WAS BORN

(gestures to Bible on end table)

YOU THINK THAT BOOK TELLS YOU TO SPURN HIM
I DON’T BUY IT
AND NOW WE’VE WASTED ALL THESE YEARS
(as GEORGE is about to object)
OH, DON’T DENY IT
YOU NEVER READ BETWEEN THE LINES
YOU SEE THE WORLD IN BLACK AND WHITE

BUT I’VE AWAKENED
FROM THIS FOLLY
AND YOU WON’T SHAKE ME
YOU WON’T CHANGE MY MIND

(runs a hand across the Bible)

YOU QUOTE THIS BOOK AS IF THERE’S
NOTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
AND ALL YOU HAVE NOW
IS A FAMILY LEFT IN TATTERS
YOU CAN’T DISCERN THE TRUTH FROM LIES
YOU NEED TO OPEN UP YOUR EYES

THERE ARE NO WORDS FOR ALL THE THINGS
THAT I’VE BEEN FEELING
ABOUT A CHILD WHO HAS A HEART
THAT STILL NEEDS HEALING
I WAS A FOOL TO LET HIM GO
AND NOW I NEED FOR HIM TO KNOW

THAT I WON’T JUDGE HIM
NOW OR EVER
NO, I WILL LOVE HIM
‘TIL THE END OF TIME

I’VE AWAKENED
FROM YOUR FOLLY
AND YOU WON’T SHAKE ME
YOU WON’T CHANGE MY MIND

YOU WON’T CHANGE MY MIND
YOU’LL NEVER CHANGE MY MIND

© Robert Gregory Browne]]> THERE’S NOT A MOTHER ON THIS PLANET WE INHABIT
WHO SHOULD BE STANDING IN MY SHOES
AND I WON’T HAVE IT
I WON’T BE PARTY TO YOUR SCORN
I’VE FAILED THAT BOY SINCE HE WAS BORN

(gestures to Bible on end table)

YOU THINK THAT BOOK TELLS YOU TO SPURN HIM
I DON’T BUY IT
AND NOW WE’VE WASTED ALL THESE YEARS
(as GEORGE is about to object)
OH, DON’T DENY IT
YOU NEVER READ BETWEEN THE LINES
YOU SEE THE WORLD IN BLACK AND WHITE

BUT I’VE AWAKENED
FROM THIS FOLLY
AND YOU WON’T SHAKE ME
YOU WON’T CHANGE MY MIND

(runs a hand across the Bible)

YOU QUOTE THIS BOOK AS IF THERE’S
NOTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
AND ALL YOU HAVE NOW
IS A FAMILY LEFT IN TATTERS
YOU CAN’T DISCERN THE TRUTH FROM LIES
YOU NEED TO OPEN UP YOUR EYES

THERE ARE NO WORDS FOR ALL THE THINGS
THAT I’VE BEEN FEELING
ABOUT A CHILD WHO HAS A HEART
THAT STILL NEEDS HEALING
I WAS A FOOL TO LET HIM GO
AND NOW I NEED FOR HIM TO KNOW

THAT I WON’T JUDGE HIM
NOW OR EVER
NO, I WILL LOVE HIM
‘TIL THE END OF TIME

I’VE AWAKENED
FROM YOUR FOLLY
AND YOU WON’T SHAKE ME
YOU WON’T CHANGE MY MIND

YOU WON’T CHANGE MY MIND
YOU’LL NEVER CHANGE MY MIND

© Robert Gregory Browne]]> 6359784 no no Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:40:33 +0100 2016-02-17T17:40:33+01:00 2:55 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/07-history-lesson-reprise/ 6359786 no no Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:36:47 +0100 2016-02-17T17:36:47+01:00 1:21 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/03-listen-louise-george/ I SWEAR IT'S BEEN THIS WAY FOR YEARS.

GEORGE
(searching end table again)
HAVE YOU SEEN MY GLASSES, HON?

LOUISE
YOU'RE SUCH A STUBBORN MAN, MY DEAR.

GEORGE
(touches top of head)
COULD HAVE SWORN I HAD THEM ON.

BOTH
WHY CAN'T LIFE BE EASY?

(GEORGE gets up and checks the cushions again)

GEORGE
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD A WORD I'VE SAID.

LOUISE
ALWAYS LOST IN YOUR OWN WORLD.

GEORGE
(looks up toward stairs)
PROBABLY LEFT THEM BY THE BED.

LOUISE
(sarcastic)
I AM SUCH A LUCKY GIRL...

(LOUISE gets up from her chair and watches him search all the places he searched before)

BOTH
THINGS MIGHT CHANGE IF YOU WOULD ONLY LISTEN

CHORUS
LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN

LOUISE
YOU DON'T

BOTH
LISTEN

CHORUS
LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN

GEORGE
YOU WON'T

BOTH
LISTEN TO A WORD I SAY
YOU LOOK AT ME AND DRIFT AWAY
AND I CAN'T FIND THE STRENGTH TO BREAK
TO PENETRATE
THAT ARMORED PLATE
YOU WEAR

LOUISE
SO WHY ON EARTH DO WE HANG ON?

GEORGE
SHE'S A WEIGHT UPON MY CHEST.

LOUISE
WHEN EVERYTHING HERE FEELS SO WRONG?

GEORGE
I'M JUST A MAN WHO DOES HIS BEST.

BOTH
LIFE CAN BE SO LONELY.

GEORGE
I GIVE HER EVERYTHING SHE NEEDS.

LOUISE
SOMETIMES I'D LIKE TO WALK AWAY.

GEORGE
I'VE PLOWED THE SOIL AND SOWN THE SEEDS.

LOUISE
(clutches necklace/cross)
BUT THEN THE LORD TELLS ME TO STAY.

BOTH
OH DEAR GOD IF S(HE) WOULD ONLY LISTEN

CHORUS
LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN

LOUISE
(looks at GEORGE)
YOU DON'T

BOTH
LISTEN

CHORUS
LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN

GEORGE
(looks at her as she looks away)
YOU WON'T

BOTH
LISTEN TO A WORD I SAY
YOU LOOK AT ME AND DRIFT AWAY
AND I CAN'T FIND THE STRENGTH TO BREAK
TO PENETRATE
THAT ARMORED PLATE
YOU WEAR

LOUISE
YOU WON'T LISTEN...

GEORGE
YOU DON'T LISTEN...]]> I SWEAR IT'S BEEN THIS WAY FOR YEARS.

GEORGE
(searching end table again)
HAVE YOU SEEN MY GLASSES, HON?

LOUISE
YOU'RE SUCH A STUBBORN MAN, MY DEAR.

GEORGE
(touches top of head)
COULD HAVE SWORN I HAD THEM ON.

BOTH
WHY CAN'T LIFE BE EASY?

(GEORGE gets up and checks the cushions again)

GEORGE
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD A WORD I'VE SAID.

LOUISE
ALWAYS LOST IN YOUR OWN WORLD.

GEORGE
(looks up toward stairs)
PROBABLY LEFT THEM BY THE BED.

LOUISE
(sarcastic)
I AM SUCH A LUCKY GIRL...

(LOUISE gets up from her chair and watches him search all the places he searched before)

BOTH
THINGS MIGHT CHANGE IF YOU WOULD ONLY LISTEN

CHORUS
LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN

LOUISE
YOU DON'T

BOTH
LISTEN

CHORUS
LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN

GEORGE
YOU WON'T

BOTH
LISTEN TO A WORD I SAY
YOU LOOK AT ME AND DRIFT AWAY
AND I CAN'T FIND THE STRENGTH TO BREAK
TO PENETRATE
THAT ARMORED PLATE
YOU WEAR

LOUISE
SO WHY ON EARTH DO WE HANG ON?

GEORGE
SHE'S A WEIGHT UPON MY CHEST.

LOUISE
WHEN EVERYTHING HERE FEELS SO WRONG?

GEORGE
I'M JUST A MAN WHO DOES HIS BEST.

BOTH
LIFE CAN BE SO LONELY.

GEORGE
I GIVE HER EVERYTHING SHE NEEDS.

LOUISE
SOMETIMES I'D LIKE TO WALK AWAY.

GEORGE
I'VE PLOWED THE SOIL AND SOWN THE SEEDS.

LOUISE
(clutches necklace/cross)
BUT THEN THE LORD TELLS ME TO STAY.

BOTH
OH DEAR GOD IF S(HE) WOULD ONLY LISTEN

CHORUS
LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN

LOUISE
(looks at GEORGE)
YOU DON'T

BOTH
LISTEN

CHORUS
LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN

GEORGE
(looks at her as she looks away)
YOU WON'T

BOTH
LISTEN TO A WORD I SAY
YOU LOOK AT ME AND DRIFT AWAY
AND I CAN'T FIND THE STRENGTH TO BREAK
TO PENETRATE
THAT ARMORED PLATE
YOU WEAR

LOUISE
YOU WON'T LISTEN...

GEORGE
YOU DON'T LISTEN...]]> 6359789 no no Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:33:30 +0100 2016-02-17T17:33:30+01:00 3:00 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/02-alone-tom/ 1499453 no no Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:33:15 +0100 2016-02-17T17:33:15+01:00 3:08 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/01-history-lesson/ 1499454 no no Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:33:08 +0100 2016-02-17T17:33:08+01:00 1:26 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/windows/ 1499455 no no Fri, 01 Jan 2016 19:27:21 +0100 2016-01-01T19:27:21+01:00 2:02 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/black-water/ 1499457 no no Sun, 03 May 2015 21:47:29 +0200 2015-05-03T21:47:29+02:00 0:55 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/improv-track/ 1499458 no no Fri, 20 Mar 2015 02:19:30 +0100 2015-03-20T02:19:30+01:00 2:07 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/authors-on-the-air/ 1499459 no no Wed, 28 May 2014 00:49:35 +0200 2014-05-28T00:49:35+02:00 0:51 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/luna/ 1499460 no no Sun, 20 Apr 2014 04:34:06 +0200 2014-04-20T04:34:06+02:00 2:28 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/brand-new-day/ 1499461 no no Sat, 19 Apr 2014 04:03:43 +0200 2014-04-19T04:03:43+02:00 2:40 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/rachels-theme/ © Robert Gregory Browne]]> © Robert Gregory Browne]]> 1499462 no no Sat, 19 Apr 2014 02:31:34 +0200 2014-04-19T02:31:34+02:00 1:32 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/hayride/ 1499463 no no Sat, 19 Apr 2014 01:50:10 +0200 2014-04-19T01:50:10+02:00 2:48 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/lament/ 1499464 no no Fri, 18 Apr 2014 18:44:04 +0200 2014-04-18T18:44:04+02:00 0:27 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/catch-you-if-i-can/ 1499466 no no Wed, 12 Feb 2014 06:29:47 +0100 2014-02-12T06:29:47+01:00 2:37 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/low-tide/ 1499467 no no Wed, 12 Feb 2014 05:57:48 +0100 2014-02-12T05:57:48+01:00 3:47 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/waiting-for-goodbye/
LYRICS:

You've waited all this time
And now she says she'll never find
Her way back home
You're hanging on the telephone
You can't believe a word she says
You can't believe her love is dead and gone
This wasn't what you counted on

There's a hole in your bed
You don't like it
Time on your hands
You just waste it
Pain in your heart
She's not here to hold
No, she's not here now

All night
All night long
You listened to her
Sing her sad, sad song
You didn't leave her
All night, all night long
You listened to her cry
And waited for goodbye

You think about the years
And all the time and all the tears
You cried in vain
And still you want her back again
You feel it every time you breathe
And wonder if you'll ever be the same
You wonder how things might have been

There's a hole in your bed
You don't like it
Time on your hands
You just waste it
Pain in your heart
She's not here to hold
No she's not here now

All night
All night long
You listened to her
Sing her sad, sad song
You didn't leave her
All night, all night long
You listened to her cry
And waited for goodbye]]>
LYRICS:

You've waited all this time
And now she says she'll never find
Her way back home
You're hanging on the telephone
You can't believe a word she says
You can't believe her love is dead and gone
This wasn't what you counted on

There's a hole in your bed
You don't like it
Time on your hands
You just waste it
Pain in your heart
She's not here to hold
No, she's not here now

All night
All night long
You listened to her
Sing her sad, sad song
You didn't leave her
All night, all night long
You listened to her cry
And waited for goodbye

You think about the years
And all the time and all the tears
You cried in vain
And still you want her back again
You feel it every time you breathe
And wonder if you'll ever be the same
You wonder how things might have been

There's a hole in your bed
You don't like it
Time on your hands
You just waste it
Pain in your heart
She's not here to hold
No she's not here now

All night
All night long
You listened to her
Sing her sad, sad song
You didn't leave her
All night, all night long
You listened to her cry
And waited for goodbye]]> 1499468 no no Thu, 12 Dec 2013 20:09:23 +0100 2013-12-12T20:09:23+01:00 3:06 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/honolulu-bound/ 1499469 no no Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:31:04 +0100 2013-03-26T16:31:04+01:00 1:46 https://hearthis.at/robert-gregory-browne-0e/exotica/ 1499470 no no Sun, 09 Sep 2012 23:02:59 +0200 2012-09-09T23:02:59+02:00 3:30