Too Soon lyrics

[RUTHIE RIVKIN, spoken]
I'm a big girl, Mrs. Bogen

[MRS. BOGEN, spoken]
Oh, of course
Just be a little careful, huh?

[RUTHIE RIVKIN, spoken]
Careful?

[MRS. BOGEN]
Making a success is like baking a cake
Just from out of thin air you never make
Eggs and flour, milk and sugar, you must use, yes
The same likewise with success
I can see on the label how it would read
"Success contained herein is made from the finest ingredients"
Five hundred borrowed dollars, one Bronx brain, very clever
Lots of nerve, pure ambition, and assorted people
Only the best people we guarantee
Are being used in this time-tested recipe
Ruthie, Ruthie, what can I say? Take care
Sometimes some men pushing fast ahead forget where they came from
And how they got there

[RUTHIE RIVKIN, spoken]
I know that, Mrs. Bogen
[MRS. BOGEN, spoken]
Do you?
(sung)
Too soon, don’t give your heart away
Too soon, oh no, don't let it go
Too late, you'll learn if you’re not loved in return
The world's a hundred times more lonely
Wait, wait a while
True love won't run away
Love that's for real will stay
You may have tears tomorrow
If too soon you give your heart
Today

[HARRY BOGEN, spoken]
You ready, Ruthie?

[RUTHIE RIVKIN, spoken]
I'm ready
And we're not going to Schrav's this time, either
Goodnight, Mrs. Bogen

[MRS. BOGEN, spoken]
Goodnight, Ruthie
Ruthie, just be a little
Have a good time, hm?
(sung)
Wait, wait a while
True love won't run away
Love that’s for real will stay
You may have tears tomorrow
If too soon you give your heart
Today