Time to Close lyrics
by Leslie Odom Jr.
[Bitsy, spoken]
You’re looking at this the wrong way park man
It’s an opportunity
Not just for me!
I mean, mostly for me
But for everyone!
Also, aren’t you kind of sick of fighting for this place?
What has it ever done for you?
[Owen]
You don’t understand
How much this piece of land means
It must be because you are mean
I meant his place is an equalizer
Kind of a fertilizer
The heart of the city that beats from the streets
With the people’s spirit
Don’t you hear it
The park is a life line
A friend of mine
Why would you lеt it die?
[Bitsy]
Um
One, for the monеy
Two, for the money
Three, tough luck buddy
It’s time to close
Four, because I want it
Five, so I can flaunt it
Six, I get to tell you
It’s time to close
I’m pretty sure I’ve been saying how for two years
This park is perfectly nice to buy
Want nature go to the Hamptons
Who needs trees where there can be mansions?
A bang and then a boom then no more boathouse no more zoo
Here a Wendy’s there a Friendly’s
People come and spendy spendy
[Owen]
One, you’re diabolic
Two, an alcoholic
Three, can it really be time to close?
[Bitsy]
Soon you’ll be evicted
Here let me depict it
Kiss your park goodbye ‘cause it’s time to close
[Voices]
In the middle of Manhattan
There’s a giant shopping mall
We love to spend our money
In this massive urban sprawl
[Cole & Molly (Voices)]
Where can we go? (In the middle of Manhattan)
They tore our castle down (There’s a giant shopping mall)
Bitsy razed it to the ground (We love to spend our money)
And she ran us out of town (In this massive urban sprawl)
[Bitsy]
And then one by one, surprises
Two more huge high-rises
Three fast food franchise
And then who knows
Four [?]
One family to denounce
At five o’clock tonight
It’s the time to close
[Owen]
Bitsy!
I raised my kids here
Made my home here
Me and my family
Oh-oh-oh-oh oh oh oh
Still you erase the place I love most in the world
Well
One, go and destroy it
Two, hope you enjoy it
Central Park
Take this place and off it
Sell it for a profit
Centeal Park
[Multiple Parts]
[?]
[Voices]
All for the money
All for the money
All for the money
It’s time to close