Pleasant Little Kingdom / Too Many Mornings - Mandy Patinkin

It’s a pleasant little kingdom

Full of pleasant little things

Full of scintillating dinners

With neighboring kings

There’s a castle in the country

For weekends of rest

And we entertain at parties

In the little time remaining

And we’re entertained by others

And it’s very entertaining

An efficient little kingdom

The dominion of the queen

Where at any given moment

The ashtrays are clean

There are many little battles

Which never are fought

And if, on occasion, I think about you

It’s a pleasant little thought

So I write another book

And I head another drive

And we take a trip we took

And the dinner guests arrive

And unless you really look

You would think we were alive, and

God!

It’s a pleasant little kingdom

Full of pleasant little days

There are charities and lectures

And flowers to raise

There are amateur dramatics

And evenings of bridge

And I go to civic luncheons

When there’s someone to remind me

And I study the piano

And I never look behind me

It’s a merry little kingdom

Full of merry little chores

Lots of gardening and fixing

All very outdoors

In the driveway is a sports car

I shouldn’t have bought

And if, on occasion, I think about you

I eliminate the thought

So I read a little here

And I sew a little there

And the children disappear

And the castle needs repair

And I never shed a tear

And I never turn a hair, and

Ben!

God help me, Sally

I’ve loved you all my life!

Too many mornings

Waking and pretending I reach for you

Thousands of mornings

Dreaming of my girl

All that time wasted

Merely passing through

Time I could have spent

So content

Wasting time with you

Too many mornings

Wishing that the room might be filled with you

Morning to morning

Turning into days

All the days

That I thought would never end

All the nights

With another day to spend

All those times

I’d look up to see

Sally standing at the door

Sally moving to the bed

Sally resting in my arms

With her head against my head

If you don’t kiss me, Ben, I think I’m going to die

(sung)

How I planned

What I’d wear tonight

And when should I get here?

How should I find you?

Where I’d stand

What I’d say in case you didn’t remember

How I’d remind you

You remembered

And my fears were wrong!

Was it ever real?

Did I ever love you this much?

Did we ever feel

So happy then?

It was always real

I should have worn green

And I’ve always loved you this much

I wore green the last time

We can always feel this happy

The time I was happy

Too many mornings

Wasted in pretending I reach for you

How many mornings

Are there still to come?

How much time

Can we hope that there will be?

Not much time

But it’s time enough for me

If there’s time

To look up and see (be)

Sally standing at the door

Sally moving to the bed

Sally resting in my (your) arms

With your head against my head