Carrie '88 Lyrics
These are the lyrics for the Stratford and Broadway versions. Bear in mind that the script was changed on a daily basis, so some of these lyrics may be slightly inaccurate when compared to the recordings -- particularly comparing them to the RSC stagings, which underwent the heaviest rewrites. I've added a separate listing for "Crackerjack," which later became "Out for Blood," and for "Her Mother Should Have Told Her" and "White Star," which were both ultimately nixed.
01. In
02. Dear Lord
03. Dream On/Somebody Should Have Told Her
04. Carrie
05. Open Your Heart
06. And Eve Was Weak
08. Evening Prayers
10. Do Me a Favor
11. I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance
12. Crackerjack / Out for Blood
14. White Star / It Hurts To Be Strong
15. I'm Not Alone
18. Wotta Night
19. Heaven
20. Heaven (reprise)
21. Alma Mater
22. The Destruction
IN
MISS GARDENER
Alright ladies, I wanna see sweat.
I keep on lookin' but I ain't seen it yet.
The more you suffer, the tougher you'll get.
So come on ladies! Work, Work, Work, Work!
GIRLS
Everyday, I just pray, every move I make is right.
Where I go, who I know, how I wear my hair come Saturday night.
And I worry, what if all my ends should split?
I worry, what can I possibly do?
To fit in, smack, right on track,
What comes close to that?
Until you fit in, you ain't where it's at.
'Cause when you're out it's just the pits, you can never win.
There's no doubt that life just doesn't begin, until you're in.
MISS GARDENER
I'm not screaming to hear my own voice!
Don't try to fight me 'cause you ain't got a choice.
You either burn off or you turn off the boys.
So come on ladies! Burn, Burn, Burn, Burn!
GIRLS
Bought the clothes, did my nose,
God I've followed every rule.
I'm on trial, all the while,
There's too much at stake to think about school.
MISS GARDENER
Come on ladies, tighten it up!
GIRLS
I go crazy! Nobody cares what it does to me.
It's crazy, crazy, I would go out of my mind.
To be in (in), smack (smack), right on track,
What comes close to that?
Until you've been in, you ain't where it's at (you gotta know where it's at).
'Cause when you're out (out), it's (it's), just the pits, you can never win.
There's no doubt (doubt), that (that), life just doesn't begin, until you're in.
MISS GARDENER
I want you to pull it all in ladies, don't leave anything out.
Keep it tight! Keep it tight! Keep it tight! Keep those muscles hot!
Shame on you, shame on you. Overweight's a sin.
Make it sore, Make it sore. Keep those bodies thin.
Keep those bodies, keep those bodies, keep those bodies thin.
Keep those bodies, keep those bodies, keep those bodies thin.
GIRLS
Some day.
MISS GARDENER
Some day, Some day!
GIRLS
If I don't stand out one bit.
MISS GARDENER
I'm trying to show you the way.
GIRLS
Oh some day.
MISS GARDENER
Some day, Some day!
GIRLS
I may be normal enough.
MISS GARDENER
This is it!
ALL
To fit in (in), smack (smack), right on track
What comes close to that?
Until you fit (fit), in (in), you ain't where it's at (you gotta know where it's at).
'Cause when you're out (out), it's (it's), just the pits, you can never win.
There's no doubt (doubt), that (that), life just doesn't begin . . .
MISS GARDENER
No life just doesn't begin. No life just doesn't begin. No life . . .
GIRLS
Until you're in!
"Dear Lord" Lyrics
[Broadway Version]
CARRIE
Father above hear my plea.
Don't let this happen, not to me.
Take me away from all of this agony.
Mama, everything's better when you're near me.
You're brave when I'm not.
Oh Mama, if I cry out I hope you hear me.
You're all that I've got.
[U.K. Version]
CARRIE
Mama, I'm lost.
What went wrong?
Can't you come hold me?
Make me strong.
Isn't there somewhere
I can belong?
Dear lord,
Nothing I do is ever done right,
That's all that I hear.
Oh, dear lord,
I'd like to fade into the sunlight
And just disappear.
CHRIS
Carrie White eats shit!
"Dream On"
DREAM ON
SUE
Silver lace with a blue-gray bodice.
CHRIS
Broke his heart and I'm glad I did.
MADDY
Almost three in the morning.
SHELLY
Don't you hate, when you hate your body?
JAMIE
Treating me like I'm still a kid.
CATHY
Touching me without warning.
MARY ANNE
Fixing me up 'cause he's got this friend.
ROSEMARY
Promised me, maybe he's taking me to the Prom.
GIRLS
Dream on (Ooooh)
Dream on (Ooooh)
JAMIE
Told him "No," but he keeps insisting. I said "No," but he doesn't hear.
KELLY & MADDY
I don't know why he tries.
SUE
Tommy told me he loves me!
SHELLY
You could die from his eyes.
MARY ANNE
I said "Yes," but he kept resisting. So I go, "Do you want a beer"?
MICHELE, MICHELLE & SQUEEZIE
With your parents at home?
SUE
Tommy told me he loves me!
CHRIS
Dream on . . .
CATHY
I was his first.
ROSEMARY
He told me that too . . .
CATHY
I've got his ring.
ROSEMARY
Well he's taking me to the Prom.
SHELLY
But he says if I stop eating sweets I can lose twenty pounds by June.
GIRLS
Dream on (Ooooh)
Dream on (Ooooh)
CARRIE
In my dreams no one ever hates me.
In my dreams I have lots of friends.
Just one friend would be lovely.
Mama's there and her song awaits me.
Mama's there when the nightmare ends.
Mama says that she loves me.
Sometimes I dream that I could be strong.
Maybe I'm wrong, but sometimes I dream I belong.
GIRLS
Dream on (Ooooh)
Dream on (Ooooh)
SUE
Silver lace with a blue-gray bodice.
MADDY
Braces suck, but I'm almost done.
CHRIS
I've got dresses to burn.
MARY ANNE, JAMIE & MICHELLE
Why me?
KELLY, MICHELE, SHELLY & SQUEEZIE
Billy Nolan is so hot!
CHRIS
So what?!
CATHY
Six foot three and he's in his forties!
JAMIE & MICHELLE
He called me, but it's never fun.
JAMIE, MARY ANNE, SHELLY
Fun. Fun.
CHRIS
We were just having fun.
SUE
Tommy told me he loves me!
MICHELE, MICHELLE & SQUEEZIE
Loves me.
KATHY, MADDY, ROSEMARY & SUE
He always says that he's mine.
CHRIS, JAMIE, MARY ANNE & SQUEEZIE
You're wasting you're time.
KATHY, MADDY, ROSEMARY & SUE
Well he should make up his mind if he's taking me to the Prom.
JAMIE, MARY ANNE & SHELLY
He turned me down, but he'll come around.
GIRLS
Dream on (Ooooh)
Dream on (Ooooh)
Somebody Should Have Told Her
[NOTE: In the Broadway version, the "locker room scene" only included dialogue. In the original London production, Sue and Miss Gardner sang as Chris spouted off dialogue.]
MISS GARDNER
Sue, I'm surprised at you.
SUE
Well, her mother should have told her.
MISS GARDNER
I can't believe she never learned.
She's so naive and so afraid.
CHRIS
Do you believe her,
Bleeding like that?
Ha! What a joke!
SUE
Her mother should have told her.
CHRIS
That holy roller mother of hers....
MISS GARDNER
Somebody should have told her.
CHRIS
...always ranting how everybody's going straight to Hell, except her and her precious little Carrie.
SUE
My God, what have we done here?
I'd never try to hurt her.
CHRIS
Remember the time she got down on her knees and prayed in the cafeteria?
On her goddamn knees!
MISS GARDNER
The girls went wild.
I was shocked the way their faces burned.
Chris, I'd expect, but never Sue.
CHRIS
Goddamn praying Carrie!
SUE
She cried like she was broken.
CHRIS
And that lightbulb breaking was a scream!
SUE & MISS GARDNER
Somebody should have told her.
CHRIS
Squealing like a stuffed pig!
SUE
Chris!
CHRIS
Well, she was! She was!
SUE
You're my best friend, but sometimes I don't understand you.
CHRIS
What's to understand? She's a pig!
SUE
Come on, think of Carrie.
CHRIS
Oh, my heart bleeds for her.
SUE
Why do we always pick on her?
CHRIS
Because she's there, I don't know.
SUE
Well maybe she needs help!
CHRIS
Oh! You can say that again!
SUE
Listen, Chris, you've got Billy, I've got Tommy. Carrie has no one.
CHRIS
Sure she does. She has her mother.
SUE
Well, look, maybe we could...
CHRIS
You know what Shelly calls her? Shelly calls her 'Scary White.'
SUE
Chris, please!
CHRIS
I just call her 'stupid bitch.'
SUE
That's enough, Chris!
CHRIS
Scary White, goddammit!
"Carrie"
GIRLS Scary White! Scary White! Scary White! Scary White!CARRIE That's not my name!Doesn't anybody ever get it right?
Carrie
Why don't they remember that I'm Carrie White?
Carrie
Is it any harder to say than
Goddamn toad and crazy and weirdo and dumb bitch and
Doesn't anybody think that I can hear?
I hear!
'Specially when I got it screamin in my ear!
I hear!
When did everybody decide I'm the one who's the flop?
If I had one wish, God I wish they'd stop...
I wish they'd stop
How I wish they'd stop...
I will not cry... I'm okay
I've tried so hard to play they're way.
Why do they find it so hard to say
"Carrie."
Why do they always treat me so bad?
They all know my name.
Its Carrie.
I don't know why they all get so mad
Its always the same...
What's going on, deep in me?
There's someone new where I used to be...
One of these days they're gonna see...
Carrie!
Sometimes their hatred is out of control
God! How they hurt me!
Mama says sufferin is good for the soul
But they hurt me, they hurt me!
And if I could I'd bring them all
Down to their knees
I'd make them sorry forever for teasing
Carrie
Carrie, Carrie, Carrie!
I wish I were blessed with someone...
Who's not like the rest.
I'd close my eyes and suddenly he'd be there
Handsome and wise
And probably a prince who could dance on air
And he'd ask em out every night.
I'd say... "All right!"
After a while, he'd ask me to wear his ring
Mama would smile,
And give us her blessing for everything
And the world would see this is love
And then everyone would be jealous of
Carrie!
Then all those people who scream night and day
"Poor prayin' Carrie!"
They'd see me with him, and the might even say
"Look its Carrie!"
"Its Carrie..."
"Its Carrie!"
Then finally, I'd hear that word
Sounding so sweet!
Thousands of voices forever repeating
Carrie!
Carrie!
Carrie!
I am the sound of distant thunder!
The color of flame!
I'm Carrie!
I am the song of endless wonder that no one will claim!
But someday...
Oh my someday!
Someone will know my name!
"Open Your Heart"
MARGARET:
Open your heart,
Let Jesus in.
Open your heart,
Let Jesus in.
Lord, you have found me
A-wand'rin' in the darkness.
Light my way
With your true faith,
And I'll sing with joy of my new faith.
Lord,
Take me gently
And lead me to your pastures.
To your hands,
I surrender
In the hope of love ever tender.
Show me the way!
I know the journey
Is fraught with pain and danger.
I sustain
Persecution
In the hope of your absolution.
Jesus, possess me.
Sweet Savior, be my shepherd.
Bless each endeavor
Till I fin'lly join you
Forever.
CARRIE
Hello, Momma.
MARGARET
Carrietta. Come pray with me.
CARRIE
Open your heart.
MARGARET
Let Jesus in.
CARRIE
Open your heart.
BOTH
Let Jesus in!
Lord, I have seen choirs
Of saints and angels singing.
Fin'lly free from temptation
And the flames of Hell's devastation.
Then, He will take me
And wash me in the river.
I will make celebration
MARGARET
In the joy of final,
CARRIE
The light of final, the
BOTH
Fire of final Salvation.
"And Eve Was Weak"
MARGARET
And God made Eve from Adam's rib and Eve was weak.
CARRIE
Mama . . .
MARGARET
And Eve was weak.
CARRIE
How could I know?
MARGARET
And Eve was weak.
CARRIE
Why didn't you tell me?
MARGARET
And God made Eve to bear the curse, the curse of blood.
CARRIE
It's not a curse Mama!
MARGARET
The curse of blood.
CARRIE
It's something all girls go through!
MARGARET
The curse of blood
CARRIE
You should've told me!
MARGARET
Go to the cellar and pray woman! Pray to Heaven for your wicked soul!
CARRIE
Mama?! I'm changing!
MARGARET
The Raven came to plague the world, his name was sin.
CARRIE
It's not a sin.
MARGARET
His name was sin.
CARRIE
Oh Mama . . .
MARGARET
His name was sin. Begin!
CARRIE
It's not a sin!
MARGARET
And lust was how the sin began, the sin was Man.
CARRIE
I don't understand!
MARGARET
Well understand!
CARRIE
No!
MARGARET
The sin was Man.
CARRIE
What have I done?
MARGARET
God has seen your sinning just beginning.
Pray for your salvation from damnation.
Pray or
He will burn you!
He will burn you!
The seed conveys the power and it's come again.
CARRIE
Mama, what is this seed?
MARGARET
It's come again.
CARRIE
Don't you care . . .
MARGARET
It's come again.
CARRIE
. . . that I started to bleed?!
MARGARET
Until the seed is crushed the power never ends!
It never ends.
It never ends.
CARRIE
Mama I was so scared,
And they all stared.
I though I was dying!
I started crying!
Mama, please don't hurt me.
MARGARET
You'll become Satan's bride!
Pray for mercy, get down on your knees!
CARRIE
Please don't hurt me!
MARGARET
You've got Jezebels pride!
And your soul is a hole of disease!
I can see you inside!
CARRIE
Don't believe with your eyes!
MARGARET
I can see how you lied!
CARRIE
But I never told lies!
MARGARET
That's how Lucifer fell!
CARRIE
Mama! How could I know?
MARGARET
And you're headed for Hell! I won't let you go!
CARRIE
Mama let me go!
MARGARET
Satan loves a sinnner! Loves a sinner!
CARRIE
I'm not a sinner!
MARGARET
Save your soul from burning!
CARRIE
Mama stop!
MARGARET
God she's burning!
CARRIE
Stop! It's burning!
MARGARET
Pray or . . .
CARRIE
Mama! No!
MARGARET
He will burn you!
CARRIE
Stop!
MARGARET
He will burn you!
CARRIE
No! No!
MARGARET
And God made Eve from Adam's rib and Eve was weak.
And Eve was weak.
And I was weak.
I prayed this day would never come, I should've known.
I should've known.
Now I am alone
And so afraid.
Oh Lord I've seen this power before.
The flesh is weak and I implore!
Father don't forsake her, Father take her.
Cleanse and purify her, with the fire,
And the power, and the glory!
Forever.
And ever.
And ever!
Amen!
CARRIE
Jesus watches from the wall,
But His face is cold as stone.
If He loves me,
Why do I feel so all alone?
Don't Waste the Moon
SUE
Tommy won't you take me home?
I think I would rather be alone.
I've still got homework and it's ten o'clock.
TOMMY
Oh great!
SUE
It's late.
TOMMY
Now wait.
Hey, baby don't get mad,
I don't understand why you feel bad.
But you shouldn't treat me like I'm just a jock.
SUE
Like when?
TOMMY
Just then.
SUE
Oh man!
See, boys like you,
Never think of someone else.
TOMMY
Me? That's not true.
I'm just trying to help.
So baby,
Don't waste the moon,
Now the night is ours.
Oh don't, baby,
Don't waste the moon and the stars.
Is it something I did?
SUE
It’s not you, it’s Carrie.
TOMMY
Praying Carrie?
SUE
Don’t call her that.
TOMMY
That thing in the shower?
SUE
We were hurting her!
TOMMY
Oh come on, it was a joke.
SUE
It wasn’t . . . and I was part of it.
TOMMY
Well, if you’re gonna be sorry why don’t you show me how sorry you really
are?
SUE
Tommy!
CHRIS
That Goddamned Scary White!
BILLY
Who the hell is Scary White?
CHRIS
You don't hear a word I say,
Maybe 'cause your brain gets in the way.
I think you're the victim of an active gland.
BILLY
Oh yeah?
CHRIS
Oh yeah.
BILLY
Oh yeah!
You, what a twisted mind,
Don't you know that boys are going blind?
They don't have someone who will lend a hand.
CHRIS
That smart.
BILLY
My heart . . .
CHRIS
Don't start!
See, boys like you,
Wham! And bam! And thank you ma'am!
BILLY
Me? That's not true!
Who do you think I am?
So baby,
Don't waste the moon,
Now that the night is ours.
Oh don't, baby,
Don't waste the moon and the stars.
CHRIS
Oh, but she’s such a pig!
BILLY
"I think you are so hot.
CHRIS
Sixteen years old and not a clue.
BILLY
Oh, come on! This Carrie stuff is driving me crazy!
CHRIS
Oh Billy, what a scream!
BILLY
Please don’t talk right now.
CHRIS
I’m trying to talk about Scary White!
BILLY
Who the hell is Scary White?!
Uh-uh! Hey! Hey . . . ?!
BOYS
See what I do?
Why do you have to be so mean?
GIRLS
See, boys like you,
We should just watch the screen.
Don't you treat me like some little toy,
Or I'm just gonna treat you like one of the boys.
BOYS
Well you don't know how to handle a man.
Goddamn! I'm doing the best that I can!
ENSEMBLE
Don't waste the moon,
Now that the night it ours.
Oh don't, baby,
Don't waste the moon and the stars.
GIRLS
All we ever do is park,
Then for hours you grope me in the dark.
We would go bowling if you really cared.
You don't.
BOYS
I do.
GIRLS
You don't!
BOYS
Hey, be that way.
Good girls go to Heaven, so they say,
But bad girls, they go everywhere.
GIRLS
No fair!
BOYS
So there!
GIRLS
I swear.
See, boys like you,
You don't even care for love.
BOYS
Me? That's not true!
I never get enough.
BOYS
So baby don't waste the moon,
GIRLS
See, boys like you,
BOYS
Now that the night is ours.
GIRLS
You can bark, but you won't bite.
BOYS
Oh don't, baby, don't,
GIRLS
Me, I'll come through,
BOYS
Waste the moon and the stars!
GIRLS
If you just treat me right!
ENSEMBLE (Acapella):
Don't waste the moon,
Now that the night is ours.
Oh don't, baby
Don't waste the moon and the stars
Don't waste the moon,
Now that the night is ours.
Oh don't, baby
Don't waste the moon and the stars
Evening Prayers
CARRIE
Jesus watches from the wall,
But his face is cold as stone.
If he loves me,
Why do I feel so all alone?
Baby Savior, meek and mild,
What do you do with my prayers?
If you hear me,
Why do I feel that no one cares?
There's a movement in my head,
Can you understand the change?
Something's shifting,
Something's lifting.
Why do I feel it's something strange?
MARGARET
Father Almighty,
She's only a child
But the woman is waking inside her.
She will be lost if her passion runs wild,
So I can't let her stumble and fall.
As you helped your child divine,
Give me the strength to help mine.
CARRIE:
Momma sees inside my soul,
But her face is cold as stone.
If she loves me,
Why do I feel so all alone?
MARGARET
You can go to bed now, Carrie.
CARRIE
Yes, Momma.
MARGARET
You must forget what happened today.
CARRIE:
Yes, Momma.
MARGARET
The Lord will protect us.
CARRIE
Yes, Momma.
MARGARET
God will forgive us.
CARRIE
Yes, Momma.
MARGARET
Say your prayers.
CARRIE:
Now I lay me down to sleep,
Pray the Lord my soul to keep.
If I die before I wake,
Pray the Lord my soul to take.
MARGARET
I never wanted to cause you such pain,
But there are times when life is so fright'ning.
Maybe I do things that I can't explain,
But my feelings for you never change.
You are still my precious one.
Can you forgive what I've done?
CARRIE
Momma, you don't need forgiveness from me.
MARGARET
I was wrong, and it hurts me to have to hurt you.
CARRIE
Oh, I know that you do what you have to.
MARGARET
I'd rather die than see you suffer.
CARRIE
I want to dry all your tears so you'll see that I'm
MARGARET
Someday you'll thank me for lighting the way.
CARRIE
Sorry for letting you down.
MARGARET
Can you look inside your heart?
CARRIE
Won't you bless me now?
Can you look inside your heart?
MARGARET
That's where forgiveness must start.
CARRIE
Can you look inside your heart?
Oh, Momma, show me the mercy that you've always shown.
MARGARET
After all, we have no one except each other.
CARRIE
I depend on your goodness to guide me
MARGARET
The world outside can't understand you
CARRIE
I'm so afraid, if they'd just leave me alone
And I'd die if you pushed me away
MARGARET
When you feel the betrayal, I'll always be here
CARRIE
Promise you'll be here
MARGARET
You're the reason I'm alive
CARRIE
You're the reason I'm alive
MARGARET
You're the only reason I survive
CARRIE
I survive
MARGARET & CARRIE
In my life, there's only one thing true,
I will always love you.
Unsuspecting Hearts
MISS GARDNER
So many years, you cried your tears alone,
Frightened that life might pass you by.
Then he appears, someone who cares for you,
This is no time to question why.
Love will find you when you least expect.
Funny how two lives connect.
That's how it starts,
Two unsuspecting hearts.
Let someone in, give someone half a chance,
Maybe he's waiting just for you.
Once you begin, this could be paradise,
Maybe your dreams just might come true.
And you'll never know how love might grow,
Once you've shared your first "Hello".
That's how it starts,
Two unsuspecting hearts.
CARRIE
I don’t think so, Miss Gardner.
MISS GARDNER
But you’ll never know if you don’t give yourself a chance. Listen to
me, you have beautiful eyes.
CARRIE
Me?
MISS GARDNER
Yes, you silly, you. And your lips, with the right shade of lipstick.
CARRIE
Lipstick? But my mother, she wouldn't . . .
MISS GARDNER
Shh. And if you fix your hair up and with the right dress, baby, it
could be wonderful!
In a world where nothing's sure,
And nothing's ever guaranteed.
You should trust the way you feel,
That's the only thing that's real.
It's like magic how your spirit soars,
Once you feel his hand in yours.
That's how it starts,
Two unsuspecting hearts.
In a world where nothing's sure,
And nothing's ever guaranteed.
You should trust the way you feel,
'Cause that's the only, only thing that's real.
It's like magic how your spirit soars,
Once you feel his hand in yours.
MISS GARDNER
That's how it starts,
CARRIE
That's how it starts,
MISS GARDNER
Two unsuspecting hearts.
CARRIE
It's like magic how your spirit soars . . .
MISS GARDNER & CARRIE
Once you feel his hand in yours.
CARRIE
That's how it starts,
MISS GARDNER
That's how it starts,
CARRIE
That's how it starts . . .
MISS GARDNER & CARRIE
Two unsuspecting hearts!
Do Me a Favor
SUE
Tommy lately, I've just not been feeling right.
I'm so ashamed of how we've all been treating Carrie White.
Am I crazy? Am I getting too upset?
I'd never dream of asking, but you've never failed me yet.
Do me a favor.
CHRIS
Oh Billy.
BILLY
What now Chris?
CHRIS
I’ve got something I want you to do for me.
BILLY
Heh! Why don’t you ask your Daddy?
CHRIS
My Daddy can buy me all the things that you won't.
My Daddy supplies me with the things that you don't.
There's nothing that Daddy ever denies me,
There's just one way that Daddy never satisfies me.
Only you can do it.
Only you can really get down to it.
This girl is deperate,
Come on and save her.
Baby, baby, baby, baby, do me a favor.
Oh baby, do me a favor.
Say maybe, do me a favor.
Obey me, do me a favor.
Uh huh.
TOMMY
Come on, nothing's too good for my girl Sue.
What's wrong? Ask me for anything, I'll do my best.
I've been so worried 'cause you're too depressed.
I would do anything for you.
SUE
Do me a favor.
TOMMY
You know I only want you to feel free.
SUE
Do me a favor.
TOMMY
Let go, I can assure you it'll be no sweat.
SUE
Do me a favor.
TOMMY
Anything you could want from me you'll get.
SUE
Do me a favor.
TOMMY
You say the word and I'll agree.
GIRLS
Do me a favor, oh baby.
BOYS
What now?
GIRLS
Do me a favor, say maybe.
BOYS
What's on your mind?
GIRLS
Do me a favor, obey me.
BOYS
So now you need me?
GIRLS
Do me a favor.
GIRLS & BOYS
Uh huh.
CHRIS
There's something that Carrie White will just have to learn.
If she plays with fire then she's gonna get burned.
I want her to pay up for all that she's cost me,
And make her good and sorry that she ever crossed me.
You've got to help me.
SUE
If you help me, I could even up this debt.
And we could all give Carrie White a night she won't forget.
BILLY
You always amaze me with the way that you think.
If I was your daddy I would buy you a shrink.
But okay, I'll do it, you're my inspiration.
Just make sure you show me that appreciation.
CHRIS & SUE
Only you can do it.
BILLY & TOMMY
You know I can do it.
CHRIS & SUE
Only you can really get down to it.
This girl is desperate so come on and save her,
Baby, baby. baby, baby, do me a favor.
SUE
I've been thinking, 'bout how happy she would be,
If only you'd take Carrie to the Prom instead of me.
TOMMY
Do what? Who do you want me to invite?
I thought you'd be with me on Friday night.
But no, I know you're trying to do what's right.
But Whoa! I won't be taking Carrie White.
No go!
SUE
Think of Carrie, Carrie's really had it rough.
TOMMY
I know.
SUE
I told her I was sorry . . .
TOMMY
I may.
SUE
. . . but that's just not good enough.
TOMMY
Okay, okay. Okay!
SUE
Tommy help me, I could even up this debt.
And we could all give Carrie White a night she won't forget.
ENSEMBLE
Do me a favor, do me a favor.
CHRIS
There's something that Carrie White will just have to learn.
If she plays with fire then she's gonna get burned.
I want her to pay up for all that she's cost me,
And make her good and sorry that she ever crossed me . . .
TOMMY
You know I only want you to feel free,
Let go, I can assure you it'll be no sweat.
Anything you could want from me you'll get,
You say the word and darling . . .
BILLY
Only I can do it.
Only I can really get down to it.
I'll be your White Knight.
I'll be your savior.
Baby, baby, baby, baby,
I'll do your favor . . .
CHRIS
If Carrie is going to the prom and I’m not, you know what I want Billy?
BILLY
What Chris? What?
CHRIS
Pig's blood for a pig, Billy. Pig’s blood for a pig!
BILLY
Pig's Blood?"
CHRIS
Yeah! Blood, blood, blood, blood!
ENSEMBLE
Favors are promises you don't want to break.
Don't turn your back when there is so much at stake.
I'm begging, I'm pleading, I'm down on my knees.
If you really love me, well then baby, baby, please, please . . .
TOMMY
Carrie, will you be my date for the Prom?
CARRIE
Why me?
SUE
Just try.
TOMMY
Look Carrie, I’m asking you.
MARGARET
Carrie?
CARRIE
Why are you doing this?
SUE
Do it for me!
TOMMY
Just say yes.
SUE
Make her say yes.
MARGARET
Carrie . . . ?
CHRIS
Do me a favor.
TOMMY
Say yes!
MARGARET
Carrie?
TOMMY
Say yes. Do it for me.
SUE
Do it for me.
CHRIS
Do me a favor!
MARGARET
Carrietta?!
CARRIE
Yes!
CHRIS
Thank you.
SUE
Thank you.
CARRIE
Thank you.
I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance
CARRIE
Mama don't you think it's time,
I should try to get along?
MARGARET
What ever are you going on about Carrietta?
CARRIE
I don't have a lot of friends,
I wish I could fit right in.
MARGARET
Being different is the Lord’s blessing Carrie.
CARRIE
Mama can't we stop and talk?
There's this boy named Tommy Ross . . .
MARGARET
Carrietta?
CARRIE
I’ve been invited to the Prom.
He asked me twice,
I still can't believe I said yes.
Gosh he's so nice,
But Mama, I still have to make my dress.
Now I want to know what you think,
Something in pink?
Mama I'm scared,
I never learned how to dance.
I'm so unprepared,
But what should I do when he takes my hands?
This is all I dreamed it could be,
Mama . . . what if he falls in love with me?
MARGARET
I remember how those boys could dance,
Pressing close on Friday nights.
They could sweep me away.
CARRIE
Momma?
MARGARET
Oh, how those boys were Demons of romance,
In their cars we'd chase the lights.
I know just how boys will behave.
CARRIE
You'll like this boy Mama, he's not like the others. He's so sweet and polite,
he's nice Mama. You'll like him, you'll see, really you will. Everyone isn't bad
Mama, everything's not a sin.
MARGARET
Oh, how your father whispered in my ear.
First the kiss and then the touch,
Mixing lies with the truth.
He would sigh and try to draw me near.
Oh, he'd swear he cared so much,
That's what the boys do.
They'll make promises.
They will break your heart.
Then they'll laugh at you,
Watching you fall apart.
Don't you think that I know,
Don't you think this has happened before?
It's the smell of the blood that will drive them mad,
Chasing you like a whore!
CARRIE
No!
MARGARET
Yes!
CARRIE
But I did nothing wrong.
I've been good for so long.
It's the very first time . . .
MARGARET
I'm afraid for your soul.
CARRIE
Mama it's not a crime.
MARGARET
You'll be out of control!
CARRIE
Tommy asked me to go.
MARGARET
You will turn that boy down . . .
CARRIE
It's too late to say "No".
MARGARET
. . . or we'll move from this town.
CARRIE
Once you meet him you'll find . . .
MARGARET
You're a moth to his flame.
CARRIE
. . . he's so gentle and kind.
MARGARET
Men are all the same!
Don't you know their game?
Have you lost your mind?
Can't you see Satan's passion has made you blind?
And this boy's like the rest.
And they're all like the serpents who crawl.
CARRIE
You don't even understand.
MARGARET
You can beg all you want to but I recall, how your father
came to me that night.
CARRIE
That doesn't mean that the same thing will happen to me!
MARGARET
With the smell of smoke and gin,
CARRIE
Give me a chance and you'll see.
MARGARET
With the lust in his eyes. And he took me and touched me,
I tried to fight.
CARRIE
God Mama, have you heard even one word that I've said?
MARGARET
Satan made your father sin.
CARRIE
Sometimes I wish you were dead!
MARGARET
But the sin never dies!
CARRIE
I said yes Mama, I said yes!
MARGARET
Come and pray!
CARRIE
No more praying, Mama! No! No!
I am not afraid of you at all.
I have nothing left to lose.
I have power I can use.
Nothing you can ever say or do will stop me again!
Crackerjack
[Note: More commonly known as "Out for Blood," "Crackerjack" is the original name of the song -- a song which underwent many rewrites between Stratford and Broadway].
CHRIS
I believe in getting even, that's what I believe
But I just don't forgive and forget
I don't take no attitude when I know I've been screwed
Carrie White's got a lot to regret!
BILLY
Shit! Look at all these pigs!
CHRIS
Sweet revenge requires planning, I've done all I can
But now I need a man with your skills
You've got all the basics down, now we can go to town
So let's start moving in for the kill!
Go!
[Chorus and Chris overlap]
CHORUS
Cha! Kill the pig, pig, pig!
CHRIS
Go!
CHORUS
Kill 'im, kill 'im, kill, kill!
We'll make him bleed!
CHRIS
Go!
CHORUS
Get the blood, blood, blood
Oooh, blood!
CHRIS
Oh, baby show...
CHORUS
Kill the pig, make 'im bleed
Let's get the blood, that's all we need!
CHRIS
...me how
CHORUS
Crackerjack!
CHRIS
I want what I...
CHORUS
Ooh!
Kill the pig, make him bleed
Get the blood, that's all we need
CHRIS
...want now
CHORUS
Crackerjack
Now! Now! Now!
Now! Now! Now!
BILLY
What do you, what do you, what do you want,
Way down deep inside that rock you call a heart?
Do you really wanna finish what you're asking me to start?
This is real sick! Some trick!
You've got your plan perfected, but what about the unexpected?
BILLY/CHORUS
You'll never know what your nickel buys
When you grab a box of Crackerjacks and open up the prize.
Is it what you thought? I bet not!
Remember go too far, there's no turning back!
Remember Crackerjack... Crackerjack!
CHRIS
There's a storm inside my brain, a raging hurricane,
But I bet you could handle the flood.
You know me, there's hell to pay if I don't get my way.
And I'm not out for kicks, I'm out for blood!
Go!
[Chorus and Chris overlap]
CHORUS
Cha! Kill the pig, pig, pig!
CHRIS
Go!
CHORUS
Kill 'im, kill 'im, kill, kill!
We'll make him bleed!
CHRIS
Go!
CHORUS
Get the blood, blood, blood
Oooh, blood!
CHRIS
Oh, baby show...
CHORUS
Kill the pig, make 'im bleed
Let's get the blood, that's all we need!
CHRIS
...me how
CHORUS
Crackerjack!
CHRIS
I want what I...
CHORUS
Ooh, yeah!
Kill the pig, make him bleed
Get the blood, that's all we need
CHRIS
...want now
CHORUS
Crackerjack
Now! Now! Now!
Now! Now! Now! Now! Now! Now!
BILLY
Oh, you want it bad, you want it so bad,
So damn bad you'll go stabbing the dark!
CHORUS
But the smell of blood'll drive you crazy, hungry like a shark!
BILLY
You want a real scare, a nightmare?
Well, you can stop your bitchin', you'll get what you've been wishin.
You think you might be dreamin', but wait until you wake up screamin'!
BILLY/CHORUS
You never know what your nickel buys
'Til you grab a box of Crackerjacks and open up the prize
Is it what you thought? Huh! I bet not!
Remember go too far, there's no turnin' back.
Remember Crackerjack... Crackerjack!
[Chris & Chorus overlap]
CHRIS
Go!
CHORUS
You'll never know what your nickel buys
When you grab a box of Crackerjacks and open up the prize
CHRIS
Go!
CHORUS
Is it what you thought? I bet not!
CHRIS
Oh baby, show...
CHORUS
Remember go too far, there's no turning back!
CHRIS
...me how
CHORUS
Remember Crackerjack... Crackerjack!
CHRIS
I want it now!
Out For Blood
CHRIS
I believe in getting even, that's what I believe,
But I just don't forgive and forget.
I don't take no attitude when I know I've been screwed.
Carrie White's got a lot to regret!
BILLY
Shit! Look at all these pigs!
CHRIS
Sweet revenge requires planning; I've done all I can,
Now it's your chance to prove you're a stud.
It's a simple little gig, you help me kill a pig
And then I've got some plans for the blood.
ENSEMBLE
Chop! Kill the pig!
Pig, pig! Kill, Kill!
Kill, Kill! We'll make 'em bleed.
Here's his blood!
Blood, blood!
Oooh! Blood!
Kill the pig, make him bleed!
Let's get the blood, that's all we need!
Out for blood!
Ooh, we gotta kill the pig, make him bleed!
Let's get the blood, that's all we need!
Out for blood!
Kill! Kill!
Kill the pig!
BILLY
What do I, what do I, what do I get?
Too damn long, I let you push me to the wall.
If you want what I can offer now, you're gonna have to crawl
We'll do this my way, and I say,
You got your plan perfected but what about the unexpected?
You never know what you're gonna find
When you look into the dark and dirty corners of your mind.
You like what you see?
Huh! Not me!
The way you're headed now, it's easy to tell
You're going straight to hell, straight to hell!
ENSEMBLE
Kill the pig, Billy!
Kill the pig now!
Kill the pig, Billy!
Kill the pig now!
CHRIS
There's a storm inside my brain,
A raging hurricane,
But I bet you could handle the flood.
You know me, there's hell to pay,
If I don't get my way.
And I'm not out for kicks,
I'm out for blood!
BILLY
Oh, you want it now, you want it so bad!
So damn bad, you'll go stabbin' in the dark!
The smell of blood will drive ya hungry like a shark.
You want a real scare, a nightmare?
You can't stop that bitchin', you'll get what you've been wishin'.
You think you might be dreamin'?
Wait until you wake up screamin'!
ENSEMBLE
We've got to strike while the iron's hot
Now you've finally got her beggin', Billy,
Give her all you've got.
She wants to play rough?
Huh! So get tough!
We've got to make her think she's havin' her way,
And then you'll make her pay.
Make her pay!
Dream On (Reprise)
JAMIE
Did you hear...
SQUEEZIE
Could you die?
JAMIE
...all the rumors flying?
MARYANN
Tommy and who?
MADDY
Sue's in tears.
DUVERNAY/SQUEEZIE
Made her cry!
SHELLY
Tommy said, "So long!"
KELLY/NELSON
What will Carrie wear?
ROSEMARY
I heard Chris might surprise us.
KATH
Do you think she'll be there?
SHELLY
Gardner's mad.
DUVERNAY/SQUEEZIE
Threw a fit!
SHELLY
Cuz she thinks Sue's lying.
MARYANN
Was there a fight?
JAMIE
Sue might smile.
DUVERNAY/SQUEEZIE
What a twit!
JAMIE
But there's something wrong.
MADDY/KELLY/NELSON
Something's gotta be wrong.
SHELLY/MARYANN/KATH
Wrong, wrong, wrong!
ROSEMARY
Chris is great at disguises.
DUVERNAY/SQUEEZIE
No shit!
SUE
Tommy still loves me!
What can I say?
I can only pray that Carrie has fun at the prom.
CHORUS
The prom
The prom
The prom
SUE
Sure, I know everybody's talking.
I don't care. Look, it's just one night.
This might make Carrie feel good.
After all, what we did was shocking.
Maybe now I can set things right.
GIRLS
You?
SUE
Me.
I'm real good.
CHORUS
This is one night I'll never forget.
We've never seen a scandal as good as this!
I wanna see if Tommy and Carrie kiss.
I'll be there early.
Oh, I don't wanna miss one single moment of bliss!
The prom
The prom
The prom
The prom
The prom
The prom...
White Star Lyrics
[Note: In the original London staging, "White Star" was the song Sue sang solo -- the song followed the same melody as "Heaven" (after the first verse below). When the show moved to Broadway, "White Star" was altogether scrapped and replaced with "It Hurts to Be Strong."]
SUE
One night
Just for one night.
It's a sacrifice I feel I oughta make.
I'm okay, I'll be fine,
And I swear that it's not like my heart's gonna break.
I'm fine, as long as he's still mine.
White star,
Why aren't you shining?
You hang all alone,
Like a tear in the sky.
Night star,
Could you be pining
For some other star
You could dance with on high?
Heaven, there's heartache in Heaven.
I guess Heaven knows that my love
Is so far away.
Bright star,
My silver lining,
I wish you could bring him back to stay.
Hopes and dreams can vanish with the dawn.
You blink and they've gone,
It's the chance lovers take.
Baby, baby, we had it all,
But angels can fall
And hearts can break.
Heaven, you promised me Heaven.
How can my love find me here,
With the moon so dim?
Bright star, please keep on shining,
And shine 'til I find I'm back with him!
"It Hurts To Be Strong"
SUE
I used to think I knew that
We were as close as people could be
Whatever happened to them?
Better yet, what’s happened to me?
Did I cross some line by speaking my mind?
In my heart, I know I’m not wrong
I just never knew
It hurts to be strong
I had a perfect childhood
I always felt at home in a crowd
I did the things a child would
I sang along but never too loud
Then I made a choice by raising my voice
Now I’m all alone in my song
You know how that feels?
It hurts to be strong
I know two plus two
I know false from true
I just don’t know what to do
When bridges burn
I guess you’ve gotta learn
So I’ll learn
Maybe I’ve done some strange things
Sooner or later, everyone does
I wasn’t trying to change things
I liked my life the way that it was
But I can’t conceal the way that I feel
So I wind up playing the fool
That’s one of the things
You don’t learn in school
If I stand apart and follow my heart
Will I ever truly belong?
It’s hard to be sure
It hurts to be strong
I'm Not Alone
CARRIE
I’ll close my eyes and suddenly he’ll be there
Handsome and wise and prob’ly a prince who could...
Oh, God, I’m so scared
So scared
What could go wrong?
I should be prepared for the worst
But what if I’m strong?
My lovely balloon doesn’t have to burst
If I concentrate I might find
That the only demons are all in my mind
Was it his voice?
Was it his smile?
I haven’t felt so wonderful
In quite a while
All of this time
There was just me
Maybe he’s a preview
Of how good my life could be
I’m not alone
Somebody’s freed me from this lonely tower
Somebody’s by my side as I face the unknown
I’m not alone
Speaking his name, I never felt such power before
I’m not alone anymore
Where there was one
Now there are two
That’s the kind of magic
Only love can do
Thinking of him
Thrills me so much
I could move a mountain now
With just a single touch
I’m not alone
Somebody’s freed me from this lonely tower
Somebody’s by my side as I face the unknown
I’m not alone
Speaking his name, I never felt such power before
I’m not alone anymore
I keep floating
Two feet off the ground
I forget my fears
When he’s around
Heartaches, heartbreaks
They don’t bother me
As long as there’s someone who cares
Then I’ll never be
Alone
No more lonely tower
Somebody’s by my side as I face the unknown
I’m not alone
Speaking his name, I never felt such power before
I’m not alone
Anymore
Carrie (Reprise #1)
CARRIE
I have to get ready
MARGARET
Stay here instead
Just tell me what you’d like to do
We’ll talk and we’ll laugh and I’ll sing to you
And I promise you we won’t fight
Don’t leave tonight
CARRIE
Mama, I’m late
MARGARET
The boy doesn’t care, not at all
CARRIE
He’ll be here at eight
MARGARET
He’ll build you up only to watch you fall
Carrie
You don’t know these people
They’re not your friends, Carrie
They’re only waiting to tear you in two
CARRIE
What if they like me?
MARGARET
Just like your father, they’ll leave when they’re through
CARRIE
They might like me
They’ll like me
MARGARET
You’re such a fool
Aren’t you aware how people deceive?
They’ll take and they’ll break you and then they will leave you
Carrie, Carrie
Carrie, you were the love I was betrayed for
My pride and my shame, Carrie
Carrie, we’re one and the same, Carrie
CARRIE
Mama, I love you
MARGARET
Carrie
CARRIE
Mama, I need you
MARGARET
Don’t go
TOMMY
Carrie!
MARGARET
Don’t go
TOMMY
Carrie!
CARRIE
I’m coming!
MARGARET
Don’t go
CARRIE
I love you, Mama
When There's No One
MARGARET
When there’s no one
There is darkness
When the light that used to shine
That once was mine
No longer glows
And there is no sun
When there’s no one
When the sun dies
There is silence
When the tune that filled my days
No longer plays
The room is still
And there are long sighs
When the sun dies
Was I so foolish to think I could pray
When there’s only one chance I could save you
I gave you life, I can take it away
Let the shadows descend like a knife
But when I am all alone
Will I cry, Carrie?
Oh, my Carrie
Who will hold me
When there’s no one
When the smiles I used to see
Are not for me
What will I do?
Nobody’s told me
Who will hold me
There is no sun
When there’s no one
Wotta Night
All Right
Wotta Night
Don'tcha feel the sky turning
Oh Child, drive me wild
Don'tcha feel the stars burning
All Right, Wotta Night
Can't you hear my heart tickin'
Hola, Yo Mama
I'm alive and I'm kickin' tonight
All Right
Wotta Night
Don'tcha feel the sky turning
Oh Child, drive me wild
Don'tcha feel the stars burning
All Right, Wotta Night
Can't you hear my heart tickin'
Hola, Yo Mama
I'm alive and I'm kickin' tonight
All Right
Wotta Night
Don'tcha feel the sky turning
Oh Child, drive me wild
Don'tcha feel the stars burning
All Right, Wotta Night
Can't you hear my heart tickin'
Hola, Yo Mama
I'm alive and I'm kickin' tonight
Wotta Night!
Heaven
TOMMY
Two hands joining in one dance
You won’t feel the floor
Cuz we float like a star
Two feet moving to one beat
We don’t travel far
And yet look where we are
Heaven, it’s almost like Heaven
I’m here with the moon and the night
And I’m here with you
Two hearts, that’s how true love starts
It starts when you feel the way
I do
Sometimes feelings catch us unaware
You blink and they’re there
At least that’s how it feels
You’ve bewitched me, I don’t know how
But right here and now
I’m head over heels in
Heaven, it’s almost like Heaven
I never dreamed I could feel
What I feel for you
Two hearts, that’s how true love starts
It starts when you feel the way
I do
Heaven (Reprise)
[BROADWAY VERSION]
NOTE: The sheet music that I have doesn't quite match this section of the recording verbatim. With so many overlapping, indistinguishable voices, I probably left out parts -- I'm not sure if Margaret sings on the song (she's cited in the sheet music but I don't hear her in the recording).
BOY:
Ladies and gentlemen. Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to start voting for the king and queen. Everyone please, we'd like you all to start casting your votes.
SUE
Two hands
Joining in one dance.
I hope she enjoys
All his smiles and his charms.
Two feet
Moving to one beat.
I know how it feels
To be lost to desire.
TOMMY
Heaven,
It's almost like heaven.
I'm here with the moon and the night,
And I'm here with you
MISS GARDENER
Two hearts
That's how true love starts.
It starts when he feels
The way you do.
CARRIE
Don't.
TOMMY
What?
CARRIE
Don't vote for us.
TOMMY
Why not?
CARRIE
Just don't.
TOMMY
We should vote for ourselves.
CARRIE
We shouldn't.
TOMMY
We should.
CARRIE
They're all so pretty.
TOMMY
But Carrie,
You're so pretty too.
CARRIE
No, don't say that.
TOMMY
It's true.
CARRIE
No!
TOMMY
Yes!
Well what should we do?
I say, what the hell?
CARRIE
Tommy!
TOMMY
Come on,
TOMMY & CARRIE
What the hell?
SUE
What's he saying?
Does he like her?
I miss him more than I knew.
Tommy, what have I done?
I'm the one who should dance with you!
CHRIS
I'm ready to vote.
BILLY
Do you know what you're doing?
CHRIS
I'll get my kicks!
BILLY
This is so sick.
CHRIS
I'm sick and I'm tired!
I'm ready to rip like a flood!
BILLY
You'll get what you deserve.
CHRIS
I'm out for blood!
MISS GARDENER
Watch them dancing,
How he holds her.
CHORUS
Everybody
SUE
I can't believe what I see
Carrie, don't you forget
Everything that you learned from me.
CHORUS
[overlapping*]
Heaven,
Finally Heaven.
Oh wotta night!
SUE
[overlapping*]
You told me you loved me.
What about forever?
What about the plans we made?
What happens to me?
Will you be returning
And will there finally be a day we say 'I do?'
CHRIS & BILLY*
[overlapping*]
We'll give the pig a real scare,
A nightmare,
I'll be there on cue.
Nobody does it the way I do.
ENSEMBLE
Heaven!
Heaven!
Oh, wotta night!
Alma Mater
ENSEMBLE
Hail to the future
We praise and we salute you
We proclaim our devotion
As we set our dreams into motion
We are the future
The children of the teaching
Cherish each son and daughter
As we pledge to do
Our best for you
Our hearts beat true, Alma Mater
CHRIS
Now, Billy, now!
The Destruction
CHRIS:
Now Billy, now!
CARRIE:
Ohhhh! IT'S BLOOD!!!
Why'd they laugh, when they know I'm crying?
Mama says "Everybody sins"
CHRIS:
There's the curse! Carrie's got the curse!
CARRIE:
And God made Eve from Adam's rib and Eve was weak.
And Eve was weak!
"His Name's Tommy Ross, he's a very nice boy!"
Hopes and dreams can vanish with the dawn.
And God made Eve to bear the curse, the curse of blood.
"He's not like other boys!" The curse of blood.
They make fun of you, then they break your heart,
Then they laugh at you, watching you fall apart.
Doesn't anybody ever get it right?
Doesn't anybody think that I Hear?
God has seen your sinning just beginning,
pray for your salvation from damnation!
Pray or...
He will burn you!
He will burn you!
Carrie (Reprise #2)
MARGARET
Baby, don’t cry now
No more tears
Mama will save you
From all your fears
New lullaby now
Mama is here
Carrie, always remember that I love you
My love is so deep
Oh, Carrie
Smile at the angels up above you
And sleep, baby, sleep
Tender and warm
Sweet and mild
Nothing so perfect
As mama’s child
Safe from the storm now
Dream a while
Carrie, always remember that I love you
My love is so deep
Oh, Carrie
Smile at the angels up above you
And sleep, baby, sleep