You said that you had things to teach me And now, I see it all so clear We're led each moment that we live in To the only choice we're given Where we live in love or fear And you, you knew it's never easy It's never black or white, just shades of gray All we do is face up to those choices And obey our inner voices And hope we find our way And all the choices we make Will shape our lives forever Every path we take When push comes down to shove Every moment counts It's always now or never And although God knows You chose the life you chose I'm here because just what? You chose to love Dad, what are you doing here? I'm here to pay respects to your friend, son Thanks for saving my boy's life, Sonny I never hated you, I I guess I just never forgave for making my son grow up so fast May God have mercy on your soul And now, your whole life lies before you It's time that you become a man You'll know how, just look at what's inside you And let your talent guide you Like I've always known you can And though the choices we make Will shape our lives forever Even one mistake Can tear your world apart But we have a bond that nothing's gonna sever Through the good and bad The happy and the sad Everywhere you go Look to your heart I love you, Dad And I'm sorry if I ever hurt you I love you too, son I left the neighborhood after that It wasn't the same without Sonny This is a Bronx tale, it's just another story (ooh) I had to say goodbye to Jane But she'll always be my first great one This is the kind of tale that makes you laugh and cry (ooh) I went out into the world and I kept my promise I became somebody I owe that to my parents and to Sonny Out on the street They're singing it together They'll be singing it forever You can hear them if you try I still come back from time to time The neighborhood's changed And so have I But I will never forget what I learned from these two men The saddest thing in life is wasted talent And the choices you make will shape your life forever But you can ask anybody from my neighborhood and they'll tell you This is just another Bronx tale And all the choices we make Become part of our story Every joy and ache They're never truly gone Every name, every face All the hope, the tears, the glory Each stoop and street Each win and each defeat The sinners and the saints The sweet and bittersweet And when the tale's complete You've chosen who you are And those choices you made Live on This is a Bronx tale And that's my story The world I lived in The people I knew It's just a Bronx tale And like they all do It happened here on Belmont Avenue Woah Woah Doh, doh, doo

Oh the Road to Hell there was a railroad track Oh, come on! There was a train comin' up from way down below That was not six months! Better go and get your suitcase packed, guess it's time to go She's gonna ride that train Ride that train She's gonna ride that train Ride that train! She's gonna ride that train until the end of the line Because the King of the Mine is coming to call Did you ever wonder what it's like on the underside? Way down under On the yonder side? Way down yonder On the other side of his lawn? Follow that dollar for a long way down Far away from the poorhouse door You either get to hell or to Hadestown Ain't no difference anymore! Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground Hound dog howl and the whistle blow Train come a-rollin, clickety-clack Everybody tryin' to get a ticket to go Those who go they don't come back They goin' way down Hadestown Way down under the ground Ha! Winter's nigh and summer's o'er Hear that high and lonesome sound Of my husband coming for To bring me home to Hadestown Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground Down there, it's a bunch of stiffs Brother, I'll be bored to death Gonna have to import some stuff Just to entertain myself Give me morphine in the tin Give me a crate of the fruit of the vine Takes a lot of medicine To make it through the wintertime Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground Every little penny in the wishing well Every little nickel on the drum On the drum! All them shiny little heads and tails Where do you think they come from? They come from Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground Everybody hungry Everybody tired Everybody slaves by the sweat of his brow The wage is nothing and the work is hard It's a graveyard in Hadestown Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground Mr. Hades is a mean old boss With a silver whistle and a golden scale An eye for an eye! And he weighs the cost A lie for a lie! And your soul for sale Sold! To the king on the chromium throne Thrown! To the bottom of a Sing Sing cell Where the little wheel squeals and the big wheel groans And you better forget about your wishing well Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground On the Road to Hell, there was a railroad car And the car door opened and a man stepped out Everybody looked and everybody saw It was the same man they'd been singing about You're early I missed you Mr. Hades is a mighty king Must be making some mighty big deals Seems like he owns everything Kind of makes you wonder how it feels All aboard A-one, A-two A-one, two, three, four Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground Way down under the ground Way down under the ground

Pour the wine and raise a cup Drink up, brothers, you know how And spill a drop for Orpheus Wherever he is now Some birds sing when the sun shines bright Our praise is not for them But the ones who sing in the dead of night We raise our cups to them Wherever he is wandering Alone upon the earth Let all our singing follow him And bring him comfort Some flowers bloom Where the green grass grows Our praise is not for them But the ones who bloom in the bitter snow We raise our cups to them We raise our cups and drink them up We raise 'em high and drink 'em dry To Orpheus and all of us Goodnight, brothers, goodnight

Now everybody knows that walls have ears Is it true? Is it true? (What's that noise?) And the walls had heard what the boy was saying Is it true? Is it true? (It's the boy!) A million tons of stone and steel Is it true? Is it true? Echoed his refrain Low, keep your head, keep your head low Oh, you gotta keep your head low If you wanna keep your head Oh, you gotta keep your head low Keep your head, keep your head low Oh, you gotta keep your head low If you wanna keep your head Oh, you gotta- Why do we turn away when our brother is bleeding? Oh, keep your head- Why do we build the wall and then call it freedom? Oh, keep your head- If we're free, tell me why I can't look in my brother's eye Keep your head- Young man, got to hand it to you Guess you don't scare easy, do ya? Are you brave or stupid, son? Doesn't matter which one 'Cause it seems your song Made quite a strong impression on my wife But it takes more than singing songs To keep a woman in your arms Take it from a man no longer young If you wanna hold a woman, son Hang a chain around her throat Made of many carat gold Shackle her from wrist to wrist With sterling silver bracelets Fill her pockets full of stones Precious ones, diamonds Bind her with a golden band Take it from an old man (oh) If I raise my voice, if I raise my voice If I raise my voice (keep your head low) If I raise my head, if I raise my head If I raise my head (keep your head low) Could I change my fate? Could I change-, could I change- Could I change my fate? (Oh, you gotta keep your head low) If I raise my voice, could I- (keep your head low!) Could I change the way it is? Why do we turn away instead of standing with him? Oh, keep your head- Why are we digging our own graves for a living? Oh, keep your head- If we're free, tell me why we can't even stand upright If we're free, tell me when we can stand with our fellow man Keep your head- Young man, I was young once too Sang a song with love like you Son, I too, was left behind Turned on one too many times Now I sing a different song One I can depend upon A simple tune, a steady beat The music of machinery Do you hear that heavy metal sound? The symphony of Hadestown And in this symphony of mine Of power chords and power lines Young man, you can strum your lyre I have strung the world in wire Young man, you can sing your ditty I conduct the electric city! I'll tell you what, young man Since my wife is such a fan And since I'm gonna count to three And put you out of your misery One! Give me one more song One more song before I send you Two! To the great beyond Where nobody can hear you singing Three! Sing a song for me Make me laugh, make me weep Make the king feel young again Sing for an old man!

He's just like all the rest You can't trust him! I thought you were different Jane— He's just like all the rest Yeah, he's just like all the rest You can't trust him Let's go Feel that pain inside you Burnin' hot and white? You wanna make it stop? Go hurt someone All that shame and anger Bottled up real tight You gotta let it pop And hurt someone! It's like a fist within you Can't you feel it pound? (Poundin' like a hammer) Feel it pound (Poundin' like a hammer) It's gonna rip you up Unless you let it out And spread it 'round (And spread it 'round) Don't you wanna hurt somebody now? Things have gotten crazy Things are out of hand And where the hell you been? I've been out, but I'm here now What'chya wanna do? Time to send a message Those moolies understand So can we count you in? Yes, count me in! We got a neighborhood and people to protect C, they got it comin' Unless you object! Man, they got it comin'! And there's a debt outstanding Why not go collect? Let's teach 'em some respect! We're gonna hurt someone (Feel that pain inside you) (Getting set to blow?) Yeah, I wanna hurt someone (Wouldn't it feel better) (If you simply let it go?) It's time to hurt someone (Feed into the feeling) (Let it burst on through) And how 'bout you? Me? Yeah, you! Don't you wanna hurt somebody too? You're still moonin' 'round about that greasy little Wop I told you what he did (You can't trust him) And you heard what he said (You can't trust him) But he's not like all the rest! Even though he tried to get the other ones to stop What? I'm in the mood to go and hurt someone And he's the one! Wait, he tried to get them to stop? So what if he did? Knew he wasn't like that Despite the things he said (She's gonna hurt someone) Gotta somehow tell him I know the truth instead (She's gonna hurt someone) We should have known with things the way they are We should have never let things get this far I gotta find him now and try to make things right Or someone's gonna hurt someone tonight C, we tried to find you! (Let's go!) Guess what's goin' down? What's that smell? We're gonna serve some cocktails to the colored side of town! (Check 'em out, C!) Here Got somethin' for ya Take this! Might need it, never know Holy shit Those spooks have got to go Let's give 'em an Italian style "hello"! (Hurt someone) Oh, things are out of hand (Just like all the rest) (Can't trust him) You wanna hurt someone (Time to speak the language (That these moolies understand) You're gonna hurt someone (Should'a kept their distance (Now let's make 'em wish they had) So mad It'll feel so good to hurt somebody bad How the hell'd I get here? How did all this start? (You're gonna hurt someone You're gonna hurt someone) There's no going back now They'd say I got no heart (You're gonna hurt someone You're gonna hurt someone) Somehow I lost my way and lost my mind Until I left my one way out behind And I've been runnin' scared and runnin' blind But now I see I wanted to hurt someone but all I hurt was me (You're gonna hurt someone You're gonna hurt someone) All I hurt was me! (You're gonna hurt someone You're gonna hurt someone) All I hurt was me! (You're gonna hurt someone You're gonna hurt someone) All I hurt was— Hey, hey, hey! C, get out of the car Open the door!

Welcome, dear friends, to our contest The first that this kingdom has ever seen! We gather today for a vocal display So our prince may at last choose a queen! (Spoken) These six princesses possess the most accomplished voices in all the land! Tonight, one of you will go home with the crown! May the best woman win! PRINCESS 1: Listen to me Don't I sound rich? Loud, am I not? Plus, I've got perfect pitch Wouldn't you think I'm the girl The girl who has everything? PRINCE ERIC (spoken): That's not her voice. I'll know it the moment I hear it— PRINCESS 2: Listen to this Clear as can be! You'll know I'm it When I hit my high C! Ah! PRINCESS 3: Wouldn't you think I'm the girl The girl who has everything? Everything! Everything... PRINCESS 4: I'm a world-famous coloratura! PRINCESS 5: My vibrato is second to none! PRINCESS 6: I'm a walking display of bravura! It's so clear... Can't you hear? PRINCESS 5: I'm the one! PRINCESS 4: I'm the one! PRINCESSES 3 and 6: I'm the one! I'm the one!