[Julie] I was the girl in the bubble at school Behind my own personal wall for protection I'd sit there alone like a fool I never was able to make a connection Then one day I tried out for the play I'll never forget it A flea in her ear And I was suddenly someone with something to say Making a sound everybody could hear And suddenly everything makes some sense Then I saw this guy in the audience And there was John Fifth row on the aisle With a big smile on And after the show he came backstage And now that this birdie was out of her cage Well, everything was okay We date for a year, then we're cohabitating Then I get a big chance to take the next step Away from a job I was hating And into a slot in the regional rep In rehearsal all day after day after day Creating and playing in play after play And night after night, igniting the spark Connecting with all of those folk in the dark And John was there There with a smile and his hands in the air Clapping for me and back home we'd go Happy together for eight or nine hours or so And everything was okay And then I'd be gone again This life takes everything you give it Like a puppy or a kid [Julie & Dorothy] But if you really love it, you live it [Julie] And that's what I did Played Carousel on the road for the winter From April to June, I toured Cabaret Then Mother Courage in stock in New England all summer And John tried to call almost every day He told me he wanted some kids and a wife And that's when I realized This is my life I'd made my choice but I never expressed it And when I got home Can you guess? [Dorothy, spoken] Yeah, I guessed it [Julie] John was gone Everything on the left of the closet was gone His electric guitar, and his amp, and his car were gone Just "poof" There I was standing under a roof alone And yes, my heart was almost broken But I'd made my choice and I'd make it again And now, where's John? I think Portland, Maine or maybe it's Oregon With a kid and a wife And here is me Another dressing room number one thousand and three Exactly where I should be Exactly where we should be And everything's okay
