Not for the Life of Me / NYC / Astonishing - Sutton Foster

I studied all the pictures in magazines and books

I memorized the subway map too

It’s one block north to Macy’s and two to Brothers Brooks

Manhattan, I prepared for you

You certainly are different from what they have back home

Where nothing’s over three stories high

And no one’s in a hurry or wants to roam

But I do, though they wonder why…

NYC

Just got here this morning

Three bucks

Two bags

One me

NYC

I give you fair warning

Up there

In lights

I’ll be

Go ask the Gershwins or Kaufman and Hart

The place they love the best

Though California pays big for their art

Their fan mail’s still addressed to NYC

Tomorrow a penthouse

That’s way up high

Tonight

The «Y»

Why not?

It’s NYC

Too hot

Too cold

Too late

I’m sold

Why not…

Here I go

And there’s no turning back

My great adventure has begun

I may be small

But I’ve got giant plans

To shine as brightly as the sun

I will blaze until I find my time and place

I will be fearless, surrendering modesty and grace

I will not disappear without a trace

I’ll shout and start a riot

Be anything but quiet

Christopher Columbus, I’ll be astonishing

Astonishing

Astonishing

At last