I was out
In the yard
Taking down the bed sheets
When my neighbor yelled across:
I remember where I was
Just exactly where I was
In the yard out back—
I was getting me a shoeshine—
—Folding sheets—
—When I heard—
We were waiting for a carriage—
—Newsboys—
Suddenly there's shouting in the street—
—Lizzie's sheets...
"The president's been shot."
I'll remember it forever—
...And I thought:
—Where I was, what I was doing—
Something just broke
"The president's been shot."
My God—!
Something just broke
I was down at the Exchange...
Something just made a little dent
I'd been shopping...
I'd been sick...
Something just broke—
All I know, it was a Friday...
—Only for a moment
I remember it exactly...
Something got bent
I'm taking the order—
Something just left a little mark
I was getting dressed...
—Two potato soups...
Something just stirred
And I thought—
And I thought to myself—
Something just woke
And I thought—
I kept thinking
Something just spoke
Something I wish I hadn't heard
Something bewildering occurred
Fix it up fast
Please—
'Til it's just smoke
'Til it's only something just pa**ed
Nothing that will last
Where I was, what I was doing
Nothing but the moment
Just an awful moment
But—
Something just broke
Something just broke
Something just—
The show that's closest to exactly what the book writer and I wanted, I'd say is A**a**ins. Every time I see it I can't think of ways to improve it. And I can't say that about any other show.