Are You Listening God? by The View UpStairs Original Off-Broadway Cast Lyrics
[RICHARD, spoken]
I prayed that our message would reach a younger generation. God answered my prayers. What will you pray for today?
[WILLIE]
For Kander and Ebb to write a sequel to Cabaret!
[BUDDY]
To get laid!
[HENRI]
To quit slinging beer and get the hell outta here
To live my life unafraid
[RICHARD]
For God to inspire and protect me
[PATRICK]
To see the world while I'm in my prime
[DALE]
To make the voice in my head
Go silent instead of saying
"It's fight or flight" all the time
[BUDDY]
I pray for a moment of passing fame
To kiss my wife and not feel ashamed
To leave my house and not have to lie
[CAST]
To be myself once before I die
Are you listening, God?
[RICHARD]
He's in the clouds, so you better say it louder!
[CAST]
Hey! Say!
[RICHARD]
Right about now I could use a miracle
[CAST]
Hey! Say!
[RICHARD]
I don't care how, but I could use a miracle
[CAST]
Won't you give me a sign
[RICHARD]
Because my faith in you is fading
[CAST]
I'm still waiting...
[WES]
Oh! Is that your patron saint?
Nude Burt Reynolds – that's really quaint
It's perfect to go with the magic man
You think's hovering in the sky
But if prayer worked I'd be on the cover of Vogue
Attract more twinks than Kylie Minogue
Sure as hell hasn't happened yet
And I ain't about to hold my breath
[CAST]
I pray you find your inner light
To make it through another night
To shiver with pure ecstasy
To finally know my destiny
Are you listening, God?
[RICHARD]
He's in the clouds, so you better say it louder!
[CAST]
Hey! Say!
[RICHARD]
Right about now I could use a miracle
[CAST]
Hey! Say!
[RICHARD]
I don't care how, but I could use a miracle
[CAST]
Won't you give me a sign
[RICHARD]
Because my faith in you is fading
[CAST]
I'm still waiting...
I prayed that our message would reach a younger generation. God answered my prayers. What will you pray for today?
[WILLIE]
For Kander and Ebb to write a sequel to Cabaret!
[BUDDY]
To get laid!
[HENRI]
To quit slinging beer and get the hell outta here
To live my life unafraid
[RICHARD]
For God to inspire and protect me
[PATRICK]
To see the world while I'm in my prime
[DALE]
To make the voice in my head
Go silent instead of saying
"It's fight or flight" all the time
[BUDDY]
I pray for a moment of passing fame
To kiss my wife and not feel ashamed
To leave my house and not have to lie
[CAST]
To be myself once before I die
Are you listening, God?
[RICHARD]
He's in the clouds, so you better say it louder!
[CAST]
Hey! Say!
[RICHARD]
Right about now I could use a miracle
[CAST]
Hey! Say!
[RICHARD]
I don't care how, but I could use a miracle
[CAST]
Won't you give me a sign
[RICHARD]
Because my faith in you is fading
[CAST]
I'm still waiting...
[WES]
Oh! Is that your patron saint?
Nude Burt Reynolds – that's really quaint
It's perfect to go with the magic man
You think's hovering in the sky
But if prayer worked I'd be on the cover of Vogue
Attract more twinks than Kylie Minogue
Sure as hell hasn't happened yet
And I ain't about to hold my breath
[CAST]
I pray you find your inner light
To make it through another night
To shiver with pure ecstasy
To finally know my destiny
Are you listening, God?
[RICHARD]
He's in the clouds, so you better say it louder!
[CAST]
Hey! Say!
[RICHARD]
Right about now I could use a miracle
[CAST]
Hey! Say!
[RICHARD]
I don't care how, but I could use a miracle
[CAST]
Won't you give me a sign
[RICHARD]
Because my faith in you is fading
[CAST]
I'm still waiting...