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I Know Things Now
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Stephen Sondheim
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Mother said "Straight ahead" Not to delay Or be misled I should have heeded Her advice... But he seemed so nice And he showed me things Many beautiful things That I hadn't thought to explore They were off my path So I never had dared I had been so careful I never had cared And he made me feel excited— Well, excited and scared When he said, "Come in!" With that sickening grin How could I know what was in store? Oncе his teeth were bared Though, I rеally got scared— Well, excited and scared But he drew me close And he swallowed me down Down a dark, slimy path Where lie secrets that I never want to know And when everything familiar Seemed to disappear forever At the end of the path Was Granny once again So we wait in the dark Until someone sets us free And we're brought into the light And we're back at the start And I know things now Many valuable things That I hadn't known before: Do not put your faith In a cape and a hood They will not protect you The way that they should And take extra care with strangers— Even flowers have their dangers And though scary is exciting Nice is different than good Now I know: Don't be scared Granny is right Just be prepared Isn't it nice to know a lot? And a little bit not...
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