Lyrics A Moment With You by Stephen Sondheim

What's that? It sounds familiar—

It should. We heard it a few hours ago at the Plaza. 

Well, not quite the Plaza. The foyer of the Plaza. 

That's close enough. 

No, it isn't. But for us it'll have to do. 

It took Wilbur Wright
Years to learn to build something that flew
But my heart took flight
In no time
By spending a moment with you

It took Fred Astaire
Years to learn to tap out that tattoo
But I danced on air
In no time
By spending a moment with you!
The look in your eyes was a pleasure
My personal treasure
Was in it
J. P. Morgan works weekends
I got rich in a minute!

It took Sigmund Freud
Years to learn what makes people feel blue
But I'm overjoyed
I avoid being low
Just by spending a moment with you!

It took

It took Wilbur Wright—

Wilbur Wright

He worked every night—

Years to learn
To build something that
Learn to build something that—

Flew

Until he turned blue

But my

But my heart was light

Heart took flight

In no time
By spending a moment with you

It took

It took Fred Astaire—
Fred Astaire

And he's pretty fair—

Years to learn

Learn to tap out that—

To tap out that tattoo

That rhythmic tattoo

But I

But I danced on air

Danced on air

In no time
By spending a moment with you

The look in your eyes was a pleasure—
My personal treasure
Was in it
J. P. Morgan works weekends—
I got rich in a minute!

It took

It took Mr. Freud—

Sigmund Freud

He got quite annoyed!

Years to learn
What makes people feel

Learn what makes people feel—

Blue

Unhappy and blue

But I'm

But I'm
As free as a boid

Overjoyed

My cares are destroyed

I avoid being low
Just by spending a moment with you

A moment with you
A moment with you
A moment with—
A moment with—
A moment with—
A moment with you