Act I: Girl Meets Boy
JOE:
Girl meets boy
That's a safe beginning
BETTY:
It's nearly closing
I thought you weren't going to show
JOE:
So did I
I felt it might be kinder
BETTY:
What are you saying?
JOE:
Come on, Miss Schaefer, you know
BETTY:
What?
JOE:
Every time I see some young kid
Dreaming they'll produce a masterpiece
I just want to throw them on the next train home
BETTY:
Never thought
You'd be so condescending
JOE:
Sorry, Miss Schaefer
I didn't come here to fight
BETTY:
Girl meets boy
If that's how you want it
She's a young teacher
He's a reporter
It's hate at first sight
JOE:
It won't sell
These days they want glamour
Fabulous heiress meets handsome Hollywood heel
The problem is
She thinks he's a burglar
Would you believe it?
A wedding in the last reel
BETTY:
It doesn't have to be so mindless
You should write from your experience
Give us something really moving;
Something true
JOE:
Who wants true?
Who the hell wants moving?
Moving means starving
And true means holes in your shoe
BETTY:
No, you're wrong
They still make good pictures
Stick to your story
It's a good story
JOE:
O.K., Miss Schaefer
I give it to you
BETTY:
What do you mean?
JOE:
Just what I said. I've given up writing myself. So you write it.
BETTY:
Oh, I'm not good enough to do it on my own.
But I thought we could write it together.
JOE:
I can't. I'm all tied up.
BETTY:
Couldn't we work evenings? Six o'clock in the morning?
I'd come to your place.
JOE:
Look, Betty, it can't be done. It's out.
Look, let's keep in touch through Artie.
That way if you get stuck, we can at least talk.
Write this down
I'll give you some ground rules
Plenty of conflict
But nice guys don't break the law
Girl meets boy
She gives herself completely
And though she loves him
JOE & BETTY:
She keeps one foot on the floor
BETTY:
No one dies except the best friend
No one ever mentions communists
No one takes a black friend to a restaurant
JOE:
Very good.
Nothing I can teach you.
We could have had fun
Fighting the studio
BETTY:
Yes, Mr. Gillis
That's just what I want.
ARTIE:
What a nightmare
Good to see you
Come to my new year's party
JOE:
Last year it got out of hand
ARTIE:
Guaranteed bad behaviour
JOE:
See you then
BETTY:
Don't give up
You're too good
JOE:
Thanks.
Act I: Girl Meets BoyLRC歌词
[00:00.325] JOE:
[00:01.010] Girl meets boy
[00:02.890] That's a safe beginning
[00:04.446] BETTY:
[00:04.783] It's nearly closing
[00:07.186] I thought you weren't going to show
[00:09.566] JOE:
[00:09.751] So did I
[00:11.946] I felt it might be kinder
[00:13.629] BETTY:
[00:13.803] What are you saying?
[00:16.240] JOE:
[00:16.404] Come on, Miss Schaefer, you know
[00:19.050] BETTY:
[00:19.189] What?
[00:19.805] JOE:
[00:20.003] Every time I see some young kid
[00:22.544] Dreaming they'll produce a masterpiece
[00:25.564] I just want to throw them on the next train home
[00:30.184] BETTY:
[00:30.428] Never thought
[00:32.691] You'd be so condescending
[00:35.269] JOE:
[00:35.606] Sorry, Miss Schaefer
[00:37.846] I didn't come here to fight
[00:40.006] BETTY:
[00:40.262] Girl meets boy
[00:43.720] If that's how you want it
[00:46.321] She's a young teacher
[00:48.468] He's a reporter
[00:50.942] It's hate at first sight
[00:53.508] JOE:
[00:53.820] It won't sell
[00:56.166] These days they want glamour
[00:58.546] Fabulous heiress meets handsome Hollywood heel
[01:03.643] The problem is
[01:05.627] She thinks he's a burglar
[01:08.182] Would you believe it?
[01:10.225] A wedding in the last reel
[01:13.325] BETTY:
[01:13.521] It doesn't have to be so mindless
[01:15.983] You should write from your experience
[01:19.281] Give us something really moving;
[01:22.067] Something true
[01:24.006] JOE:
[01:24.202] Who wants true?
[01:26.722] Who the hell wants moving?
[01:29.183] Moving means starving
[01:31.784] And true means holes in your shoe
[01:34.164] BETTY:
[01:34.500] No, you're wrong
[01:36.961] They still make good pictures
[01:39.666] Stick to your story
[01:41.907] It's a good story
[01:44.682] JOE:
[01:45.379] O.K., Miss Schaefer
[01:47.700] I give it to you
[01:50.823] BETTY:
[01:51.381] What do you mean?
[01:52.367] JOE:
[01:52.681] Just what I said. I've given up writing myself. So you write it.
[01:56.500] BETTY:
[01:56.779] Oh, I'm not good enough to do it on my own.
[01:59.263] But I thought we could write it together.
[02:02.584] JOE:
[02:02.978] I can't. I'm all tied up.
[02:05.881] BETTY:
[02:06.241] Couldn't we work evenings? Six o'clock in the morning?
[02:08.400] I'd come to your place.
[02:09.444] JOE:
[02:09.979] Look, Betty, it can't be done. It's out.
[02:11.836] Look, let's keep in touch through Artie.
[02:13.856] That way if you get stuck, we can at least talk.
[02:15.784] Write this down
[02:17.397] I'll give you some ground rules
[02:21.078] Plenty of conflict
[02:23.237] But nice guys don't break the law
[02:26.138] Girl meets boy
[02:27.997] She gives herself completely
[02:31.038] And though she loves him
[02:33.082] JOE & BETTY:
[02:33.475] She keeps one foot on the floor
[02:35.856] BETTY:
[02:36.064] No one dies except the best friend
[02:39.119] No one ever mentions communists
[02:41.962] No one takes a black friend to a restaurant
[02:46.595] JOE:
[02:46.816] Very good.
[02:49.323] Nothing I can teach you.
[02:51.982] We could have had fun
[02:54.478] Fighting the studio
[02:56.242] BETTY:
[02:57.542] Yes, Mr. Gillis
[02:59.562] That's just what I want.
[03:02.117] ARTIE:
[03:02.302] What a nightmare
[03:03.637] Good to see you
[03:04.740] Come to my new year's party
[03:06.761] JOE:
[03:06.980] Last year it got out of hand
[03:09.477] ARTIE:
[03:09.662] Guaranteed bad behaviour
[03:12.101] JOE:
[03:12.239] See you then
[03:13.238] BETTY:
[03:13.541] Don't give up
[03:14.875] You're too good
[03:15.677] JOE:
[03:16.464] Thanks.
