Just Call On Red

(from the original musical “Playing the Bill”: sung by former silent film star, Felicity Fairchild & the legendary Sarah Bernhardt)

SARAH:
Bare!
The stage is all but bare!
The costumes need repair!
I make my entrance – where?
Where?
Where is the man who said,
"Don't lose your head,
Just call on Red."

Gone!
I fear the dream is gone!
The curtain will come down,
My spirit must stay strong!
Long,
Long are the days ahead,
The masquerade ends...
I'll call on Red.

FELICITY:
Red, you made our child with me,
The beauty that you see in her,
You saw in me!
Or did you somehow forget
That I loved you then,
Tell me again,
"Just call on Red."

TOGETHER:
I have given more than I knew
I had,
To be here with you
And I need you just once more,
Yes, I need you like before,
Just you, Red.

You gave me Glory,
Made so much more of my story,
You can console and restore me,
When I call on you –

SARAH:
You,
FELICITY:
You,
TOGETHER:
You send me flying,
Dizzying, Shimmering, Dying.
All to come back to the place I knew –
Here with you –
And end my story.

FELICITY:
Red, once you were proud of me,
You said that I should be
The queen of silver screen.
See? See where it's gotten me?
The queen is dead,
Long live the queen...

Cold!
I'm cold and all alone,
So lost and far from home,
A place I've never known –
Home.
"No use in dreams,"
You said,
"Believe me, instead,
Just call on Red."

SARAH:
Men have dubbed me,
Great!
Divine!
A goddess fair,
Sublime!
A muse immune from time!
But there's just one man who said
Words that meant much then,
I hear it again,
"Just call on Red."

TOGETHER:
It is time now,
Calling for you
Is right now,
Come to me, Red,
Willingly,
No regret,
How I need you again,
I believe what you said,
"Just call on Red."
Please say it again,
"Just call on Red."