欢乐岁月

How do we work together?

Sure.

Well, he goes...

And I go...

And soon we're

Humming along

Hmm-mm-hmm

And that's called writing a song

Hmm-mm-hmm

Then he goes

And I go

And the phone goes, "Drrrrring!"

And he goes, Mutter, mutter, mutter, mutter

"Yes, Jerome," mutter, "No, Jerome"

Mutter, mutter, mutter, mutter

That's his lawyer, Jerome

Mutter, mutter, mutter, mutter, mutter "Do it, Jerome"

Click, "Sorry, Charley"

So I go

And he goes

And I go

And soon we're tapping away

Hmm-mm-hmm

"Bzz!" "Sorry, Charley" "Bzz!"

It's the secretary, "Bzz!" On the intercom, "Yes, Ms. Bzz"

"It's a messenger"

"Thanks, Ms. Bzz Will you tell him to wait?

"Will you order the car? Will you call up the bank?

"Will you wire the coast? Will you..."'Drrrrring!'"

"Sorry, Charley" Mutter, mutter, mutter, mutter

"Sell the stock," mutter "Buy the rights"

Mutter, mutter, mutter, mutter, mutter

"Bzz!" "Let me put you on hold"

"Bzz!" "Yes, Ms. Bzz"

"It's the interview"

"Thanks, Ms. Bzz Will you tell him to wait?

"Will you wire the car? Will you order the coast?

"Will you send up the bank?"

And the telephones blink And the stocks get sold

And the rest of us he keeps on hold

And he's into making movies

And he's now a corporation, right

So I play at home With my wife and kids

And I wait to hear the movie bids

And I've got a little sailboat

And I'm into meditation, right

He flies off to California

I discuss him with my shrink

That's the story of the way we work

Me and Franklin Shepard, Inc.

I am beginning to enjoy this.

I promise to be honest if you promise to handle the lawsuit.

Now, Frank, when you do work together,

I have always been curious,

which generally comes first, the words or the music?

Generally, the contract.

Oh.

That sounds like you think making money is a bad thing for an artist.

Sorry, money?

Did I say "money"?

No, I like

Money a lot, hmm-mm-hmm

I mean, it's better than not

Hmm-mm-hmm

But when it's

Money. Money.

When you're into...

Money...

And you should be...

Listen.

Frank does the money thing very well.

But you know what? Other people do it better.

Yeah, and Frank does the music thing very well.

And you know what?

No one does it better.

Still, the telephones blink And the buzzers buzz

And I really don't know what he does

But he makes a ton of money And a lot of it for me

Right, so I think, "Okay" And I start a play

But he somehow knows, 'Cause right away

It's, "Drrrrring!" "Hiya, buddy

"Want to write a show? I got a great idea

"We'll own all the rights With a two-week out

"And a turnaround on the guarantee

"Plus a gross percent of the billing clause"

And there I am in California

Talking deals and turning pink

Back in business, and I mean just that

Back with Franklin Shepard, Inc.

Very sneaky how it happens

Much more sneaky than you think

You start with nothing but a song to sing

And next, you're Franklin Shepard...

Wait a second, wait one second. I am getting in too deep here.

Franklin, let me ask you...

You see, Frank and I are not that kind of close.

Not like we used to be.

Now, Frank...

And friendship is like a garden.

You have to water it and tend it and care about it.

And you know what? I miss it.

And I want it back.

Look.

Nothing permanent has happened

It's just a temporary kink

Friendship's something You don't really lose

Ladies and gentlemen, don't let me lose

the greatest composer any lyricist has ever had.

Phone him. Write him.

Stop him on the street. You will recognize him.

He's the one going through his checkbook.

And tell that man to get back to his piano.

Very sneaky how it happens

Every day, you're on the brink

First the prizes, then the interviews

Oh, my God

I think it's happened

Stop me quick before I sink

One more triumph that I can't refuse

In case you didn't notice,

this is my first time on TV and my last! No!

Here's the point, whatever happens

Then we'll all go have a drink

That's the guy I love

The fella who's inside

Mutter, mutter, mutter, mutter

"Quick, Jerome, get the president

"There's a crazy man on my TV screen"

Inside

"Bzz, bzz!" "Drrrrring!"

Inside Franklin Shepard

Just write him, care of Any Bank, USA.