Andrew Lippa
Where Did We Go Wrong?
[MORTICIA, spoken]
She's perky
[GOMEZ, spoken]
She's bubbly
[MORTICIA, spoken]
She's optimistic
[GOMEZ, spoken]
Where did we go wrong?
[MORTICIA]
We taught her to hunt
[GOMEZ]
We taught her to aim
[MORTICIA]
We gave her a bow
[GOMEZ]
We gave her no shame
[MORTICIA]
We gave what we had
[GOMEZ]
Made sure she was bad
[BOTH]
Did all that we could to keep her sad
[GOMEZ]
We told her to stay away from modern jazz
[MORTICIA]
We gave her that week long trip to Alcatraz
[GOMEZ]
We promised she'd be equipped
[BOTH]
And filled her crypt with woe
What'd we know?
[GOMEZ]
We took her to funerals in the morning mist
[MORTICIA]
We took her to slaughter houses
[GOMEZ]
Schindler's list
[MORTICIA]
We taught her to scowl and sneer and domineer
[GOMEZ]
On cue
[BOTH]
So, what did we do?
Where did we go wrong?
[GOMEZ, spoken]
Are we good parents?
[BOTH]
Where did we go wrong?
[MORTICIA, spoken]
Are we cliché?
[BOTH]
Somewhere in between
Guilt and guillotine
We forgot to notice that our daughter lost her way
Where did we go wrong?
[MORTICIA]
And can we fix this?
[GOMEZ]
Maybe it's a passing phase
[BOTH]
But if she's going wrong
Then what will change her ways?
[GOMEZ, spoken]
That's it! We cancel the dinner, bolt the doors!
[MORTICIA, spoken]
We'll circle the wagons
[GOMEZ, spoken]
And give these "goody-licious" Beinekes the boot!
[MORTICIA]
We must intervene
[GOMEZ]
We shouldn't delay
[MORTICIA]
She's barely eighteen
[GOMEZ]
So what do we say?
[MORTICIA]
We know the occult
[GOMEZ]
That's certainly true
[MORTICIA]
We're to consult
[GOMEZ]
Morticia, with you
[MORTICIA]
So why all the fuss?
[GOMEZ]
My darling, discuss
[MORTICIA]
She needs only us
[GOMEZ]
It's us, only us
[MORTICIA]
We've always been there for her
To swear for her
[GOMEZ]
Discourage dental care for her
[BOTH]
Do well for her
Excel for her
Make home a living hell for her
So, "Where did we go wrong?"
Is not the question
Resolute and strong
Is our next move
[GOMEZ]
We'll tell her today
[MORTICIA]
Do what we say
[BOTH]
Send all the Beinekes back to the fray
Turn them away at first sight
And that's where we'll go right
(spoken)
No dinner tonight!