Must we be just actors hitting marks? Must just spotlights know us in the dark? Must we live our lives out in the pages? Must we play at lovers and friends Before they haul us off the stage? Oh say it’s true That you are improvising Oh say it’s true That you Are free and afraid like me Oh say it’s true That you are improvising Oh say it’s true That you aren’t getting prompts And haven’t read ahead We were not given a reading list So it’s not shocking that we have missed Some things that should have be clearer But I swear they’re references They won’t happen again Oh say it’s true That you are improvising Oh say it’s true That you Are free and afraid like me Oh say it’s true That you are improvising Oh say it’s true That you aren’t getting prompts And haven’t read ahead Don’t read the end Don’t even try to guess Oh say it’s true That you are improvising Oh say it’s true That you Are free and afraid like me Oh say it’s true That you are improvising Oh say it’s true That you aren’t getting prompts And haven’t read ahead