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Goodbye Love
(The PRINCIPALS emerge from the church.)
MIMI (to ROGER) It's true you sold your guitar and bought a car?
ROGER It's true -- I'm leaving now for Santa Fe It's true you're with this yuppie scum?
BENNY You said you'd never speak to him again
MIMI Not now
MAUREEN Who said that you have any say In who she says things to at all?
ROGER Yeah!
JOANNE Who said that you should Stick your nose in other people's ...
MAUREEN Who said I was talking to you?
JOANNE We used to have this fight each night
MARK Calm down
JOANNE She'd never admit I existed
MARK Everyone please!
MIMI He was the same way -- he was always 'Run away -- hit the road Don't commit' -- you're full of shit
JOANNE She's in denial
MIMI He's in denial
JOANNE Didn't give an inch When I gave a mile
MARK Come on
MIMI I gave a mile
ROGER Gave a mile to who?
MARK & BENNY Come on guys chill!
MIMI & JOANNE I'd be happy to die for a taste of what Angel had Someone to live for -- unafraid to say I love you
ROGER All your words are nice Mimi But love's not a three way street You'll never share real love Until you love yourself -- I should know
COLLINS You all said you'd be cool today So please -- for my sake... I can't believe he's gone (to ROGER) I can't believe you're going I can't believe this family must die Angel helped us believe in love I can't believe you disagree
ALL I can't believe this is goodbye
(MAUREEN and JOANNE look at each other.)
MAUREEN Pookie...
JOANNE Honeybear...
(They embrace.)
JOANNE I missed you... MAUREEN I missed your smell...
JOANNE I missed your mouth...Your...
(They kiss, but MAUREEN pulls away.)
MAUREEN Ow!
JOANNE What?
MAUREEN Nothing, Pookie.
JOANNE No, baby, you said ow...What?
MAUREEN Well, you bit my tongue...
JOANNE No, I didn't.
MAUREEN You did -- I'm bleeding.
JOANNE No, it isn't...
MAUREEN I think I should know
JOANNE Let me see--
MAUREEN She doesn't believe me!
JOANNE I was only trying to...
(They laugh, hug, and wave goodbye, exiting stage right. The PASTOR from the church emerges on the above.)
PASTOR Thomas B. Collins...
COLLINS Coming.
(The PASTOR exits above and COLLINS exits into the church. BENNY stands off to the side as MIMI approaches ROGER, who turns away. She hesitates before leaving with BENNY. ROGER and MARK are left alone.)
MARK I hear there are great restaurants out west
ROGER Some of the best. How could she?
MARK How could you let her go?
ROGER You just don't know ... How could we lose Angel?
MARK Maybe you'll see why when you s escaping your pain At least now if you try -- Angel's death won't be in vain
ROGER His death is in vain
Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com (MIMI reappears up left, in the shadows. She overhears ROGER and MARK's conversation.)
MARK Are you insane? There so much to care about There's me -- there's Mimi
ROGER Mimi's got her baggage, too
MARK So do you
ROGER Who are you to tell me what I know, what to do
MARK A friend
ROGER But who, Mark, are you? 'Mark has got his work' They say 'Mark lives for his work' And 'Mark's in love with his work' Mark hides in his work
MARK But from what?
ROGER From facing your failure, facing your loneliness Facing the fact you live a lie Yes, you live a lie -- tell you why You're always preaching not to be numb When that's how you thrive You pretend to create and observe When you really detach from feeling alive
MARK Perhaps it's because I'm the one of us to survive
ROGER Poor baby
MARK Mimi still loves Roger Is Roger really jealous Or afraid that Mimi's weak
ROGER Mimi did look pale
MARK Mimi's gotten thin Mimi's running out of time Roger's running out the door
ROGER No more! Oh no! I've gotta go
MARK Hey, for somebody who's always been let down Who's heading out of town?
ROGER For someone who longs for a community of his own, Who's with his camera, alone? (ROGER takes a step to go, then ss, turns.) I'll call I hate the fall (ROGER turns to go and sees MIMI.) You heard?
MIMI Every word You don't want baggage without lifetime guarantees You don't want to watch me die I just came to say Goodbye, love Goodbye, love Came to say goodbye, love, goodbye
MIMI Just came to say Goodbye love Goodbye love Goodbye love Goodbye!
ROGER Glory One blaze of Glory Have to find...
(ROGER exits. BENNY returns. MIMI steps away.)
MIMI Please don't touch me Understand I'm scared I need to go away
MARK I know a place -- a clinic
BENNY A rehab?
MIMI Maybe -- could you?
BENNY I'll pay
MIMI Goodbye love Goodbye love Came to say goodbye, love, goodbye Just came to say Goodbye love Goodbye love Goodbye love Hello disease
(MIMI runs away. After a moment, COLLINS quicjkly enters, with the PASTOR trailing behind him.)
PASTOR Off the premises now, we give no handouts here!
MARK What happened to Rest In Peace?!
PASTOR Off the premises, queer!
COLLINS That's no way to send a boy to meet his maker! They had to know we couldn't pay the undertaker.
BENNY (To COLLINS) Don't you worry 'bout him. (To PASTOR) Hey, I'll take care of it!
(The PASTOR acknowledges BENNY and exits.)
MARK Must be nice to have money.
ALL THREE No shit!
COLLINS I think it's only fair to tell you, you just paid for the funeral of the person who killed your dog.
BENNY I know... I always hated that dog... Let's pay him off, and then get drunk.
MARK I can't... I have a meeting.
BENNY & COLLINS Punk! Let's go.
(COLLINS and BENNY exit.)
MARK (imagining) Hi. Mark Cohen here, reporting for Buzzline. Back to you, Alexi! Coming up next, vampire welfare queens who are compulsive bowlers... Oh my God, what am I doing?
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