Stop, Wait, Please

Song Stop, Wait, Please
Artist Michael Ball
Album Aspects of Love

Lyrics

[00:00.060] And then with a swift karate-chop
[00:03.438] I removed his gun
[00:06.070] You should have been there!
[00:08.111] Poor chap didn't know what hit him
[00:11.380] Still, George!
[00:13.266] If you can't keep your tongue still
[00:15.859] You will have the face of Edith Sitwell!
[00:20.169] Ah well, they're happy
[00:23.293] It's for the best anyway
[00:26.509] Let's face it
[00:27.463] He's the man for her
[00:29.827] And I'm the man for you, dear
[00:33.205] Don't talk such nonsense
[00:36.255] You'll never stop loving her
[00:39.330] You don't fool me
[00:40.997] You're quite besotted with her
[00:43.271] Stop. Wait. Good. Please. Still, George
[00:48.838] With my scarf I made a tourniquet
[00:51.992] Shantung silk, but worth the sacrifice
[00:56.617] It stemmed the flow, the arm was saved, and
[01:00.160] Still, George
[01:01.935] Rose would seem the kind of lady
[01:04.883] Who would live through any blood-bath
[01:09.333] Darling, it's over
[01:11.956] So don't be so cynical
[01:15.208] I don't suppose that you've become a nun
[01:19.405] Since last I saw you
[01:22.667] Wouldn't you love that!
[01:25.843] Perpetual chastity!
[01:29.196] So tell me
[01:30.095] Have you found some young Adonis?
[01:33.895] Stop. Wait. Good. Please.
[01:36.667] No, George
[01:40.328] Time and light are fading
[01:43.039] Shouldn't we make the most of
[01:45.812] Every precious moment?
[01:48.885] Life is sweet and slow and still and
[01:50.778] I'm not leaving here till I get what I came for
[01:52.841] It's a scandal
[01:53.741] Out of my way
[01:54.704] Heaven help him if he won't pay
[01:56.025] Who are you pushing
[01:56.822] For heaven's sake!
[01:57.501] Who's making all that mayhem?
[01:59.349] He had better be there
[02:00.779] Marcel
[02:01.512] Thank God you're here!
[02:02.511] We've got trouble with Rose
[02:03.798] Running up bills
[02:04.947] Wherever she goes!
[02:05.931] This is the man?
[02:06.428] Is he the one
[02:08.294] Who will pay for
[02:09.110] The eighty-one phone calls!
[02:10.462] I beg of you, pay!
[02:11.872] My poor mother is dying!
[02:13.199] She loses her job if
[02:14.335] These bills don't get settled!
[02:15.059] If I lose my job, then
[02:15.864] This is the man
[02:16.290] Who will pay for
[02:16.873] The codeine and dressings!
[02:18.045] I've called the police, there
[02:19.060] Are eight in the lobby!
[02:20.211] You are the man
[02:21.077] I understand
[02:21.923] Who can clear my expenses
[02:23.342] Here they are
[02:23.994] Twenty thousand lire!
[02:27.560] Twenty-three
[02:29.512] Twenty thousand lire!
[02:31.613] Twenty-eight
[02:32.193] Twenty thousand!
[02:32.433] Twenty-nine
[02:32.852] George, I'm sorry
[02:35.841] She's been very ill
[02:38.078] George, George
[02:42.742] My life is draining
[02:46.894] Away
[02:54.985] We'd best be on our way
[02:59.385] We'll leave you three alone
[03:10.058] So this is Rose Vibert
[03:12.791] The famous Rose Vibert
[03:21.666] I have to talk to her
[03:24.203] Sit down and talk to her
[03:27.067] This can't go on another day
[03:33.005] Rose, what can I do with you?
[03:40.560] Wreaking havoc left and right
[03:44.716] It's absurd!
[03:47.451] She must change her ways
[03:49.886] She must pass this passing phase
[03:52.644] Problem child
[03:55.657] Running wild
[03:58.983] Rose, I ought to strangle you!
[04:07.083] But there's a style about that girl
[04:11.374] That stops me in my tracks
[04:15.186] Heaven knows why she
[04:17.859] Wants to waste her life with me
[04:21.170] And yet if she went off
[04:23.627] If she set herself free
[04:26.098] As I've told her she should
[04:29.010] Where on earth would I be?
[04:32.854] You'd be lost, my friend
[04:36.267] And so would she
[04:50.598] And he said to me
[04:51.811] He really ought to buy that vineyard
[04:55.388] Please, Rose
[04:57.143] Don't you think you ought
[04:59.094] To take a little rest
[05:00.869] From George's foibles?
[05:03.996] Well, you'll have to learn to live with it
[05:07.320] That and all his other pet obsessions
[05:11.850] God and Trollope
[05:13.527] Other women
[05:15.207] Please, Rose!
[05:19.409] George is a remarkable man
[05:23.756] He was there when I thought I had no one
[05:29.096] He saw me through my darkest moments
[05:34.928] He made me talk about my husband
[05:44.142] We had been married five days
[05:47.442] He drove like the wind
[05:51.892] Not any more
[05:55.739] But George was always there
[05:58.082] No matter when or where
[06:01.029] He stopped me feeling so alone
[06:07.238] When did you meet him?
[06:10.554] One evening in Harry's bar
[06:14.560] He wore a silver tie pin
[06:17.486] And a smile that was even brighter
[06:21.702] I know that tie pin
[06:24.951] It catches on everything!
[06:28.143] And as for all those paint rags!
[06:30.971] Heaven help us!
[06:31.865] We deserve a medal!
[06:35.420] Nice to see that George has settled in
[06:38.945] Fifteen novels on the go, as always!
[06:43.389] Used to drive me to distraction
[06:46.730] Please, Rose!
[06:48.625] Last year he forgot my birthday
[06:51.637] So I rearranged his bookmarks
[06:56.189] George dear, we're talking
[06:59.214] We don't need you hovering
[07:02.331] My darling, you're completely right
[07:05.647] We're doing fine without you
[07:09.017] I get the picture
[07:12.165] Condemn me to solitude!
[07:15.524] You'll find some things to keep you occupied
[07:18.722] We'll call you if we need you!
[07:23.176] Time and light are fading
[07:25.629] Shouldn't we make the most
[07:27.934] Of every precious moment?
[07:31.337] Life is sweet and slow and still
[07:34.672] And perfect!
[07:38.803] All the more, now our man George
[07:41.423] Has brought the two of us together!
[08:13.777] I never imagined she'd be like that
[08:19.173] Your lady friend comes as a sweet surprise
[08:24.731] A wonderfully sweet surprise
[08:30.958] Take a deep breath and prepare yourself
[08:35.910] I've been such a trusting fool
[08:40.116] Those wretched investments I made
[08:43.825] Have gone down the drain
[08:47.167] After today, there'll be no more champagne
[08:52.606] The ways of the world are cruel
[08:58.421] If I ask a question,
[09:01.875] Will you promise
[09:04.066] You must promise
[09:06.256] That the answer to my question is "yes"
[09:13.769] Yes, I'll say yes
[09:17.720] Take a deep breath and prepare yourself
[09:22.484] My mind is in such a mess
[09:27.162] But really, George
[09:28.870] All that I wanted to ask was this
[09:34.511] Would you be willing to marry me?
[09:40.965] I've already told you
[09:45.478] Yes