The Play Songtext
von Peter Mayer

When I go outside at night
And look up and the stars are bright
Sometimes I lay on the ground
And imagine that the sky is down
And if the earth should then let go
I′d fall into the stars below
I'd fall into the stars below

And when I see the red sun set
In its quiet splendor I reflect
That sun′s not going down at all
But the earth is turning somersaults
And through its sunlit sea it trails
We are on that great big whale
We're riding on that great big whale


And when I try to grasp
The simple fact of this existence
Think of all the fantasies
Fairy tales and wishes
None strike me as more unlikely
Or magnificent than this is
Hands and faces seen up close
Or galaxies through telescopes
Crimson hillsides in the fall
But more astounding than them all

Are pondering minds with eyes that see
These are deep mysteries
Deep mysteries

And when I try to grasp
The simple fact of this existence
Think of all the fantasies
Fairy tales and wishes
None strike me as more unlikely
Or magnificent than this is

Like a strange enchanting play
Of impossible dimensions
The setting and the stage
Run light years in all directions
And the breathless scenes and the storyline
Defy comprehension


And when I think of all the roles
In this production all I know
Is I'm in the cast but could it be
I′m also in a front row seat
To sit in my amazement gazing
To ooh and ahh, to sigh and say

My what a wonderful play

My my my
My my my