Live By the Hook (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Feels like there's nothing left Am I on my own And the road ahead I can't walk alone They're all leaving me Don't believe in me I was foolish, reckless and blind I should turn back while there's still time You coward! Oh boo hoo! No one wants to play with me and my wife has left me Oh woe is me Woe is me Who are you? I am your darker side, the one you keep in shadows too far to hide Deep in your heart, you can't deny All of your fears keeping me alive Waiting here for you to arrive Don't choose to live by the book Let's live by the hook! Captain James Hook, at your service Playwright James Barrie I know But I don't understand where you came from? Came from you, James, a part of you A part of you you don't like to talk about A deep part with little cakes and cucumber sandwiches Who me? Yes, and ever so slightly, more handsome You need me Your play needs me Children like to be scared They just don't know it yet Unleash me! I don't know how! You have to use your pen for something other than satisfying them Let us embark on this journey Be sure to write a part for me I'll be the wind behind your sails I will fight tooth and nail On Guard! You have to look in your heart, in your soul You must find a hook, in your heart, in your soul And search every nook in your heart, in your soul Don't live by the book, in your heart, in your soul We live by the hook!