William Finn - Marvin at the Psychiatrist lyrics

JASON My father says that love Is the most beautiful thing in the world I think games are I think chess is the most Beautiful thing Not love WHIZZER Marvin at the Psychiatrist, a three-part mini opera Part One MENDEL Do you love him? MARVIN Sorta kinda MENDEL Do you need him? MARVIN Sorta kinda He makes me smile a lot Especially at mealtime It makes me feel I'm sort of smart MENDEL Mm-hmm Is he special? MARVIN He's delightful MENDEL And romantic? MARVIN Yes, but spiteful And yet it seems that so am I MENDEL Just enjoy what you can Love the boy, not the man MARVIN Man' Sorta stylish MENDEL Kinda very MARVIN Mmm, very very sorta MENDEL And kind of hard to describe...? MARVIN Yes, yes, you know, that's very true MENDEL When he's naked- MARVIN Yes? MENDEL Does he thrill you? MARVIN Yes! MENDEL Is he vicious? MARVIN Yes! MENDEL Would he k** you? MARVIN (thinks) Yes I think he's sorta kinda mean But I love him, and I need it If he loved me, I'd concede it MENDEL Don't despise what you feel Love the friend, not the heel MARVIN Heel MENDEL He's sometimes worthless MARVIN Sometimes evil MENDEL Sometimes smarmy WHIZZER Part Two MENDEL Explore, Mr. Marvin Your core, Mr. Marvin Note how your wife, your ex-wife's subtle glories Coupled with her tragic stories Move me in unreported ways At our very first session She made quite the impression Do you mind that She was here to speak of Jason And I find that I hope Jason acts out more Cause there's a few more things we need explored MARVIN Good MENDEL You said she was withholding - MARVIN Right MENDEL Well that's not quite true MARVIN No? MENDEL Perhaps she held back love from you MARVIN Did she really? MENDEL I just know what I'm told Cause when I met your wife, she was anything but cold It was not precise to say that she was ice When I met your wife, she was very nice Very, very, very Was she faithful? Be objective MARVIN Yes MENDEL She was faithful And you wanted to… Impress her MARVIN Yes sir, yes sir But impress her I did not MENDEL Did she sweat a lot? MARVIN What? MENDEL Was she ruthless? MARVIN Huh? MENDEL Narcissistic? Let me vary the mood MARVIN Yes please MENDEL Does she sleep in the nude? MARVIN No MENDEL No, does not sleep nude Ok, going on I have questions That should probably go unanswered But questions Other questions Like, does she wear a neglige Could you blow and it would blow away Since the sessions's nearly through Tell me, what is going on with you? MARVIN So, now you're interested? MENDEL Of course WHIZZER Part Three MARVIN My son's distressing JASON My father's snide MARVIN I'm convalescing JASON He's morbid and dissatisfied MARVIN What should I do now? JASON He loves another MARVIN I agree JASON I love my mother MARVIN Why not me? We go to ball games JASON The ball is tossed MARVIN The pitcher's handsome JASON Yeah, and our team lost MARVIN Is that my fault, though? Should I be blamed for that? JASON Explore museums MARVIN Admire art JASON We stand together MARVIN But we stand there looking miles apart How do I reach him? What words of wisdom? What should I do now? JASON My father says that love Is the most beautiful thing in the world I think games are I think chess is the most Beautiful thing Not love WHIZZER Marvin at the Psychiatrist, a three-part mini opera The End