Isn't This Better - Live 2016
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As you may know, in the story of Funny Girl, uh
Nicky leaves Fanny, right, at the end of Funny Girl
And in Funny Lady, she meets this guy called Billy Rose
A theatrical kind of empresario of sorts
He's funny, brash, kinda like Fanny herself
And in her own words, Fanny said she was in love, madly in love with Nick
But she was just in like, with, uh, Billy Rose, you know?
And out of loneliness, trying to forget the elegant Nicky Arnstein
She marries Billy anyway, and this scene, um
Where the song comes from, is on a train, and it's their honeymoon
He leaves the compartment for a moment
And she's trying to convince herself that she's made the right decision
I loved a man
Truly I did (you must be big fans)
When he would touch me, I'd act like a love-hungry kid
Isn't this better?
He's somebody nice, somebody new
Someone who lets me react as I normally do
Isn't this better?
Better
Passion is fine, but passion burns fast
Passion's design seems never to last
Better a match, better a blend
Who needs a lover? I need a friend
And now I am calm, safe and serene
Heartache and hurt are no longer a part of the scene
Isn't this better?
The way it should be
Better for him
And also much better for me