(VERSE 1) HE: [MALE VOCAL] Well, look at these gates, all pearly and grand [MALE VOCAL] I spent my whole life playing villains so wild [MALE VOCAL] And here I am now, hat in my hand [MALE VOCAL Laughing like some overdressed child (VERSE2) SHE: [FEMALE VOCAL] Honey, I know that laugh anywhere [FEMALE VOCAL] You lit up the screen, you lit up the stage [FEMALE VOCAL] I used to say to my sisters, "look there" [FEMALE VOCAL] Now here you are, standing center stage (VERSE 3) HE: [MALE VOCAL] I never believed in the harps and the gold [MALE VOCAL] Told every reporter, "there's nothing up there" [MALE VOCAL] Just stardust and script pages, stories retold — [MALE VOCAL] And yet here's an angel with sequins and flair (VERSE 4) SHE: [FEMALE VOCAL] Well, darlin', I always half-hoped it was true [FEMALE VOCAL] A little gold town in the clouds, up above [FEMALE VOCAL] But nothing prepared me for meeting you [FEMALE VOCAL] This is better than heaven — it's a dream I can love (CHORUS) BOTH: [BOTH MALE AND FEMALE VOCALS] So swing wide the gates, let the choir play loud [BOTH MALE AND FEMALE VOCALS] Two old souls who did it their way [BOTH MALE AND FEMALE VOCALS] Never fit in, but we drew quite a crowd [BOTH MALE AND FEMALE VOCALS Turns out the encore was just one more day (VERSE ) HE: [MALE VOCAL] I built my whole life out of glitter and nerve [MALE VOCALS] Made a mockery of monsters, of gods, and of fate [MALE VOCALS] Never once thought I'd deserve [MALE VOCALS] A seat with a legend right here at this gate (VERSE6) SHE: [FEMALE VOCAL] Deserves got nothin' to do with it, sugar [FEMALE VOCALS] Heaven don't check your résumé at the door [FEMALE VOCALS] It just wants a heart and a little bit of color [FEMALE VOCALS] And honey, you've always had plenty, and more [Instrumental Break Banjo and Fiddle with an Orchestra 20-Bars] (CHORUS) BOTH: [BOTH MALE AND FEMALE VOCALS] So here's to the doubters who turned out to be right [BOTH MALE AND FEMALE VOCALS] That something was waiting, past everything we knew [BOTH MALE AND FEMALE VOCALS] Two strangers becoming old friends overnight [BOTH MALE AND FEMALE VOCALS] Turns out even heaven needed people like you (OUTRO) HE (spoken, chuckling): [MALE VOCAL SPOKEN WITH CHUCKLE] Well. I suppose I owe the universe an apology. SHE (laughing): [FEMALE VOCAL WITH A GIGGLE] Just this once, sugar. Just this once.
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