Sunday Morning Songtext
von Jeanine Tesori

Mornin′ Caroline

Mornin' Dot

How you doin′, girl?
You doin' alright?

Can't visit now, it′s getting late

Mrs. Gellman called looking for you
You ought to call her
Say you quit

I ain′t said I quit

Ain't been to work there for five days, honey
It sure sound like quit to me

I gotta go to church now, Dot
I need to pray
Said and done some things this week
I′m sad about
I need to pray


Caroline
Emmie is young
She don't know about you
About what you do
If you′d a mind to
Change yourself, Caroline
Learn something new
Show her your fire
Show her your grit
Show her your new face

And what?
What should I do?

Call the Gellmans and quit

Then my three children can beg for their feed?
Dot, I need
Dot, it too late


I never seen you so sad
We known each other all these years
Caroline, my heart bleed for you
But folk can't just surrender to their fears
I know it hurt to change
It actually hurts learning something new
When you full-grown it′s harder
That's true
It feel like you gotta break yourself apart
It feel like you gotta break your own heart
But folk do it, they do
Every day, all the time
Alone, afraid
Folks like you
You got to let go of where you've been
You gotta move on from the place you′re in
Don′t drown in that basement
Change or sink
Let go, forget, move on
This ain't time for praying
You gotta think

I′m goin' to church now
And I′m gonna pray
And from now on
Only God hear what I have to say
'Cause only God can hear
What my heart mean to state
When I talk to people
All that comes out is hate
′Cause I hate, that all
I hate
I know what I'm doing, Dot
I need nothing from you
I want you to go
Out my yard!
We through

Well, I heard that
Take care
I get out of your hair
You go on and pray
Tell God, Dotty say hey
Tell him I'm doing perfectly fine
Sure is a pleasant morning
Morning, Caroline