Paroles de Addison's city

((hollis))
That's what i wanted, a city for artists,
Versailles by the florida sea.
A kind of haven for hundreds of artists,
And their great patron saint would be me!
And then i meet willie--
And he says to me,
"look what addie's done,
And he's just begun!
Why be saint to hundreds?
Be saint to one!
Think what he can do--!"
Think what we can do.

You'll design a city, addie,
Like no city ever seen before.
Think of it: a city, addie,
Every single window, every door--
You could build a paris, addie,
But paris made anew,
A paris for today.

((wilson))
Paris, u.s.a.--

((hollis))
A paris made by you--
Addison's city.

((wilson))
Venice and jazz combined--

((hollis))
Addison's city.

((wilson))
Every last stick and stone designed
By the same screwy, brilliant mind--

((both))
Addison's city.

((hollis))
Newport with fizz--

((wilson))
Rio with shade--

((hollis))
Capri as it is,
But not so staid.

((wilson))
Not so much a city--a parade!

((both))
Addison's city!

((wilson))
The time is now,
The place isnow,
Your chance to do what you
Were born to do
Is now.
A chance like this will never come again,
Believe me,
Embrace it now.

((hollis))
Come on, what do you think?

((addison))
I think my brother would say anythin to get what
He wants.

((hollis))
Addie, he's not--

((addison))
All right, don't push me.

((wilson))
The moment's now.
The door is wide.
An opportunity
That mustn't be
Denied.
Don't muff it now.

((nellie))
What's there to muff? he's got everything he wants as it is.

((wilson))
Then it's time to want something else.

He should build a city, countess.
Not just fancy forts for rich old farts.

((hollis))
Much more than a city, countess,
More like an amalgam of the arts.
Something international but bold--

((wilson))
Everything too much.

((hollis))
European verve--

((wilson))
New york city nerve--

((hollis))
Only with the mizner touch--

((both))
Addison's city!

((hollis))
It really is a marvelous idea!

((nellie))
Yeah? consider the source.

((wilson))
You too, countess.

Your chance is now.
You hear that sound?
I mean your chance to bounce,
Not merely bounce around.
You think it's all just men
And money and martinis.
You know what you need?

((nellie))
What?

((wilson))
Boca raton--

Six hundred acres of prime, undeveloped real estate
Wrapped around an inlet up the coast. an adventure, boys
And girls. and it's a perfect fit--

You make it up--
You make it real.
You make us a sweetheart of a deal.
Everybody gets to spin the wheel!

((nellie))
Yeah? what do you get?

((wilson))
A chance for now,
To make amends.

((addison))
Oh, god.

((wilson))
A chance to ditch the blues
And pay my dues
To friends.
And if i chance to make a buck or two
Along the way, and so do you,
Why not?

((hollis))
Why not?

((nellie))
Why not?

((addison))
Why not?!

((wilson))
Oh, come on, addie--
The four of us together, what fun!

((hollis))
Say yes!

((wilson))
You and me against the world, brother,
You and me against the world!
You and me together,
But in very different weather--
Now it's pretty.

((wilson and hollis))
Don't you want to build a city?

Your chance is now.
Don't settle in.

((hollis, wilson and nellie)
You're wasting time
When what you are
Is what you've been.
This city's something new,
A door into
The future--
The future's now.

((wilson))
Gotta make tracks!

((nellie))
Gotta make hay!

((hollis))
Gotta take a risk and seize the day!

((all three))
Gotta travel on--

((addison))
All right, okay!

((wilson, hollis and nellie))
The time is now,
The place is here,
This is our chance to open up a new frontier,

((all))
And if there was a time to pioneer,
The time is now!