Stephen Schwartz
World Without You
[ADAM]
Oh my Father, Lord and Creator
You know that half my heart is yours
All that you gave me I can't repay you
If I betray you, I'll break in two
How could I live in a world without you

[FATHER]
You'll stay here, Adam, be my son forever..

[ADAM]
But oh my life's partner, my wife, my lover
You know that half my heart is yours
Each time I see you, you fill my spirit
Just knowing you're near, it makes the day new
How could I live in a world without you

Oh, Father please don't make me choose
Either way it's more than I can bear to lose
Either way it's ripping out my heart
This choice is tearing me apart

[FATHER]
You see what you have done
Pain has come into the garden
Where there is choice there is pain
Make this one choice my son
Choose not to eat this fruit
And you will never have to make a choice again
[ADAM]
Oh Eve what would you give
If this day you could relive
Would you let the apple go uneaten?

[EVE]
No!
I cannot bear to feel this pain
But I would not go back again

[ADAM]
Oh my garden, all peace and beauty
I know that all my heart is yours
I want to stay here, stay here forever
Father forever, I cannot leave
But Eve, I don't know what else to do
How can I live...
I cannot live...
I will not live..
In a world without
You