Finale A Lyrics - Rent

Christmas bells are ringing 

Christmas bells are ringing 

Christmas bells are ringing 

How time flies 

When compassion dies 

No stocking, no candy canes 

No gingerbread, no safety net 

No loose change, no change, no 

Santa Claus is coming 

'Cause Santa Claus ain't coming 

No room at the Holiday Inn again 

Well, maybe next year or when 

December twenty-fourth, ten p.m. 

Eastern standard time 

I can't believe a year went by so fast 

Time to see, what we have time to see 

Turn the projector on first shot roger 

With the fender guitar he just got out of hock 

When he sold the car 

That took him away and back 

I found my song 

He found his song 

If he could just find Mimi 

I tried you know I tried 

Fade in on mark 

Who's still in the dark 

But he's got great footage 

Which he's cut together 

To screen tonight 

In honor of Benny's wife 

Muffy, Alison 

Pulling Benny out of the east village location 

Then again, maybe we won't screen it tonight 

I wonder how Alison found out about Mimi? 

Maybe a bird told her or an angel 

I had a little hunch you could use, a little 'flow 

Tutoring again? Negative 

Back at you? No, no you, no 

I rewired the ATM at the food emporium 

To provide an honorarium to anyone with the code 

The code, well 

A N G E L 

Yet robin hooding isn't the solution 

The powers that be must be undermined 

Where they dwell in a small exclusive 

Gourmet institution 

Where we overcharge the wealthy, clientle 

Let's open up a restaurant in Santa Fe 

With a private corner banquette in the back 

We'll make it yet, we'll somehow get to Santa Fe 

But you'd miss New York before you could unpack 

Mark, Roger, anyone? Help 

Maureen? 

It's Mimi, I can't get her up the stairs 

No, she was huddled in the park in the dark 

And she was freezing and begged to come here 

Over here, oh, god 

Got a light, I know you, you're shivering 

She's been living on the street 

We need some heat 

I'm shivering 

We can buy some wood and something to eat 

I'm afraid she needs more than heat 

I heard that 

Collins will call for a doctor, honey 

Don't waste your money on mimi, me, me 

Hello-911? I'm on hold 

Cold, cold, would you light my candle 

Yes, we'll, oh God, find a candle 

I should tell you 

I should tell you 

I should tell you 

I should tell you 

I should tell you 

Benny wasn't any 

Shh, I know 

I should tell you why I left 

It wasn't, 'cause I didn't 

I know, I should tell you 

I should tell you 

I should tell you, I love you 

Who do you think you are? 

Leaving me alone with my guitar 

Hold on there's something you 

Should hear 

It isn't much but it took all year