Be Safe, Be Good (for Rachel) Brooke Maxwell & Jacob Richmond (Ft. Brooke Maxwell, Ride the Cyclone World Premiere Cast Recording Ensemble)

[Instrumental. Children play and shout in the background.]

JACOB RICHMOND:
I NEVER WENT OUT SWIMMING DIRECTLY AFTER LUNCH
I DIDN'T SMOKE. NO, I'D NEVER TEXT AND DRIVE
I ALWAYS WORE MY SEAT BELT, A ​LIFE VEST, OR SUNSCREEN
I HAD PLANS TO STICK AROUND AND STAY ALIVE

BUTTON UP MY JACKET WHEN THE COLD WIND BLEW
I'D BRUSH MY TEETH AT LEAST TWO TIMES A DAY
I NEVER SAT TOO CLOSE TO THE TELEVISION
TO MY PARENTS, I WOULD LISTEN AND OBEY

CHOIR:
BE SAFE, THEY SAID
BE GOOD

BROOKE MAXWELL:
BUT THINGS DON'T HAPPEN QUITE THE WAY THEY SHOULD

CHOIR:
OH, MAMA...

BROOKE MAXWELL:
YOU KNOW I'VE TRIED MY BEST TO TOE THE LINE
'CAUSE I THOUGHT AT FIRST
THAT THIS UNIVERSE
HAD A REASON OR A RHYME