Before the Parade Passes By Bette Midler

[DOLLY]
Before the parade passes by
I've gotta get in step while there's still time left
Before the parade passes by

[IRENE, spoken]
Mrs. Levi, come along!
Cornelius is taking us down to see the Fourteenth Street parade
Everybody will be marching!

[DOLLY, spoken]
Why, Irene, you're crying!

[IRENE, spoken]
Oh, Dolly
The world is full of wonderful things
Come with us, Dolly

[DOLLY, spoken]
I will, Irene
I will!

[DOLLY]
Before the parade passes by
I'm gonna go and taste Saturday's high life
Before the parade passes by
I'm gonna get some life back into my life
I'm ready to move out in front
I've had enough of just passing by life
With the rest of them
With the best of them
I can hold my head up high
For I've got a goal again
I've got a drive again
I'm gonna feel my heart coming alive again
Before the parade passes by