Song Lyrics

Did I abuse her
Or show her disdain
Why does she run from me
If I should lose her
How shall I regain
The heart she has won from me

Agony!
Beyond power of speech
When the one thing you want
Is the only thing out of your reach

High in her tower
She sits by the hour
Maintaining her hair
Blithe and becoming and frequently humming
A lighthearted air
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Agony!
Far more painful than yours
When you know she would go with you
If there only were doors.

Agony
Oh, the torture they teach

What's as intriguing

Or half so fatiguing

As what's out of reach

Am I not sensitive
Clever
Well-mannered
Considerate
Passionate
Charming
As kind as I'm handsome
And heir to a throne

You are everything maidens could wish for

Then why no

Do I know

The girl must be mad

You know nothing of madness
'Till you're climbing her hair
And you see her up there
As you're nearing her
All the while hearing her
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-

Agony
Misery
Woe

Though it's different for each

Always ten steps behind
Always ten feet below

And she's just out of reach
Agony
That can cut like a knife

I must have her to wife

Stephen Sondheim

The duration of Agony is 2:32 minutes and seconds.