Song Lyrics

Mother said: straight ahead
Not to delay
or be misled
I should have heeded
Her advice
But he seemed so nice
And he showed me things
Many beautiful things

That I hadn't thought to explore
They were off my path
So I never had dared
I had been so careful
I never had cared
And he made me feel excited

Well, excited and scared
When he said, come in
With that sickening grin
How could I know what was in store
Once his teeth were bared

Though, I really got scared
Well, excited and scared
But he drew me close
And he swallowed me down
Down a dark slimy path
Where lie secrets that I never want to know

And when everything familiar
Seemed to disappear forever
At the end of the path
Was Granny once again
So we wait in the dark

Until someone sets us free
And we're brought into the light
And we're back at the start
And I know things now
Many valuable things
That I hadn't known before

Do not put your faith
In a cape and a hood
They will not protect you
The way that they should
And take extra care with strangers
Even flowers have their dangers
And though scary is exciting
Nice is different than good

Now I know
Don't be scared
Granny is right
Just be prepared
Isn't it nice to know a lot
And a little bit not

Stephen Sondheim

The duration of I Know Things Now is 2:04 minutes and seconds.