The Inevitable Turn - Alli Mauzey/Steven Boyer/Bonnie Milligan/Michael Iskander/Olivia Elease Hardy/Fernell Hogan/Nina White/Victoria Clark
Lyrics by：David Lindsay-Abaire
Composed by：Jeanine Tesori
Arranged by：John Clancy
Produced by：David Stone/Jeanine Tesori/John Clancy
Isn't this nice? Everybody's being so nice
Nothing is wrong troubles have passed
Everybody civil and getting along
Will it last?
You should open a restaurant dad
Maybe I will
No matter how well things are going
It always takes a turn
No matter how happy we seem
There's always a turn
Just below the pleasant chatter we're aware
Of a steady burn that'll flair
We push it down
But then we take the turn
We always take the turn
The inevitable turn
Roll?
We fight against the turn
We struggle with the turn
The inevitable turn
Hey Debra
If you're looking for work they're hiring at Costco
I hear the pay is not bad
Huh I should look into that
Thanks for thinking of me Buddy
Any time
Isn't this sweet? Everybody's being so sweet
Look at us swerve all on our guard
Everybody's hoping not to take the curve
We're trying so hard
And if you do get a job you can finally pay me back
No matter how lovely the evening
It always takes a turn
No matter how careful we are
There's always a turn
And despite the friendly banter we're annoyed
By a topic we should learn to avoid
We never do
Instead we take the turn
We take
Of course we take the turn
We take
The inevitable turn
So when you say pay you back
Debra
I meant for the stereo you stole
Stole? You agreed to give me that stereo
You guys
It's all going fine then it changes so fast
A look a joke a slight from the past
Which will burn
Pass the salt sling the mud
Carve the meat draw the blood
We had a deal Buddy
Take the turn
You promised to give me that stereo if I went next door and slapped Swicky around
Debra
The Showchoir begins to sing ooh's underneath the dialogue
Wait what?
Which I went to do It's not my fault it didn't happen
You hired Debra to beat up Mr. Swicky?
Well I couldn't do it myself he's my neighbor
This is exactly what I don't wanna know
He did some awful things Kim
It wasn't just him
Ms. Denton said she saw a masked intruder crawl in his window
Did you wear a mask?
Yes a pig mask
A pig mask?
I didn't wanna be identified and you told me to scare him
I didn't tell you to kill him
I didn't know he had a weak heart
He just took one look at me and dropped dead
You were wearing a pig mask
If a pig lady crawled in my window I'd drop dead too
That's why we left Lodi because you stared Swicky to death?
The showchoir stops singing
I should've never told you
None of this would've even happened Buddy if you had never known
Known what?
I really wanted another baby
Pattie
But I was scared
She doesn't wanna know
Scared it would be like me?
So she made sure it wouldn't be
You had sex with Mr. Swicky
So dad hired Aunt Debra to beat him up
But Aunt Debra killed him instead
What is wrong with you people?
The adults all break out into an argument as Kim slowly leaves the table
What did I say about telling Kim ?
I was trying to be a better mother Buddy
She was bound to find out eventually
THIS is how you do it?
A better mother?
Good mothers tell the truth
Why did you even bring it up?
YOU'RE the one who mentioned the stereo
And YOU'RE the one who talked her into it
I didn't talk her into anything
You only cause trouble
No I'm sure you did nothing wrong
Don't try to pin this on me when all I did was merely suggest that she try to find a donor of some kind
Why would you tell her that?
Jesus Christ Debra
I certainly never told her to fuck the coot next door
Swear Jar You need to watch your mouth
So don't blame me for her bullshit
Do you ever stop?
No matter how well things are going
It always takes
No matter how happy we seem
There's always
Just below
We're aware air
Of a steady burn of a steady burn
Oh
We take the turn
Oh-oh we take the turn
The inevitable turn
Oh oo-oh
Oh
Kim are you okay?
Oh my God
What's happening?
Buddy help her
Kimmy?
