Some Other Time from "On the Town" (Leonard Bernstein/Comden & Green) sung by James Bierney

"Some Other Time" from “On the Town”.
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Adolph Green & Betty Comden.
“Some Other Time” was written for the 1944 musical "On the Town" by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Three sailors on 24-hour shore leave in New York City meet three women before returning to their ship to leave for war. The song is shared by four characters in the stage musical - Claire and Hildy have fallen in love with sailors Ozzie and Chip. With the men’s shore leave about to expire the couples know that they may never see each other again, but hope to catch up “some other time”. The song flirts with the blues with its surprise lowered seventh and is filled with lamenting nostalgia. The lyrics, by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, remind us that all good things must eventually come to an end.
On the Town was an instant hit upon opening on Broadway in 1944. MGM acquired the film rights that same year, and released a movie in 1949, starring Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra. Louis B. Mayer replaced almost all of Bernstein's score and dropped “Some Other Time" as it was thought that it would slow down the action.
Twenty four hours can go so fast,
You look around, the day has passed.
When you're in love, time is precious stuff;
Even a lifetime isn't enough.
Where has the time all gone to?
Haven't done half the things we want to,
Oh well, we'll catch up some other time.
This day was just a token,
Too many words are still unspoken,
Oh well, we'll catch up,
Some other time.
Just when the fun is starting,
Comes the time for parting.
But let's be glad for what we've had
And what's to come.
There's so much more embracing
Still to be done, but time is racing.
Oh well, we'll catch up,
Some other time.
Haven't had time to wake up,
Seeing you there without your makeup.
Oh well, we'll catch up,
Some other time.
Just when the fun's beginning,
Comes the final inning...
But let's be glad for what we've had
And what's to come.
There's so much more embracing
Still to be done, but time is racing.
Oh well, we'll catch up,
Some other time.

[@odettebilby]

Lovely rendition of a pretty but demanding song!

[@EmeryJBaines]

Thank you!!