[Lyric] Before Stonewall (Ten Percent Revue Cast)

There was a time before liberation
When all the witches were mad and moonstruck
When the shrinking and the shocking and the mocking were rife
We still found each other
The ones in the life
There was a time before demonstrations
When the queens and fairies were shy and fearful
We ran and we hid from the feast and the knife
And we still found each other
The ones in the life

Do you know Dorothy?
Do you have the time?
Have you got a light, dear?
Change for a dime?
Do you come here often?
I see what you mean

I know a tavern where we won't be seen
There was a time before celebration
When all my sisters were ghosts and shadows
Every femme had a butch
Every husband a wife
And we still found each other
The ones in the life
Do you know Dorothy?
Do you have the time?
Have you got a light, dear?
Change for a dime?
Do you come here often?
I see what you mean

I know a tavern where we won't be seen
There was a time back before Stonewall
We heard the jokes and we joined the laughter
We lied and we passed and avoided the strife
But we still found each other
The ones in the life
We still found each other