TOM SAWYER - Tom falls for Becky (This Time is It!)

In Tom Boyd's musical, Tom falls in love with Becky Thatcher, the new girl from Ohio, the moment he meets her. Huckleberry Finn finds Tom's sudden vow to marry her unconvincing.
TOM: THIS TIME IS IT,
I KNOW THIS HEART O' MINE,
THIS TIME IS IT,
THIS TIME IT'S GEN-U-INE,
I KNOW YOU'RE WONDERIN'
HOW CAN THIS BE SO?
SINCE I JIS SAID 'THIS TIME IS IT'
A DAY OR TWO AGO,
(BUT I KNOW)

THIS TIME IS IT,
THIS TIME IT'S REALLY TRUE,
THIS TIME IS IT,
WHEN I SAW HER, I KNEW
MY DAYS WERE NUMBERED
ONE BY ONE,
HOW CAN I FIGHT WHAT FATE BEGUN?
IF THERE EVER WAS A TIME
I WAS LEFT UNDONE,
THIS TIME IS IT.

ONE DAY YOU TOO
WILL FEEL AS I DO,
YOU KNOW THROUGH AND THROUGH
IT'S LOVE!... AND YOU'LL SAY...

THIS TIME IS IT,
THIS TIME'S FOR EVER MORE,
THIS TIME IS IT,
I WAS JIS FOOLED BEFORE,
BUT NOW I'M OLDER AND I FIND
MY LOVE IS OF A DIFFERENT KIND,
IF THERE EVER WAS A TIME
WHEN I KNEW MY MIND,
THIS TIME...
THIS TIME...
THIS HERE TIME IS IT!

HUCK:
'THIS TIME IS IT!'
WHAT DO YOU TAKE ME FOR?
'THIS TIME IS IT,'
I AIN'T EVEN KEEPIN' SCORE,
I HEERD YOU SAY THE SAME
'BOUT EVER GIRL IN TOWN,
I'M DANGED IF I KNOW WHY
YER NERVOUS SYSTEM
AIN'T BROKE DOWN!
(YOU TELL ME)

THIS TIME IS IT',
TOM, YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW,
GIRLS, AS A RULE,
AIN'T WORTH MUCH ANYHOW.
MY FRIEND, YOU MUST BE DEAF AND BLIND
TO PUT SUCH STOCK IN WOMANKIND,
IF THERE EVER WAS A TIME
YOU WAS OUT OF YER MIND,
THIS TIME...
THIS TIME...
THIS HERE TIME IS IT!
words and music © Tom Boyd

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