[Charlie]
There are moments that the words won't reach
There is suffering too terrible to name
You hold your child as tight as you can
And push away the unimaginable
The moments when you're in so deep
It feels easier to just swim down

[Charlie/Ensemble]
The Hutchens stay uptown
And learn to live with the unimaginable

[Angel]
I spend hours in the garden
I walk alone to the store
And it's quiet uptown
I never liked the quiet before
I see the children in church on Sunday
A sign of the cross at the door
And I pray
That never used to happen before

[Charlie and women]
If you see her in the street, walking by
Herself, talking to herself, have pity

[Angel]
Ruby, you loved it uptown
It's quiet uptown

[Charlie and women]
She is working through the unimaginable

[All women (except Angel]
Her hair has gone greyer. She passes every day
They say she walks the length of the city

[Angel]
You knock me out, I fall apart

[Company (except Angel and Micheal)]
Can you imagine?

[Angel]
Look at where we are
Look at where we started
I know I don't deserve you, Micheal
But hear me out. That would be enough
If I could spare her life
If I could trade her life for mine
She'd be standing here right now
And you would smile, and that would be enough
I don't pretend to know
The challenges we're facing
I know there's no replacing what we've lost
And you need time
But I'm not afraid
I know my grandson
Just let me stay here by your side
That would be enough

[Company (except Angel and Micheal)]
If you see her in the street, walking by his
side, talking by his side, have pity

[Angel]
Micheal, do you like it uptown? It's quiet uptown

[Company (except Angel and Micheal)]
He is trying to do the unimaginable
See them walking in the park, long after dark
Taking in the sights of the city

[Angel]
Look around, look around, Micheal

[Company (except Angel and Micheal)]
They are trying to do the unimaginable

[Charlie]
There are moments that the words don't reach
There is a grace too powerful to name
We push away what we can never understand
We push away the unimaginable
They are standing in the garden
Angel by Micheal's side
He takes her hand

[Micheal]
It's quiet uptown

[Company (except Angel and Micheal)]
Forgiveness. Can you imagine?
Forgiveness. Can you imagine?
If you see him in the street, walking by her
Side, talking by her side, have pity
They are going through the unimaginable