the wish giver

<sub>[the wish giver]
yes! youve arrived! we knew you would, of course.
and now, its my duty to grant you … a wish! isnt that wonderful?
anything, anything at all. just say the word.

[tristram]
i would like to go back to my old life.

[the wish giver]
ah…im afraid thats not possible.

[tristram]
why not?

[the wish giver]
youve already lived it!
you dont really want to do THAT over again, now do you?

[tristram]
but … you said anything.

[the wish giver]
oh me, oh my, and fiddleywiggins…
did i forget the disclaimer, again? silly me.
just let me put on my spectacles … there we are … yes …
it says right here … in big bold letters, mind you…no resurrections.
its a rather hard and fast rule, my dear. and for the best, really.
things get a mite too con-fuddled, elsewise.
you see, management doesnt like us meddling with lifelines.
fragile things, they are … and woven into quite the elaborate tapestry, besides.
pull one string and you might unravel the whole creation!

[tristram]
but … there must be another way …

the man i was
was just a ranger
who never knew
just where to go

but now i feel
hes just a stranger
and one that i dont want to know

the man i was
is all but gone now
only a shadow that remains

and though it pains me to go on now
i must turn and face the day

one wish
its all i ask, to live again
deliver me from frozen death

one gift
since ive already breathed my final breath

one wish
if you could lift this curse and let me free
oh how indebted i would be

a kiss from you could be the key

the man i was
ive long outgrown him
and yet i yearn
for former times

and if i could,
i would have shown him
theres a redemption for his crimes

its just a wish
its just a fancy
but i would give, most anything

to turn back time
way back to when he
still remembered how to sing

one wish
its all i ask, to have my life
the way it was supposed to be

one gift
its the most precious thing to me

one wish
then i wont ask for any more
because youre overbooked, im sure

one kiss
you know its all im asking for

one kiss

[the wish giver]
well … i suppose we can make an exception in your case …
but, just this once! now, are you absolutely sure?
once you do, theres no second chances.

[tristram]
i know. but ive made my decision.

[the wish giver]
very well. presto, pesto, butter knife!
let this man return to life!</sub>