Thoroughly Modern Millie - Not for the Life of Me (reprise 2) Lyrics

Broadway (2002)
Thoroughly Modern Millie the Musical - Not for the Life of Me (reprise 2) Lyrics

CHING HO
Qiao shaodiao
Dian dadu
GUAIGHUO BU ZAI HUI JIA LIAO
ZHE SHENGHUO WO BU YAO
[Burn the bride
Bet the store
Baby’s coming home no more
Not for the life of me]

BUN FOO

SHENGHUO YAO BI YI-DENG

XIAO ZHEN GENG FANRONG
ER DENG SHI YONGYUAN HONG
[A life that’s gotta be more

than a one-light town
where the light is always red]

CHING HO & BUN FOO

SHENGHUO YAO BI GUI CHENG GENG RENAO
LIAN GUI GUAI DOU HUOZHE
Jia you! Jia you! Jia you!
[Gotta be more than an old ghost town
where the ghost ain’t even dead!

Go team! Go team! Go team!]

PAIPAI SHOU
ZHI DAO MA

WODE JINTIAN BUSHI GUOGU
YIYANG LA
ZHE SHENGHUO WO BU YAO
[Clap your hands
Just because
Don’t you know that where I am
 ain’t where I was
Not for the life of me.]

BOH-DOH-DEE-OH
[Boh-doh-dee-oh.]

ZHE SHENGHUO WO BU YAO!
[Not for the life of me!]

[Thanks to Darci Faye for lyrics]


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Thoroughly Modern Millie the Musical Lyrics

SYNOPSIS
Not for the Life of Me
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Not for the Life of Me (reprise)
How the Other Half Lives
The Speed Test
They Don't Know
What Do I Need with Love?
Only in New York
Jimmy
Not for the Life of Me (reprise 2)
Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life
I Turned the Corner
Muqin
Long as I'm Here with You
Gimme Gimme
Finale
Finale Bows