Waiting for the Stars

"Waiting for the Stars" is both an installment of the original shorts of Johnny and the Sprites and song featured within the story. In the short, Johnny (John Tartaglia) has learned that his new friends, the sprites Basil (Tim Lagasse) and Ginger (Leslie Carrara), have never seen stars before because they can't see them from Grotto's Grove where they live. He decides to show them to them, but the two are impatient because the stars can only be seen at night and they don't want to wait. Johnny helps them to learn that sometimes you can only experience good things after waiting. The song is presented in two parts, one as Johnny convinces the sprites, and then at the end of the short when the group actually gets to see the stars. The song was written and composed by Stephen Schwartz.
==Song==
Johnny:
Sometimes you run to catch the school bus
If you're running late
Sometimes you get what you want right now
Basil:
When you do, it's really great
Ginger:
Yeah!
Johnny:
But sometimes you do another fun thing called "anticipate"
Basil and Ginger:
Huh?
Johnny:
When you're waiting for the stars
All you can do is wait
A trip seems a whole lot longer
If the moment you begin it
You're asking
Basil:
"Are we there yet?"
Johnny:
Every other minute
Ginger:
I hate that!
Johnny:
That's when you do that other fun thing
Basil and Ginger:
Called "anticipate?"
Johnny:
Right!
Johnny, Basil, and Ginger:
When you're waiting for the stars
Johnny:
The beautiful, bright, mysterious stars
Basil and Ginger:
Where are they?
Johnny:
All we can do is wait
... ... ...
And there's really nothing else you can say, except reiterate
Johnny, Basil, and Ginger:
When you're waiting for the stars
Ginger:
The beautiful
Basil:
Bright
Johnny:
Magnificent
Johnny, Basil, and Ginger:
Aw, stars, it's worth the wait!
Category:Songs
Category:Group songs
Category:Johnny and the Sprites songs