How It Happened

"**How It Happened**" is a song from A Decent Proposal. It has an reprised version.

## Lyrics

**[ELWOOD, spoken]**

You never told me your proposal story! I thought we said we'd never keep secrets from each other.

**[OWEN, spoken]**

We never said that.

**[FRAN, spoken]**

Dude, my wax has now hardened in places you can't imagine. You owe me.

**[PAIGE, spoken]**

It really wasn't that bad.

**[OWEN, spoken]**

It was bad. It was very, very bad.

**[FRAN, spoken]**

Okay, now you have to tell us, or I quit.

**[OWEN, spoken]**

\*sigh\* Fine.

**[OWEN]**

It was a cold and snowy night in winter

I took her to our favorite place for dinner

**[PAIGE]**

It was the perfect setting, didn't mind the sweating

Coming from your hands

**[OWEN]**

Après vous

**[PAIGE]**

He chose a nice champagne to taste

**[OWEN]**

I dropped it

**[PAIGE]**

The cork flew up into his face

**[OWEN]**

I popped it

Got quite the shiner

**[PAIGE]**

You were fine

**[OWEN and PAIGE]**

Though all the wine went right into your salad(into my salad)

To this day I'm still ashamed(To this day he's still ashamed)

Of how it happened, but it happened

And that's not all that happened that night

**[OWEN]**

We walked to where we met for reminiscing

**[PAIGE]**

His face was green, but still we started kissing

**[OWEN]**

I pulled away to blurt my feelings out

A burp gave way from all the dairy

**[PAIGE]**

It happens, honey!

**[OWEN]**

And when I went to kneel, it was unpleasant

A passing dog had left behind a present

**[PAIGE]**

Now, looking back, I'm smitten, seeing your commitment

**[OWEN]**

But it all went wrong

**[OWEN AND PAIGE]**

Up 'til now, I wonder how(he wonders how)

I let it happen(he let it happen), but it happened

And that's not all that happened that night

**[OWEN (PAIGE)]**

Oh, don't you know, that I fumbled that ring

(La-la-la, La-la-la, La-la-la )

Watched it disappearing through the grate

(La-da-da-da)

Oh, great

The poop on my knee, I flagged the NYPD

(La-la-la, La-la-la)

**[OWEN and PAIGE]**

And we shivered through a three-hour wait

La-da, da-da-da-da

**[COP, spoken]**

Ah, here you go.

**[OWEN, spoken]**

Thanks.

**[OWEN and PAIGE]**

The ring was handed back and it was drippy

The muck stuck to my hand 'cause it was nippy

**[PAIGE]**

And somehow, all the while, I couldn't help but smile

Because I knew he'd say

**[OWEN, spoken]**

Paige, will you marry me?

**[PAIGE, spoken]**

Yes!

Oh, maybe don't. The sewer.

**[OWEN and PAIGE]**

To this day I'm sad to say that's how it happened, yes, it happened

(To this day I'm glad to say that's how it happened, yes, it happened)

Just like everything after that night

There's no way I can repay you for what happened 'cause it happened

And it's history we cannot rewrite

Da-da-da-da

Oh, that's how it happened

To happen that night

## Lyrics (Reprise)

**[PAIGE, spoken]**

So, Owen Tillerman

**[OWEN]**

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

**[PAIGE]**

Owen, will you marry me?

**[OWEN]**

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes

**[COLE, spoken]**

A twist tie?

**[MOLLY, spoken]**

It's the best she could do on short notice

**[OWEN]**

I can't believe you just got down on one knee

You really did this whole proposal for me

**[PAIGE]**

I love you so much, had to show you

Make a better memory to remember

**[OWEN]**

I can't wait to go to work and tell this story

**[PAIGE]**

Tell the story

**[MOLLY]**

The old story's much better, I say

**[COLE]**

Totally agree

**[OWEN]**

You're my dream, I am so lucky

**[PAIGE]**

No, I'm lucky

**[OWEN and PAIGE]**

'Cause it happened

**[OWEN, PAIGE, MOLLY and COLE]**

And it's history we got to rewrite

La-da-da-da

Oh, that's how it happened

**[OWEN and PAIGE]**

To happen tonight