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I’m Still Here

I’m Still Here

Last updated on: April 18, 2025 at 9:48 am by Jennifer Woodruff Tait

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I’m Still Here 2025-04-18T09:48:25-05:00 Jennifer Woodruff Tait

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….which is the title of one of my favorite Stephen Sondheim songs (see below).

I am currently in a season of many responsibilities (directed a play! pastoring a church! have a high school senior! posted an entire Indonesian Bible commentary on the web! trying not to doomscroll through our current political moment but actually do helpful things! – PS I said a lot of what I have to say about this a number of years ago when the current dumpster fire was only a blip on the horizon…)

Back with your regularly scheduled faith and work snark, theology, poetry, and Tolkien content shortly.

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Transcript:
good times and bum
times i’ve seen them all in my dear i’m
still
here plush velvet sometimes are
sometimes
just pretzels and beer but i’m here
i stuff the dailies in my
shoes strong ukuleles
sung the blues seen all my dreams
disappear
but i’m here
i slept in chatty’s guests of the wpa
but i’m here i
danced in my bucks a night was the pay
but i’m here i stood on bread lines
with the best watched while the
headlines did the rest
in the depression was i depressed
nowhere near
i met a big financier
[Music]
that was fun and a half when you’ve been
through herbert
anything else is a life
i’ve been through reno i’ve been through
beverly hills and i’m here
reefers and vino rescuers religion
and bills but i’m here
i’ve been called the pink oh call me too
got through its stinko by my pool
i should have gone to an acting school
that seems clear
still someone said she’s sincere
so i’m here
black sable one day next day it goes in
a hawk
but i’m here top building monday
tuesday you’re touring in stock
but i’m here first you’re another
slow i’d vent then someone’s
mother then your camp
then you career from career
through career
[Applause]
i’m almost through my memoirs
and i’m here
i’ve gone through hey lady aren’t you
wow what a looker you were
or better yet sorry i thought you were
who’s this whatever happened to
her good times and bum times
i’ve seen them all in my dear
i’m still here plush velvet sometimes
sometimes just pretzels and beer
but i’m here i’ve run the gamut
a three tears and
damn it salafi
i got through all of last year
and i’m here
knows at least i’ve been there and i’m
here
look who’s here
i’m still here

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