CD: (SINGS) You gotta look for the silver lining
Whene'er a cloud appears in the blue
Remember somewhere the sun is shining
And so the best thing to do is make it shine for you---
GK: They say it's supposed to be a hard winter this year.
TR: Yeah, I heard that.
SS: Oh, they say that every year.
GK: And every year it's true.
FN: April will be here before you know it.
TR: Right. October, November, December, January, February, March, it's only six months away.
SS: Six months of no insects and no poisonous snakes and very little mildew.
FN: You're right about that. Terrible mildew down south. I had a friend in New Orleans who had mildew in his shoes--- fungus under his toenails --- he had to sit with his feet in a tub of antiseptic for three weeks.
SS: Imagine that.
TR: Nothing kills mold and mildew like 30 below. I tell you.
SS: That's for sure.
CD: (SINGS)
You gotta look for the silver lining
Whene'er a cloud appears in the blue
It may take time but you'll be finding
Something that's going right for you.
SS: I am so depressed about work. My life. Winter. I am 37 years old and look at me. I'm single and I'm stuck in a dead-end library job working for a horrible boss and I have no friends. Except you. (MEOW) My gosh. For pitiful! An old maid confiding in her cat. (MEOW) But you do love me. I know that. And I know that whatever I tell you, you're not going to go blabbing to other people, right? Right, Snowball? (MEOW)
GK (SINGS): Look for the silver lining, when you are tempted to cry and curse
And even though you are declining, you know it could be much much worse.
CD: I'm Italian and I married a Norwegian and moved here from Brooklyn and suddenly my life got very quiet. I grew up in a house where the simple question of what color napkins to put out on the table was a big big deal (TR ITALIAN TORRENT, SS ITALIAN RESPONSES). And here in Minnesota? Not so much.
TR: So.
CD: Yes?
TR: What's up?
CD: Were you about to say something?
TR: About what?
CD: Whatever.
TR: I donno.
CD: Okay. ----The way I look at it is----- silence makes it possible to hear if mosquitoes are coming in.
CD (SINGS):
A heart filled with joy and gladness
Can always banish sadness and strife,
So always look for the silver lining
And try to find the sunny side of life.