Light My Candle

ROGER: What'd you forget? MIMI: Got a light? ROGER: I know you, you're... you're shivering MIMI: It's nothing, they turned off my heat And I'm just a little weak on my feet, Would you light my candle? What are you staring at? ROGER: Nothing, your hair in the moonlight You look familiar... Can you make it? MIMI: Just haven't eaten much today At least the room stopped spinning anyway What? ROGER: Nothing, your smile reminded me of-- MIMI: I always remind people of...who is she? ROGER: She died. Her name was April MIMI: It's out again Sorry 'bout your friend Would you light my candle? ROGER: Well- MIMI: Yeah. Ow! ROGER: Oh, the wax, it's-- MIMI: Dripping! I like it between my -- ROGER: Fingers! I figured. Oh, well. Goodnight. (Mimi exits; then knocks again) It blew out again? MIMI: No! I think that I dropped my stash ROGER: I know I've seen you out and about When I used to go out Your candle's out MIMI: I'm illin', I had it when I walked through the door It was pure! Is it on the floor? ROGER: The floor? MIMI: They say that I have the best ass Below 14th Street Is it true? ROGER: What? MIMI: You're staring again ROGER: Oh no... I mean you do...have a nice... I mean...you look familiar MIMI: Like your dead girlfriend? ROGER: Only when you smile But I'm sure I've seen you somewhere else MIMI: Do you go to the Cat Scratch Club? That's where I work, I dance. Help me look! ROGER: Yes! They used to tie you up... MIMI: It's a living... ROGER: I didn't recognize you without the handcuffs MIMI: We could light the candle Oh won't you light the candle ROGER: Why don't you forget that stuff? You look like you're sixteen MIMI: I'm nineteen! But I'm old for my age I'm just born to be bad ROGER: I once was born to be bad I used to shiver like that MIMI: I have no heat, I told you-- ROGER I used to sweat MIMI: I got a cold... ROGER: Uh huh, I used to be a junkie MIMI: But now and then I like to-- ROGER: Uh huh MIMI: Feel good ROGER: Here it...um... MIMI: What's that? ROGER: It's a candy bar wrapper... MIMI: We could light the candle Oh what'd you do with my candle? ROGER: That was my last match MIMI: Our eyes will adjust. Thank God for the Moon ROGER: Maybe it's not the moon at all I hear Spike Lee's shooting down the street MIMI: Bah humbug ... bah humbug ROGER: Cold hands MIMI: Yours too. Big. Like my father's You wanna dance? ROGER: With you? MIMI: No - with my father ROGER: I'm Roger MIMI They call me They call me Mimi