HOW LONELY (OLIVIA'S SONG)
Performed by Ashley Gearing (Olivia Flaversham)
Olivia Flaversham, her big brother Bambi, and her little brother Thumper ran as fast as they could to catch up with Olivia's real father, her real adoptive big sister, her friends, and their adoptive family. Her boyfriend Fievel Mousekewitz and his best friend Gadget Hackwrench followed them while Jim Crow, Big Daddy Lou, Ol' Reverend Zachariah, Tyrone, Timothy Q. Mouse, and Lil' Urle watched in shock.
"Wait! Wait!" cried Olivia, "Please don't leave; we are coming! Don't leave us again!"
Eric, Ariel, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Melody, Iago, Hiram and Arden Flaversham, Basil, Dawson, Fidget, Mrs. Judson, and Toby drove back home in their mobile home. "Father," said Melody. "she's probably miles away by now."
Olivia, Bambi, and Thumper stopped running and looked sad to see her father, her sister, her friends, and their adoptive family leave Neverland. Fievel and Gadget stopped to comfort the children. "We're too late!" Bambi sighed sadly. "They don't love us!" added Thumper. "Don't be sad," said Gadget said in a soothing voice. "We'll visit them another time." But Olivia started to cry.
Olivia remembered telling her old adoptive father Naveen that the Fievel Mousekewitz stories she tells Bambi and Thumper weren't silly when he said they were. She remembered telling Ariel that she didn't want to grow up during bedtime and telling her that she had saved Fievel's shadow for him.
So lonely
Missing you each day
I pray if only
For a moment I could see
Your smiling face
You take away
This emptiness inside of me
But I'll be strong
Until we meet
Olivia, Bambi, and Thumper sadly stared at their reflections in the water. Olivia sniffled and rubbed her eye as a tear slid down her cheek and fell into the water, showing images of Ariel, Eric, Mickey, and Melody. Their images rippled to go back to the children's sad expressions.
I miss you
Long to hear you laugh again
To kiss you
Let you know that life begins
When I'm by your side
Holding you tight
You gave me strength to brave it all
Faith and hope
When darkness starts to fall
Suddenly, a heavy wind began to blow. Olivia, Bambi, and Thumper shivered in fear and sadness. Then an enormous flash of lightning, followed by a loud clap of thunder, scared the children, causing them to cry.
When the wind blows cold and threatening
Nobody's there to comfort me
Someone somewhere hear my plea
Until then
Please let me know
Olivia got back to her memories with her family. She remembered coming home from Neverland and hugging Ariel. She remembered telling Naveen that the Lost Dumbo Gang went back to Neverland with Fievel and Gadget because they were not yet ready to grow up yet. And she remembered watching the ship fly in the sky with Naveen, Ariel, Pooka, and Flower.
How long till
I hear your heart singing
That sweet song when
I'll be there
To sing along in harmony
Just you and me
The music stops when you're not here
But my heart sings
Until you're near to me
During the instrumental section, Olivia remembered sleeping in bed with Bambi and Thumper while Ariel read them a bedtime story. She remembered the next night when Naveen read them a bedtime story.
Oh, can you even hear my cries
That call your name
Beneath the stars tonight
Suddenly, a flash of lightning, followed by a clap of thunder, frightened Olivia and her brothers again. But Olivia, Bambi, and Thumper were too scared to run away and hide. So they sat down beside a tree and fell asleep there.
When the wind blows cold and threatening
Nobody's there to comfort me
Somehow, someone hear my plea
Until then
I hope you know
Olivia remembered having dinner and dessert with her family in the dining room. She remembered when she and her brothers moved to Neverland with Fievel, Gadget, and the Lost Dumbo Gang, they got their picture taken.
I need you
To chase away the clouds
So I can see you
Run through fields of flowers
Like we used to do
Just we two
Hold onto the memories
Until that day
I'm holding you again
Then snow began to fall outside of Hangman's Tree one cold November morning.
Good night, my friend
Good night
When the song ended, Olivia started to cry again. "I'll never see them," she sobbed. Tears rolled down her cheeks. "What'll I do now?" "Everything will be OK, Olivia." Fievel said, patting her back. Meanwhile, she heard some voices coming from another place. It was Jim Crow. He was whispering to his friends about playing Fievel Mousekewitz and Captain Cat R. Waul.
"OK, Timothy, here's the plan." he said, whispering in Timothy's ear. "We're gonna do a play." Next, he whispered into Tyrone's ear. "You'll be Fievel." Then he whispered into Reverend Zachariah's ear. "You'll be Cat R. Waul." The Dumbo Gang jumped up in excitement and ran to their places.
Lil' Urle flew over to Olivia, Bambi, and Thumper, who were still crying, and landed beside them. "I'm sorry you didn't get a chance to visit them," he said, circulating around them. His voice choked up a little, and his eyes filled with tears. "But please don't cry; you'll make me cry, too!"