It Takes Two

[BAKER’S WIFE]

You've changed

You're daring

You're different in the woods

More sure

More sharing

You're getting us through the woods

If you could see—

You're not the man who started

And much more open-hearted

Than I knew

You to be

[BAKER]

It takes two

I thought one was enough

It's not true:

It takes two of us

You came through

When the journey was rough

It took you

It took two of us

It takes care

It takes patience and fear and despair

To change

Though you swear

To change

Who can tell if you do?

It takes two

[BAKER’S WIFE]

You've changed

You're thriving

There's something about the woods

Not just

Surviving

You're blossoming in the woods

At home I'd fear

We'd stay the same forever

And then out here

You're passionate, charming, considerate, clever—

[BAKER]

It takes one

To begin, but then once

You've begun

It takes two of you

It's no fun

But what needs to be done

You can do

When there's two of you

If I dare

It's because I'm becoming

Aware of us

As a pair of us

Each accepting a share

Of what's there

[BOTH]

We've changed

We're strangers

I'm meeting you in the woods

Who minds

What dangers?

I know we'll get past the woods

And once we're past

Let's hope the changes last

Beyond woods

Beyond witches and slippers and hoods

Just the two of us—

Beyond lies

Safe at home with our beautiful prize

Just a few of us

It takes trust

It takes just

A bit more

And we're done

We want four

We had none

We've got three

We need one

It takes two