Smash Cast - They Just Keep Moving The Line Lyrics






The field was bright with clover
I saw the finish sign
I started as a rover
And then victory was mine
I thought the race was over
But they just keep moving the line

They cheered at my persistence
But prayed for my decline
The path of least resistance
Led to Hollywood and Vine
I tried to go the distance
But they just keep moving the line

I jumped all of the hurdles
To break out of the pack
I started on the outside
And then hit the inside track

I left the other fillies
Back at the starting gate
Was ready, on my mark, I got to set
To hurry up and wait

So talent and ambition
Won me a chance to shine
I aced the big audition
But it's rainin' on Cloud Nine
Can't beat the competition
'Cause they just keep moving the line

I handled every corner
Each bump along the track
And when I saw the ribbon, well
There was no turning back

I won the photo finish
I posed for all the men
But before I got my trophy
Well, the race began again

So I made friends with rejection
I've straightened up my spine!
I'll change each imperfection
Till it's time to drink the wine!
I'd toast to resurrection
But they just keep moving the line!

Please give me some direction,
'Cause they just keep moving the line!





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  1. S.... M....

    i miss this show so much. this song will always be special to me.

  2. A.... B....

    I never had a doubt that ivy was the best Marilyn

  3. A.... H....

    Goosebumps .. goosebumps everytiiiime
    Ah ivyyy

  4. M.... B....

    whos still watching this? i really would love to see megan hilty perform again :(

  5. L.... F....

    God I miss this show

  6. K.... M....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Zx8c55f7Y

  7. c.... v....

    The entire cast was great but Megan was the true star of this show! What a talent!

  8. S.... J....

    Tpindell?

  9. N.... H....

    Wasn't this right after they fired Ivy from Bombshell? Character wise, for her to do them such a favor after going from lead, to swing, to fired was huge.

  10. A.... G....

    I've just done a cover of this on my channel! I love it! It would mean a lot if anyone went over and gave it a watch :) x

  11. R.... B....

    This has a kind of “maybe this time” (cabaret) feel! I understand people saying it was better to have the more inexperienced one as Maralyn, but Karen was just a pop singer. She had that kind of light poppy voice. Also, it seemed like she never actually did the maralyn voice half as well as ivy

  12. N.... H....

    Smash could have been a much better show if Theresa Rebeck didn't insist on putting Ivy through hell in S1 to make Karen shine, and scrapped the Julia adoption storyline. This scene, where Ivy gets to shine without worrying about Karen, breathed life into season 2 and should have been a more central part of season 1.

  13. S.... E....

    this song and her voice are both just ridiculous. lmfao like HOW?! Teach me.

  14. D.... S....

    I don't know, why they cancelled this show, great music, greats vocalists, great everyone. I can't concentrate when I listen these impresive songs. Fortunately, I got this show on CD for birthday 💓 hi from Poland!

  15. L.... M....

    My god why isn't she world famous? She has it all! Such a talented woman!!

  16. R.... K....

    Ugh she's so amazing

  17. K.... T....

    What a fun performance!

  18. t.... f....

    La mejor lejos

  19. m.... t....

    her voice makes me imagine Christina Aguilera singing Jazz haha 👍

  20. A.... C....

    What.A.Voice 😍❤

  21. l.... ....

    every single song Megan Hilty sings give me goosebumps. without fail.

  22. A.... Z....

    I was led here by the Wikipedia page on Moving The Goalposts, and I've listened to this song three times in a row now. The internet is wonderful like that.

  23. K.... C....

    Holy shit she's fucking amazing

  24. S.... V....

    Years later this still motivates/gives me chills.

  25. e.... 1....

    we need both beautiful and so talented actresses  to play the parts as was on tv. so entertaining the best I have ever seen on tv,   I  think it was way to expensive to keep running.   I say thank you to NBC  just to get season one and two was a blessing.

  26. K.... M....

    I keep looking for the brass section that kicks in two thirds of the way through...

  27. R.... E....

    suban las canciones en spotify!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  28. h.... ....

    This number, despite Christian Borle's rendition of Billy Joel's Vienna, knocked it out of the park and made the second season worth watching. I really enjoyed the introduction and concept of Hit List but it just didn't sit right with me - not in that show anyway. But I keep coming back to this astounding performance; Megan Hilty is a force of nature and that's her best performance on SMASH imo.

  29. P.... J....

    The field was bright with clover
    I saw the finish sign
    I started as a rover
    And then victory was mine
    I thought the race was over
    But they just keep moving the line

    They cheered at my persistence
    But prayed for my decline
    The path of least resistance
    Led to Hollywood and Vine
    I tried to go the distance
    But they just keep moving the line

    I jumped all of the hurdles
    To break out of the pack
    I started on the outside
    And then hit the inside track

    I left the other fillies
    Back at the starting gate
    Was ready, on my mark, I got to set
    To hurry up and wait

    So talent and ambition
    Won me a chance to shine
    I aced the big audition
    But it's rainin' on Cloud Nine
    Can't beat the competition
    'Cause they just keep moving the line

    I handled every corner
    Each bump along the track
    And when I saw the ribbon, well
    There was no turning back

    I won the photo finish
    I posed for all the men
    But before I got my trophy
    Well, the race began again

    So I made friends with rejection
    I've straightened up my spine!
    I'll change each imperfection
    Till it's time to drink the wine!
    I'd toast to resurrection
    But they just keep moving the line!

    Please give me some direction,
    'Cause they just keep moving the line!

  30. M.... D....

    Thinking of Hillary Clinton...

    M.... D....

    Mary DuBard I was think about this song... how it was perfect for her 😣

    M.... D....

    IT FITS HER SO WELL

  31. B.... L....

    DAYUMMMMMMMMMMM
    oh so good

  32. N.... b....

    Can't say anything but STUNNING!!! I would sell my kidney to hear this live...

  33. W.... D....

    Fucking AMAZING, makes me hard every time I hear her sing this! :)

  34. P.... S....

    Great performance, but isn't this song just a re-write of "You Can Always Count On Me" from City of Angels?

  35. C.... ....

    Still in mourning. Two Smash alums nominated for Tonys this year. Happy to say I saw them both.

  36. t.... t....

    WOW, just WOW :) one of the best performances EVER. what an incredible talent.

  37. M.... A....

    Season 2 was complete garbage, but it had some really great numbers, like this one.

    M.... A....

    I loved season 2 and the songs!

    M.... A....

    I enjoyed S2 more with the new characters and songs (Hit List), I just didn't get how it took 3/4 of a season to get Hit List to where Bombshell got in 2 seasons.

    M.... A....

    @Euouae It actually makes sense really. When you look at both musicals there's a huge difference in the practice settings and the people doing the work. Bombshell had an actual studio to practice in from the start. Most of the people in charge of the production had experience in creating former productions, advertising and a decent fund. They had everything at their disposal because there was someone that knew somebody.
    Hit List was in it's beginning stage being done by a group of aspiring actors/writers/singers wanting to make it big. They didn't have connections in higher places or a huge fund to dip into. They had to practice in an apartment before they could get an actual place to practice the musical. It wasn't until they got people with experience in the field that it picked up pace. Which is why it took longer for Hit List longer to get where Bombshell was. Hit List had to work with what they had until they had better options at their disposal.

  38. S.... L....

    wwwoooooowwwww megan hilty smashed it! 😍🎤🎵🎶🎶

  39. M.... G....

    I get goose-bumps at the end EVERY TIME! She is so good! Such a shame they ruined it with season 2

  40. E.... C....

    In my opinion, this is still the best number that Smash ever had.

    E.... C....

    +Emily Cooper This and Let's be Bad *-*

  41. l.... ....

    she is incredible.

  42. H.... ....

    I'm thinking about doing this song for my next audition!!

    H.... ....

    Demonbanekun Go for it!

  43. S.... C....

    Best TV performance ever? Yes, I think so...

  44. D.... J....

    Megan Hilty is BRILLIANT! Hope they cast her in the upcoming stage version of "Bombshell"
    http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/30/megan-hilty-possible-return-broadway-full-stage-production-bombshell

  45. J.... H....

    Does everybody know that Bombshell is going to BROADWAY??? for REAL.  After the concert earlier this month got such a ROUSING reception and after people reacted to it so positively, they are NOW going to actually DO Bombshell. Same music; they need a book so it'll be awhile. We do NOT know if Megan or any of the others will be in it, but I'm PRAYING she is!

    J.... H....

    +David Jeffrey Florist I agree. It's still early days so I'm hoping for a change of heart from the producers. There's still time!

    J.... H....

    +Stacey Harris None?! Why would you NOT cast Megan Hilty? So stupid.

    J.... H....

    amorelle hill They want to do it, but if they do they've said it would be physically impossible for one actress to play Marilyn because of the amount of stage time, hard core dance routines, and belt songs! As long as Megan's there somewhere I dont care! She's perfect

    J.... H....

    @RioMadeira I know, I agree! I'd totally cast her!

    J.... H....

    Ive read in an Article that Megan Hilty is going to be Marilyn Monroe on the real bombshell production on Broadway

  46. M.... h....

    Wow !!

  47. R.... B....

    Well, I really thought I was going to enjoy this, but with the Ted Cruse "anti-Obama" ad in the beginning, I nearly threw up!  Really, a video about a show that supposedly takes place on Broadway, one of the most liberal sites in the world, and they have the nerve to put a Ted Cruse ad on............what were they thinking?????

    R.... B....

    @Revis Bell Not sure that they choose which ads get posted.

  48. J.... H....

    You all know that there's a one night only performance of SMASH in June and the tickets sold out this morning in an hour and a half. For some reason they don't think they can record it on audio or video. I can't understand it and the explanation was fuzzy. They recorded that monstrosity Hit List but not SMASH - the one thousands of us tried to save?  Maybe a petition or something..........

    J.... H....

    +amorelle hill I like the Idea of a petition! :P but seriously it NEEDS to come back

  49. r.... ....

    Mein Gott und Himmel this chick is phenomenal!!! I still have chills as I type this. Superb!!!

  50. p.... ....

    she reminds me of Liza Minnelli

  51. f.... m....

    Megan the best

  52. R.... M....

    I wish they had made a bonus feature for season 2 DVD set, wherein they put all of the Marilyn musical numbers together, the ones featuring Megan, in order.

    R.... M....

    Love this. Song

  53. G.... ....

    Megan Hilty was the only reason I watched the show.  She needs her own musical show to show off her amazing talent and let us mortals here this particular angel sing.  She's out of this world !

  54. K.... G....

    This girl SANG with conviction... Megan is a strong belter... and I love how she kept pointing at tom and Julia at the piano like she ran the joint... these were the moments smash was at its best....R.I.P. smash

  55. I.... S....

    Megan's voice literally gives me chills! I don't usually say corny stuff like that! Her voice is just that good.

  56. V.... B....

    She is such an amazing perfect vocalist!

  57. R.... ....

    I'm on my second viewing of both seasons of SMASH on DVD. I still feel that the shift of focus from Bombshell and the workings of that show to the different "off Broadway" feel of Hit List was the reason for the cancellation of SMASH. Season 1 was great! Season 2,not so much.

  58. E.... B....

    It's really no wonder that "Smash" was cancelled because of this major flaw: In what world is any sane person supposed to believe that Katherine McPhee is more talented or deserving than Megan Hilty?? Seriously... the thing I lament about the cancellation is now I have no where to watch Megan Hilty.

    E.... B....

    You are so dead about .Megan Elle Bee I frankly think Megan has the most mind blowing voices of any era of B.Way/Show Biz Why someone hasn't written a show for her to star in is beyond me.KMcphee is great but Megan has the potential to be as iconic as the great Bernadette Peters who played her mother.

    E.... B....

    Elle Bee THANK YOU SO MUCH! I know Meghan Hitly was perfect for Ivy so they should have just made Ily get the part since she is by FAR the better singer for Marilyn. Katherine was far to pop like and sweet

    E.... B....

    I always thought they were aiming at showing Karen as a young inexperienced Marilyn and Ivy as the superstar Marilyn, the one that everybody remembers but also the one with multiple problems that took her own life. Both Marilyn but in different moments of her life and different personas, the one that the public saw and the one she was.

    E.... B....

    So very true 100% - Megan Hilty should be in a Broadway Musical - WAKE UP BROADWAY - Talent like that does NOT come along often.

    E.... B....

    She played Glinda in Wicked.

  59. w.... b....

    Megan rocks this song! No one else can sing this like her, just awesome!

  60. T.... ....

    She is just INCREDIBLE! And I love this song too! :D 

  61. E.... ....

    I enjoy this song it very good.

  62. T.... G....

    Great performance! And this song is so true. Lol

  63. F.... B....

    Awesome!

  64. M.... C....

    wow! great voice! beautiful

  65. A.... R....

    I got to see Megan Hilty perform this in Boston for the 4th of July concert. She was stupendous. A person can take all the lessons and have all the training they want, you can't teach someone to have P-I-P-E-S like her.

    A.... R....

    Lucky duck!

    A.... R....

    @Gabrielle Rice  She has a broadway voice and Katherine didn't. I like Kat McPhee but her voice was never remotely close to Megan's. After SMASH lost its original showrunner and the whole theme changed to Hit List, the show was a goner and those of us who loved SMASH were the big losers.

    A.... R....

    @amorelle hill I think Katherine could have a broadway voice, but she's just not Marilyn. Her character parallels early Marilyn, and I think that was why they wanted to have her take the spot so badly. I, personally, loved some of the music from Hit List but did realize that Katherine's character lost some pieces of what made her so great in the first season, and even McPhee herself had that problem. Still, I love Hilty's voice and can't wait to see more from her in the future.

    A.... R....

    👏👏👏👏 thank you!!!

  66. t.... t....

    um holy shit MEGAN HILTY IS FUCKING AMAZING

  67. S.... E....

    I love love her. But I wish my phone would stop freezing up. Warning people don't get the Alcatel onetouch

  68. K.... M....

    Still mad that they cancelled this show. This song is so hard to sing omg!!

  69. J.... D....

    Cole Porter meets Ella Fitzgerald:  A glorious anachronism. 

  70. M.... R....

    Best scene in smash

  71. D.... K....

    This song reminds me of the song 'Cabaret' from the musical in it's build up. Megan really does know how to belt it out! 

    D.... K....

    I thought the exact same thing when I heard it!!

  72. S.... D....

    Please watch my cover of this song, plus others on my channel, it would mean a lot! thanks

  73. M.... ....

    I absolutely LOVE this performance. <3

  74. B.... ....

    dat wink

  75. M.... C....

    I love this song and it was awfully underated on the show. I love the show as well. I just hate the fact that it combines almost everything I love and they just got to season 2 because people stopped watching Smash, It just breaks my heart...

  76. P.... ....

    This song pretty much sums up her character.
    Such a flawless voice. :)

  77. A.... M....

    I want to be able to sing like her for just a day, so that I could sing this song and Second hand white baby grand. Also, I wish they would make Bombshell into an actual Broadway show, with those same actors - I hate musicals with passion, but that one I would love to see.

  78. A.... P....

    Flawless.

  79. O.... ....

    Team Ivy FTW!

  80. C.... ....

    my fave song from the show. PERFECTION.

  81. S.... H....

    This show gave a real glimsps in the world of theatre, not just singing in the choir in high school with non tolerate adolescents ! just saying!

  82. D.... ....

    I miss this show so much! Megan Hilty is a powerhouse.

  83. J.... S....

    OMG that is so freakn' cool! I love this.

  84. B.... ....

    when.does.she.breathe.

  85. S.... R....

    I always thought Ivy made a better Marilyn, even though Karen was my favorite character. Ugh, they left so many questions unanswered in this show though, I miss it so much

  86. S.... D....

    Please watch my cover on my channel!! it would mean a lot, I also have loads of other covers!! thank you!

  87. M.... C....

    This song is fantastic along with all the other songs that Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman wrote for this show. Megan Hilty is a musical miracle.  Why isn't she in the headlines as the Biggest Star?  

  88. Z.... C....

    is this a good song for a talent in a pageant?

    Z.... C....

    thanks!

    Z.... C....

    I did sung this 2 years ago :) thanks

  89. G.... J....

    Sheer Perfection!!!

  90. S.... J....

    i get like a head rush at how beautiful and moving this performance you can actual feel the frustration

  91. k.... w....

    and they cancelled this show what fools!

  92. J.... B....

    It is RIDICULOUS how talented Megan is!! She's such a star!!

  93. B.... B....

    I LOVE ! LOVE ! !  LOVE ! ! !  Megan Hilty

  94. S.... D....

    Please look at my cover of they just keep moving the line ON MY CHANNEL! it would mean a lot for feedback and subscribers! thanks :)

  95. K.... P....

    Who is she?

    K.... P....

    Megan Hilty 

  96. J.... H....

    STUNNING!!!!  She gives me chills, too - they needed to finish BOMBSHELL!!!!

    J.... H....

    They sure did. The thing that ruined the show was Hit List - that and the crummy time slot they put it in. I used to wait for SMASH like it was a Christmas present.

    J.... H....

    @amorelle hill I just looked at this post and thought - hey - there's somebody who thinks just like me. And then realized it was MY post! LOL. I haven't changed my mind - I'd kill to have SMASH back again.

  97. C.... N....

    I can't watch this without crying through the whole thing. Her talent is such an incredible gift it's almost hard to believe that she's real. Aren't the producers going to make Bombshell into a real true Broadway musical? All the musical numbers at least are ready.