I Need to Eat

Lyrics

[MME. FRAU] We are looking for a dancer as good as Elsie was Before she died So don't hold back Let's do the whole combination Facing away from the wall Fünf, sechs, sieben, acht [DANCE BREAK] [MME. FRAU, SPOKEN] Again, fünf, sechs, sieben, acht [DANCERS] I need to eat I need to eat Last night my dinner was a candle (Last night my dinner was a candle) The landlord's calling I'm out of fishnets There's not much more than I can handle (There's not much more than I can handle) How am I gonna feed my kids? Why did I have so many kids? I think I'm gonna have to sell my kids [MME. FRAU] Einz, zwei, drei, vier, funf, sechs [DANCERS] Who is this girl? She's really bad She oughta be way in the back (She oughta be way in the back) This girl has got no sense of space And does a weird thing with her face She pops her head and she's got bad feet [MME. FRAU] All right, so you can dance Some of you But that is not enough I want to know why you are here [DANCER 1] I guess it all started when my parent's marriage fell apart The marriage counselor's office was next to a dance studio I used to sneak in there and stomp around to drown out the sound of Mother and Daddy fighting over whose life was more disappointing The next thing I knew, I was pointing my feet And falling in love with guys that didn't want me that way [DANCER 2] Dad was in the military You know, the type with a whistle He used to force my brothers, sisters, and me to perform for guests at dinner parties God, I hated when he did that So, this one night, I begged him for a taste of champagne He said, "no," but I didn't let that stop me, oh, no He had a girlfriend, real fancy She had some kind of royal title, I kid you not Later that night, she gave me the whole damn bottle That's when I started class [DANCER 3] Why am I here? I grew up in Buffalo and went through puberty That's it Puberty Buffalo [MELISSA] Wow, you guys have been through so much I feel bad, even competing or assuming your lives are better because you're so thin and beautiful But, uh, maybe [MELISSA] I am a doctor And a doctor doctors I'm proud to be called an MD But every time I deliver a baby I wonder when that'll be me Even when I perform to perfection Shoulder dystocia Emergency C-section The days can be pretty rough And I feel like I'll never ever be enough So this size twelve Would love the chance to shine And also clear my husband of murder [MME. FRAU] Enough talk Now dance for your life [DANCERS] I need to eat tonight Not work the street tonight I need to eat tonight