Lyrics

[SKATER GIRL] Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief Doctor, lawyer, Indian Chief Big man, little man, who ya gonna be Will you ever sing your song to me? [DYLAN, spoken] I don't remember her name, but she was the only white girl on the block [MARILLA] La la la la la la la la [DYLAN, spoken] Gowanus, Brooklyn, 1975 [LALA] La la la la la la la la [SKATER GIRL] Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief Doctor, lawyer, Indian Chief Big man, little man, who ya gonna be Will you ever sing your song to me? [HENRY] Hit hit hit Hit hit Hit hit hit Hit [MARILLA and LALA] Oh baby, you're the one I'll remember But you're playing me for a fool [DYLAN, spoken] Marilla and Lala [MARILLA and LALA] Oh baby, I know all the games you play But you never show me the rules [HENRY] Hit hit hit Hit hit Hit hit hit Hit [SKATER GIRL] Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief Doctor, lawyer, Indian Chief Big man, little man, who ya gonna be Will you ever sing your song to me? [RADIO, spoken] And now, taking the field, here are your 1975 New York Mets! [KIDS ON THE BLOCK, spoken] Hit hit hit hit Hit hit hit (sung) I'm ready to start now So I'm gonna dance to the music, yea yea [ARTHUR, spoken] Opening move King's gambit Fisher's game Petrov's defense Attack the pawn, attack the-- [RADIO, spoken] Strike one Bases loaded It's 3 and 2 Just get him out And that's an-- [DYLAN, spoken] Arthur Lomb [RADIO, spoken] That's a base hit for Rusty Staub and there's a runner aboard here in the third! [KIDS ON THE BLOCK, spoken] Hit hit hit hit Hit hit hit hit Hit hit hit hit Hit hit hit (4-part overlap: definitely need to up my table-coding game) [ENSEMBLE] Ba ba Ba ba ba Ba ba ba (continues under DYLAN, RACHEL and SUBTLE DISTINCTIONS) [DYLAN, spoken] Robert Woolfolk [RACHEL] Everybody singing' a different song But if they all fit together Then it can't be wrong [RACHEL and THE SUBTLE DISTINCTIONS] Everybody singing' a different song But if they all fit together Then it can't be wrong Then it can't be wrong [ABRAHAM] Cadmium yellow light Arylide yellow Indian yellow Cadmium orange deep Permanent carmine Portrait tone [DYLAN, spoken] That's my Dad--painting upstairs   [JUNIOR] Don't ever forget who you are [DYLAN, spoken] Mr. Rude, Mingus' dad [ABRAHAM] Ultramarine blue Cerulean blue hue Cobalt blue Hooker's green Titanium white Bone/ivory black Iron oxide Mars black Neutral grey Raw sienna Earth brown Burnt umber Sparkling pearl Antique silver Brass pearl Royal gold Fluorescent purple [JUNIOR] Don't ever forget where you belong And when you find a place where you feel at home Then you can start to sing your song   [JUNIOR, RACHEL, and ENSEMBLE] And when you find a place where you feel at home Then you can start to sing your song [MARILLA] First time I saw you I knew You were the one I knew that   No one could compete Whoa whoa   But now I see you're always Looking for something Better walking down the street   You say you'll change but I Don't see you try You play games with my head And I'm wondering why [LALA] Ooh ah You were the one   [LALA and SKATER GIRL] No one could compete Whoa whoa   Ooh oh Something Better   Ooh ooh ooh Don't see you try Whoa oh Oh [MARILLA, LALA, SKATER GIRL] Why are you playing And we won't make it Can we ever ever ever Whoa whoa whoa [ALL] Oh baby, you're the one I'll remember But you're playing me for a fool (Yea yea) Oh baby, I know all the games you play But you never show me the rules (CRAZY overlap: figure out table another day) [DYLAN, spoken] Hey. I'm Dylan [MINGUS, spoken] Hey (In progress, 10-22-2017)