Lyrics

So, you know, they, they're in Canada, a bunch of stuff happens And, uh, and I'm born, and I'm the first, aren't they lucky? And I had you know, a very lovely, you know, middle-class upbringing My parents loved me very much They supported my chosen career which is crazy, um But uh, you know, I went to Toronto, and I was in acting school And then I was in a band, and then But I knew New York was where I wanted to be Had to get to New York Uh, so I, I finally saved some, some wood chips And came down here with what I had, which wasn't much And, uh, but I couldn't work, couldn't work legally Uh, so I was down in St. Mark's Uh, sorting LPs for about eight bucks an hour Living on pizza and living all the, you know, the New York glamorous life And finally, my visa came through And a couple of weeks later, I booked my first job In the world premiere of The Toxic Avenger musical And I got off the phone, and I had that full on like Leo and Kate moment on the end of the boat I went out to my fire escape and I was like "I'm the king of the world!" And like, screamed to the New York, the New York landscape And uh, and then I got there and it was hard Oh my god, it was a hard job, not to sound ungrateful But I was wearing a latex suit for ninety minutes straight No intermission, just screlting, climbing all over the set I-I've went to the hospital twice I have permanent scars on my body from that show Uh, loved it though, I do But one of the things that was a highlight for me Was getting to work with my next guest She played Sarah the Blind Librarian That's true To my Toxie, Melvin Ferd the Third Her name is Sara Chase, please welcome her She hasn't, she's n—, the character never left her (Here, alright, you take, okay, take the mic) Hi, hi You're, you're doing great Thank you, I'm over here though, that's Marcos Our per—, our per—, our percussionist