Stuart and Noah

Lyrics

[ROSE] Please, Caroline Keep the change [STUART] Noah, you're nine years old [NOAH, spoken] No, I'm not, I'm eight [STUART, spoken] Eight? Only eight? But you're in fourth grade now [NOAH] No, I'm in third [STUART, spoken] Really? You're sure? Isn't that weird? [STUART] It's like a whole year just I don't know Just disappeared Oh [STUART, spoken] I have to get back to the clarinet Practice the cello [NOAH, spoken] I gave up the cello, dad [STUART, spoken] Oh, right, you did I remember [STUART] You're a funny kid Your mother loved the cello [NOAH, spoken] Can I go? [STUART] It's time that you should demonstrate More responsibility Help Rose with the groceries That kind of thing In return I'm giving you A dollar fifty every week Allowance You can use it as you like but I— [NOAH] Buy, buy Buy, buy, buy! [STUART] I hope you'll save it 'til you're older Buy yourself a chemistry set [NOAH] Bubblegum Cigarettes Sea monkeys Comic books Barbie Doll dresses on the sly! Buy, buy Buy, buy, buy! [STUART] That's what I wanted back when I was a boy A great big shiny chemistry set [CAROLINE] There's almost a dollar Some weeks in the bleach cup My kids could go down to the dime store and get The shiny junk they make to catch a kid's eye And what they sees and what they wants They could buy [CAROLINE, STUART & NOAH] They could buy (A great big shiny chemistry set) Stuff I can't buy 'em now (With test tubes) (Buy, buy, buy, buy) Always in the lurch (A spirit lamp) Some weeks I could even (Powders) (Buy, buy) Tithe at church (And flame) [STUART] Do you want a chemistry set? [NOAH, spoken] No [STUART, spoken] Oh [STUART] Well, that's a shame It's your money, Noah So please keep in mind [ROSE] Caroline keeps what Caroline finds [NOAH] That night I leave a dime and a nickel In my pants pocket To see what would happen Caroline finds them [CAROLINE] They go in the bleach cup [NOAH & CAROLINE] They sit there all week (They sit there all week) Fifteen cents, fifteen cents (Fifteen cents) Five jawbreakers (A bag of sugary things) A big bag of red hots (Stain the mouth orange) A Daredevil comic book (Stain the teeth green) Fifteen cents (That upset the stomach) [CAROLINE, spoken] A grown woman ain't got no business Taking pennies from a baby