Benny: (spoken in beat)
Hey, you, bum - Yeah you, move over
Get your ass off that Range Rover
Mark: (spoken in beat)
That attitude toward the homeless is exactly
What Maureen is protesting tonight
Close up, Benjamin Coffin III. Our ex-roommate, who married Alison Grey, of the Westport
Greys - then bought our building and the lot next door from his father-in-law, in hopes of starting
a cyber-studio.
Benny: (sung)
Maureen is protesting
Losing her performance space
Not my attitude
Roger:
What happened to Benny
What happened to his heart
And the ideals he once pursued
Benny:
And the owner of that lot next door
Has a right to do with it as he pleases
Collins:
Happy birthday, Jesus.
Benny:
The rent
Mark:
You're wasting your time
Roger:
We're broke
Mark:
And you broke your word - this is absurd
Benny:
There is one way you won't have to pay
Roger:
I knew it
Benny:
Next door, the home of Cyberarts, you see
And now that the block is re-zoned
Our dream can become a reality
You'll see boys
You'll see boys
A state of the art, digital, virtual interactive studio
I'll forego your rent
and on paper guarantee
That you can stay here for free
If you do me one small favor
Mark:
What?
Benny:
Convince Maureen to cancel her protest
Mark:
Why not just get an injunction or call the cops?
Benny:
Yeah I did, and they're on standby
But my investors would rather
I handle this quietly
Roger:
You can't just quietly wipe out an entire tent city
Then watch 'It's A Wonderful Life' on TV!
Benny:
You want to produce films and write songs?
You need somewhere to do it!
It's what we used to dream about
Think twice before you pooh-pooh it
You'll see boys
You'll see boys
You'll see - the beauty of a studio
That lets us do our work and get paid
With condos on the top
Whose rent keeps open our shop
Just stop the protest
And you'll have it made
You'll see - or you'll pack
Angel:
That boy could use some prozac
Roger:
Or heavy drugs
Mark:
Or group hugs
Collins:
Which reminds me, we have a detour to make tonight.
Anyone who wants to can come along
Angel:
Life support's a group for people coping with life,
We don't have to stay too long
Mark:
First I've got a protest to save
Angel:
Roger?
Roger:
I'm not much company, you'll find
Mark:
Behave!
Angel:
He'll catch up later
He's just got other things on his mind.
You'll see boys.