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A New A Cappella Musical on Broadway (2016) In Transit the Musical - Broke Lyrics
"Broke" is a song performed by James Snyder (Nate) from the musical IN TRANSIT.
NATE CAN I JUST TAKE A SECOND HERE TO CLEAR THE AIR, AND BEND YOUR EAR? I’M NOT SURE YOU QUITE UNDERSTAND WHY YOU SHOULD LEND THIS FRIEND A HAND?
I’M AN EDUCATED, STAND UP GUY WHO IS MORE THAN JUST A SUIT AND TIE JUST A DECENT AND HARDWORKING MAN WHO ALWAYS HAD A FIVE YEAR PLAN
SO JEEZ! I MEAN, PLEASE? I’M NO SCAMMY, SLIMY SLOB I’VE JUST VEERED OFF MY TRACK A BIT CAUSE MA’AM, I’VE LOST MY JOB!
I’M TOTALLY BROKE! AND THIS FEELING IS NEW TO ME I’M SUDDENLY BROKE AND IT’S NOT LIKE IT USED TO BE I HAD REGULAR HOURS AND MAGICAL POWERS AND CUFFLINKS AND CLOUT! NOW I’M BROKE! (AND KINDA FREAKIN’ OUT.)
ALTHEA You are not singing the blues to me, sir.
NATE (CONT’D) I WAS A MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE A GOLDEN BOY WITH A GOLDEN PURSE BUT NOT ONE OF THOSE WALL STREET JERKS! THOUGH I WILL ADMIT, I LIKED THE PERKS...
LIKE THAT PRIVATE JET WE FLEW TO FRANCE AND THESE HUNDRED DOLLAR UNDERPANTS AND THE LEXUS AND THE RIVER VIEW... YOU KNOW FEED THE CHILDREN? I FED TWO!
BUT MY RENT’S THREE MONTHS LATE AND I’M LIVING ON RAMEN AND BEANS SHOULDA PUT IT AWAY FOR SOME RAINY DAY NOW I KNOW WHAT A RAINY DAY MEANS!
I’M FLAT BROKE! FROM A DECADE LONG SPENDING SPREE UNBELIEVABLY BROKE! FACEBOOK FRIENDS ARE UNFRIENDING ME!
NATE IF I COULD GO BACK IN TIME I’D GO BACK AND TELL MYSELF TO PAY ATTENTION I WOULD NOT WRITE THAT JOKE DESCRIBING MY BOSS WITH WORDS I SHOULD (MAYBE NOT) MENTION DELETE IT, NATE! NOT WORTH IT, MAN! THE PAYOFF’S REALLY SMALL BUT THE CONSEQUENCES WILL BE HUGE
WHEN YOU HIT REPLY. ALL.
ALTHEA Dumbass.
NATE I’M BROKER THAN BROKE! AND NOT JUST FINANCIALLY THIS WHOLE THING HAS BROK- EN MY SENSE OF WHO I SHOULD BE
CAUSE MY AMEX IS --
NATE & BACK-UPS MAXED
NATE MY MASTERCARD --
NATE & BACK-UPS MAXED
NATE MY BLOOMINGDALES, BENDELS & BARNEYS
BACK-UPS ALL MAXED
NATE OH MY T.J.
BACK-UPS MAXXED!
NATE FOOT LOCKER
BACK-UPS THAT TOO
NATE I’M DROWNIN’ IN DEBT AND DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO!
I KNOW IT SEEMS SQUALID BUT DO ME THIS SOLID I KNOW (I KNOW!) THAT YOU CAN
This Metrocard was my only card that still worked.
OH, PLEASE PLEASE SWEET LADY
HELP A BAFFLED BROKEN BROKE- ASS MAN
[Thanks to James Allen Ford and max siegmeister K for lyrics]
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