Pray, pray, pray
I pray I make P.A.
I pray I make
I pray I make P.A.
Pray, pray, pray
I pray I make P.A.
I pray I make
I pray I make P.A.
Pray, pray, pray
I pray I make P.A.
I pray I make
I pray I make P.A.
Pray, pray
Pray, pray
Pray, pray
Pray, pray
I pray I make P.A.
I pray I make
I pray I make P.A.
Make P.A.
Fame Musical Soundtrack Album Lyrics
Fame Musical Soundtrack Lyrics
- Fame Musical Cast - Pray I Make P.A.
- Fame Musical Cast - Hard Work
- Fame Musical Cast - I Want To Make Magic
- Fame Musical Cast - There She Goes!/Fame
- Fame Musical Cast - Let's Play A Love Scene
- Fame Musical Cast - Mabel's Prayer
- Fame Musical Cast - Think Of Meryl Streep
- Fame Musical Cast - Dancin' On The Sidewalk
- Fame Musical Cast - These Are My Children
- Fame Musical Cast - In L.A.
- Fame Musical Cast - Let's Play A Love Scene (Reprise)
- Fame Musical Cast - Bring On Tomorrow
- Fame Musical Cast - Fame
- Fame Musical Cast - Tyrone's Rap
- Fame Musical Cast - Can't Keep It Down
- Fame Musical Cast - Hard Work (Reprise)
- Fame Musical Cast - I Want To Make Magic (Reprise)
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Hard Work
by Fame Musical Cast
Work, work, work
Hard work,
Work, hard work, work, hard work
Work, hard work
Work, work, work, work
Hard work, hard work
I'm alive
And I will survive
Show the world that I can take it
When I hot the heights
Put my name in lights
Yes I'm gonna put my name in lights, yeah!
Show the world that I can make it
By doin' doin' doin' doin'
By doin' Hard Work!
By doin' Hard Work!
By doin' Hard Work!
By doin' Hard Work!
Hard Work!
Hard work,
Work, hard work, work, hard work
Work, hard work
Work, work, work, work
Hard work, hard work
I'm alive
And I will survive
Show the world that I can take it
When I hot the heights
Put my name in lights
Yes I'm gonna put my name in lights, yeah!
Show the world that I can make it
By doin' doin' doin' doin'
By doin' Hard Work!
By doin' Hard Work!
By doin' Hard Work!
By doin' Hard Work!
Hard Work!
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I Want To Make Magic
by Fame Musical Cast
I want to make magic
I want to be bigger than I am
I want to make people really care
Really give a damn
I want to make magic
I want to breathe fire on the stage
I want to make every single line
Jump right off the page
I want to do it all from A to Z
I want to do 'The Lion in Winter'
Brecht and Harold Pinter
Sophocles, Eugene O'Neill
I want to really see what I can be
Another Jason Robards or DeNiro
Play a tragic hero
Go for it all and really show the way I feel
I want to make magic
I want to electrify the place
I want to be more than just a fool
With make-up on his face
I want to make magic
Magic
Magic
I want to be bigger than I am
I want to make people really care
Really give a damn
I want to make magic
I want to breathe fire on the stage
I want to make every single line
Jump right off the page
I want to do it all from A to Z
I want to do 'The Lion in Winter'
Brecht and Harold Pinter
Sophocles, Eugene O'Neill
I want to really see what I can be
Another Jason Robards or DeNiro
Play a tragic hero
Go for it all and really show the way I feel
I want to make magic
I want to electrify the place
I want to be more than just a fool
With make-up on his face
I want to make magic
Magic
Magic
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
There She Goes!/Fame
by Fame Musical Cast
There she goes
Ain't she the picture of a real live star?
You want to follow her whoever you are
And there she goes
She's passin' you
You better hurry if you wanna look
Maybe you'll get her in your autograph book
She's passin' you
Reach out to touch, don't be shy
There ain't no reason to be scared
No it's too much I can't look her in the eye
No I'm not prepared
I'm on top of the charts
I'm on top in their hearts
Look at them all
Look at the crowds
Everything is beautiful up here in the clouds
Fame
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
I feel it comin' together
People will see me and cry
Fame
I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame
I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Voy a vivir pa' siempre
Voy allegar a volar
Fame
Estrella en todo'el cielo
Que em pe zara a brillar
Voy a vivir pa' siempre
Voy allegar a volar, volar
Estrella en todo'el cielo
Mira, Mira
Quiero brillar
I'm on top of the charts
I'm on top in their hearts
Look at the crowds
Look at them all
Ay mamacita mia, I'm havin' a ball
There she goes
There she goes
There she goes
There she goes
Now wouldn't anybody wish they were her
Wish they were her
And there she goes
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember my name
Ain't she the picture of a real live star?
You want to follow her whoever you are
And there she goes
She's passin' you
You better hurry if you wanna look
Maybe you'll get her in your autograph book
She's passin' you
Reach out to touch, don't be shy
There ain't no reason to be scared
No it's too much I can't look her in the eye
No I'm not prepared
I'm on top of the charts
I'm on top in their hearts
Look at them all
Look at the crowds
Everything is beautiful up here in the clouds
Fame
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
I feel it comin' together
People will see me and cry
Fame
I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame
I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Voy a vivir pa' siempre
Voy allegar a volar
Fame
Estrella en todo'el cielo
Que em pe zara a brillar
Voy a vivir pa' siempre
Voy allegar a volar, volar
Estrella en todo'el cielo
Mira, Mira
Quiero brillar
I'm on top of the charts
I'm on top in their hearts
Look at the crowds
Look at them all
Ay mamacita mia, I'm havin' a ball
There she goes
There she goes
There she goes
There she goes
Now wouldn't anybody wish they were her
Wish they were her
And there she goes
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember my name
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Let's Play A Love Scene
by Fame Musical Cast
We always seem to be
Sister and brotherly
It's such a lovely way to be
And I want to say
What it means to me
How I could ever be the same without you
And something more that I know
Though I never could show
How it kept right on growing
The way I know I really feel about you
The way I know I'll always fell about you
Why can't we, why can't we, why can't we try
To play a love scene
We don't need the violins to play a love scene
Where we see how love begins
If we could find a way to start
And learn to play the part
A perfect scene from a play unknown
Let's play a love scene, of our own
And I want to say what it means to me
How I could never be the same without you
And something more that I know
THough I never could show
How it kept right on growing
The way I know I really feel about you
The way I know I'll always feel about you
Why can't we, why can't we, why can't we try
To play a love scene
We don't need the violins to play a love scene
Where we see how love begins
Find a way to start and play it from the heart
A perfect scene from a play unknown
Let's play a love scene
Love scene of our own
Sister and brotherly
It's such a lovely way to be
And I want to say
What it means to me
How I could ever be the same without you
And something more that I know
Though I never could show
How it kept right on growing
The way I know I really feel about you
The way I know I'll always fell about you
Why can't we, why can't we, why can't we try
To play a love scene
We don't need the violins to play a love scene
Where we see how love begins
If we could find a way to start
And learn to play the part
A perfect scene from a play unknown
Let's play a love scene, of our own
And I want to say what it means to me
How I could never be the same without you
And something more that I know
THough I never could show
How it kept right on growing
The way I know I really feel about you
The way I know I'll always feel about you
Why can't we, why can't we, why can't we try
To play a love scene
We don't need the violins to play a love scene
Where we see how love begins
Find a way to start and play it from the heart
A perfect scene from a play unknown
Let's play a love scene
Love scene of our own
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Mabel's Prayer
by Fame Musical Cast
Oh Lord give me a sign
Give me a call on your heavenly line
Tell me, oh Lord, what it is that you want of me
Keep me from eatin' whatever's in front of me
Oh Lord give me a sign
Oh Lord give her a sign
Give her a call on your heavenly line
Call me up, call me up on your heavenly line
Tell her oh Lord, what it is that you want of her
Tell me oh save me
Keep her from eatin' whatever's in front of her
Save me from eatin' whatever's in front of me
Oh Lord, give me the answer
Ooh, ah
Save me from being the world's fattest dancer
Ooh
Give me a call on your heavenly line
Tell me, oh Lord, what it is that you want of me
Keep me from eatin' whatever's in front of me
Oh Lord give me a sign
Oh Lord give her a sign
Give her a call on your heavenly line
Call me up, call me up on your heavenly line
Tell her oh Lord, what it is that you want of her
Tell me oh save me
Keep her from eatin' whatever's in front of her
Save me from eatin' whatever's in front of me
Oh Lord, give me the answer
Ooh, ah
Save me from being the world's fattest dancer
Ooh
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Think Of Meryl Streep
by Fame Musical Cast
Think of how to use it
Use it on the stage
Think of Katherine Hepburn
Think of Gerry Page
Think of all the feelings
Wasted on this creep
Think of how you could use them
Think of Meryl Streep
Why should I be crazy
Spilling out my guts
Make a big explosion
Go completely nuts
These are my emotions
Mine alone to keep
I know I could use them
Think of Meryl Streep
Inside me there's a world of color and light
Nothing has to be wrong
Nothing has to be right
Inside me are treasures that glow
An actress's job is to know what she's willing to show
And then hide all the rest so no-one's the wiser
Save up all the best, like Midas the miser
Keep every moment under control
Always in charge, playing a role
Smile and shrug your shoulders
Make believe it's fine
Come up with an answer
Or a witty line
Though your heart is breaking
Never start to weep
Someday you can use it
Someday you can use it
Someday you can use it
Think of Meryl Streep
Use it on the stage
Think of Katherine Hepburn
Think of Gerry Page
Think of all the feelings
Wasted on this creep
Think of how you could use them
Think of Meryl Streep
Why should I be crazy
Spilling out my guts
Make a big explosion
Go completely nuts
These are my emotions
Mine alone to keep
I know I could use them
Think of Meryl Streep
Inside me there's a world of color and light
Nothing has to be wrong
Nothing has to be right
Inside me are treasures that glow
An actress's job is to know what she's willing to show
And then hide all the rest so no-one's the wiser
Save up all the best, like Midas the miser
Keep every moment under control
Always in charge, playing a role
Smile and shrug your shoulders
Make believe it's fine
Come up with an answer
Or a witty line
Though your heart is breaking
Never start to weep
Someday you can use it
Someday you can use it
Someday you can use it
Think of Meryl Streep
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Dancin' On The Sidewalk
by Fame Musical Cast
Everyday, I'll wake up in the mornin'
Splash my face to keep myself from yawnin'
Get dressed and get my bones together
Open the window to check out the weather
Then like I seen a ghost, man
I'll be movin' my feet
Just like the postman in the cold or the heat
No time to talk and I go dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Lunchtime is music to my ears
I'm down on Wallstreet with all the financiers
South Street Seaport I am the action
The number one tourist attraction
Hip hop to the West Side
Where I do myself proud
The West Side is the best side for drawin' a crowd
The cabbies squawk when I go dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Uptown I do my boogaloo
Stoppin' traffic on Seventh Avenue
Nighttime the corner to be on
Times Square under the neon
For my finale
I'll be doin' my thing
In Shubert Alley
They're gonna crown me the king
Of all New York
Because I'm dancin', dancin', dancin' woo
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Splash my face to keep myself from yawnin'
Get dressed and get my bones together
Open the window to check out the weather
Then like I seen a ghost, man
I'll be movin' my feet
Just like the postman in the cold or the heat
No time to talk and I go dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Lunchtime is music to my ears
I'm down on Wallstreet with all the financiers
South Street Seaport I am the action
The number one tourist attraction
Hip hop to the West Side
Where I do myself proud
The West Side is the best side for drawin' a crowd
The cabbies squawk when I go dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Uptown I do my boogaloo
Stoppin' traffic on Seventh Avenue
Nighttime the corner to be on
Times Square under the neon
For my finale
I'll be doin' my thing
In Shubert Alley
They're gonna crown me the king
Of all New York
Because I'm dancin', dancin', dancin' woo
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Dancin' on the sidewalk
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
These Are My Children
by Fame Musical Cast
In times of trouble
When all the world seems, oh, so dark
And I can't find a way to cope
When deep down inside me
I can no longer feel the spark
When I can see no ray of hope
When I am lost
What makes it all worthwhile
One simple thought to make me smile
These are my children
My saving grace
I see my calling
In every face
These are my children
And I thank God
For choosing me, for choosing me
I wasn't blessed
As other women in this life
To have my own, to be mother and wife
But I was blessed
Beyond where wildest dreams can reach
For I have the privilege
Yes, the privilege to teach
These are my children
My saving grace
I see my calling
In every face
These are my children
My family tree
And I thank God
And I thank God
Yes, I thank God
For choosing me
For choosing me
These are my children
When all the world seems, oh, so dark
And I can't find a way to cope
When deep down inside me
I can no longer feel the spark
When I can see no ray of hope
When I am lost
What makes it all worthwhile
One simple thought to make me smile
These are my children
My saving grace
I see my calling
In every face
These are my children
And I thank God
For choosing me, for choosing me
I wasn't blessed
As other women in this life
To have my own, to be mother and wife
But I was blessed
Beyond where wildest dreams can reach
For I have the privilege
Yes, the privilege to teach
These are my children
My saving grace
I see my calling
In every face
These are my children
My family tree
And I thank God
And I thank God
Yes, I thank God
For choosing me
For choosing me
These are my children
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In L.A.
by Fame Musical Cast
Out in L.A. and broke on the ticket that this fellow sent me
One change of clothes in the suitcase my girlfriend Anna lent me
I stayed for awhile in his place, runnin' with this crowd of his
Partyin' day after day, meetin' everybody in the biz
Oh, they know how to do it in L.A.
They know how to make it seem brand new
Though it's true what they say, that it's only a dream
And a dream is a wish you wish for you
In L.A the dream may come true
After the booze and the coke
The visions of the blue Pacific
After the two hundredth time
I told him he was just terrific
I woke up one late afternoon
And couldn't tell quite where I was
Left-over taste in my mouth
And the morning after buzz
I packed my bag and split and found myself a dancin' job
Worked the bar for tips and stripped for every lonely slob
Counted every single minute as the hours went by
Then fell in bed and cried til there were no more tears to cry
You try to stop the thought from comin'
That it never ends
You think about how far you are
From home and friends
You get thru one day at a time
You find a way of stayin' numb
Don't look in the mirror
To see what you've become
But they know how to do it in L.A.
They know how to make it seem brand new
Though it's true what they say
That's it's only a dream
And a dream is a wish you wish for you
In L.A. the dream may come true
Yes, they know how to do it in L.A.
They know how to make it seem brand new
Though it's true what they say, that it's only a dream
And a dream is a wish you wish for you
In L.A, in L.A., in L.A. the dreams may all come...
Yes, they know how to do it in L.A.
They know that somewhere the sky is blue
So smile when they say 'It's only a dream'
And you'll get what is comin' to you
In L.A, in L.A., in L.A. the dreams all come true
One change of clothes in the suitcase my girlfriend Anna lent me
I stayed for awhile in his place, runnin' with this crowd of his
Partyin' day after day, meetin' everybody in the biz
Oh, they know how to do it in L.A.
They know how to make it seem brand new
Though it's true what they say, that it's only a dream
And a dream is a wish you wish for you
In L.A the dream may come true
After the booze and the coke
The visions of the blue Pacific
After the two hundredth time
I told him he was just terrific
I woke up one late afternoon
And couldn't tell quite where I was
Left-over taste in my mouth
And the morning after buzz
I packed my bag and split and found myself a dancin' job
Worked the bar for tips and stripped for every lonely slob
Counted every single minute as the hours went by
Then fell in bed and cried til there were no more tears to cry
You try to stop the thought from comin'
That it never ends
You think about how far you are
From home and friends
You get thru one day at a time
You find a way of stayin' numb
Don't look in the mirror
To see what you've become
But they know how to do it in L.A.
They know how to make it seem brand new
Though it's true what they say
That's it's only a dream
And a dream is a wish you wish for you
In L.A. the dream may come true
Yes, they know how to do it in L.A.
They know how to make it seem brand new
Though it's true what they say, that it's only a dream
And a dream is a wish you wish for you
In L.A, in L.A., in L.A. the dreams may all come...
Yes, they know how to do it in L.A.
They know that somewhere the sky is blue
So smile when they say 'It's only a dream'
And you'll get what is comin' to you
In L.A, in L.A., in L.A. the dreams all come true
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Let's Play A Love Scene (Reprise)
by Fame Musical Cast
You were the honest friend
I was the great pretender
I hid my feeling to the end
Now I want to say
What it means to me
How I could ever be the same
Without you
The way I know I really feel about you
The way I know I'll always feel about you
Why can't we
Why can't we
Why can't we try to play a love scene
We don't need the violins to play a love scene
Where we see how love begins
Find a way to start and learn to play the part
A perfect scene from a play unknown
Let's play a love scene
Let's play a love scene
We don't need the violins to play a love scene
Where we see how love begins
Find a way to start and learn to play the part
A perfect scene from a play unknown
Let's play a
Let's play a
Let's play a love scene of our own
I was the great pretender
I hid my feeling to the end
Now I want to say
What it means to me
How I could ever be the same
Without you
The way I know I really feel about you
The way I know I'll always feel about you
Why can't we
Why can't we
Why can't we try to play a love scene
We don't need the violins to play a love scene
Where we see how love begins
Find a way to start and learn to play the part
A perfect scene from a play unknown
Let's play a love scene
Let's play a love scene
We don't need the violins to play a love scene
Where we see how love begins
Find a way to start and learn to play the part
A perfect scene from a play unknown
Let's play a
Let's play a
Let's play a love scene of our own
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Bring On Tomorrow
by Fame Musical Cast
We have arrived at a moment in our lives
When the future passes into out hands
We can find out, are we really strong enough
To fulfill what the future demands
We can stand on the edge
And look out into space
And be awed
By the wonders we see
We can all make a pledge
That the whole human race
Will become what we want it to be
Bring on tomorrow
Let it shine
Like the sun coming up on a beautiful day
It's yours and mine
We can make a difference
It's not too late
Bring on tomorrow
We can't wait
Long, long ago in a world we never made
We were children who were making believe
Closing our eyes
We were travelers in air
To a land we would not want to leave
But the fairy tale land, fades away as we grow
And we all have to say our goodbyes
And we now understand, that this world that we know
Can be ours if we open our eyes
Bring on tomorrow
Let it shine
Like the sun coming up on a beautiful day
It's yours and mine
We can make a difference
It's not too late
Bring on tomorrow
We can't wait
Bring on tomorrow
We can't wait
Bring on tomorrow
It's not too late
Bring on tomorrow
We can't wait
Bring on tomorrow
We can't wait
Bring on tomorrow
Let it shine
Like the sun coming up on a beautiful day
It's yours and mine
We can make a difference
It's not too late
Bring on tomorrow
We can't wait
Bring on tomorrow
We can't wait
When the future passes into out hands
We can find out, are we really strong enough
To fulfill what the future demands
We can stand on the edge
And look out into space
And be awed
By the wonders we see
We can all make a pledge
That the whole human race
Will become what we want it to be
Bring on tomorrow
Let it shine
Like the sun coming up on a beautiful day
It's yours and mine
We can make a difference
It's not too late
Bring on tomorrow
We can't wait
Long, long ago in a world we never made
We were children who were making believe
Closing our eyes
We were travelers in air
To a land we would not want to leave
But the fairy tale land, fades away as we grow
And we all have to say our goodbyes
And we now understand, that this world that we know
Can be ours if we open our eyes
Bring on tomorrow
Let it shine
Like the sun coming up on a beautiful day
It's yours and mine
We can make a difference
It's not too late
Bring on tomorrow
We can't wait
Bring on tomorrow
We can't wait
Bring on tomorrow
It's not too late
Bring on tomorrow
We can't wait
Bring on tomorrow
We can't wait
Bring on tomorrow
Let it shine
Like the sun coming up on a beautiful day
It's yours and mine
We can make a difference
It's not too late
Bring on tomorrow
We can't wait
Bring on tomorrow
We can't wait
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Fame
by Fame Musical Cast
Baby look at me
And tell me what you see
You ain't seen the best of me yet
Give me time I'll make you forget the rest
I got more in me
And you can set it free
I can catch the moon in my hands
Don't you know who I am
Remember my name
Fame
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
High
I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry
Fame
I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame
I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Baby hold me tight
Cause you can make it right
You can shoot me straight to the top
Give me love and take all I've got to give
Baby I'll be tough
Too much is not enough
I can ride your heart til it breaks
Ooh I got what it takes
Fame
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
High
I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry
Fame
I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame
I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name
Fame
And tell me what you see
You ain't seen the best of me yet
Give me time I'll make you forget the rest
I got more in me
And you can set it free
I can catch the moon in my hands
Don't you know who I am
Remember my name
Fame
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
High
I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry
Fame
I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame
I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Baby hold me tight
Cause you can make it right
You can shoot me straight to the top
Give me love and take all I've got to give
Baby I'll be tough
Too much is not enough
I can ride your heart til it breaks
Ooh I got what it takes
Fame
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
High
I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry
Fame
I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame
I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name
Fame
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Tyrone's Rap
by Fame Musical Cast
Don't need no rich bitch, to tell me which
Fork to use, I paid my dues
In a rat-trap building called New York
Livin' off beans, greens, and pork
In a basement, tenement,
No one's got to tell me what it meant
To be black, Jack
Ace of spades
All the car-wash washers and day-work maids
Can't wash it off, never fades,
It's who you are until you're dead
Now ain't that a kick upside the head?
Yeah, I know about Pryor and Portier,
Can't get higher than Sugar Ray
Muhammed Ali and Doctor J
And 90% of the N.B.A.
Reggie Jackson, Jesse Jackson,
Michael and Mahaliah Jackson,
Now what's that got to do with me?
On the street the only thing I see is:
Crack dealers, pocketbook stealers,
Coke snorters, Time Square daughters,
Eight-year olds who dance for quarters,
And tokes, and two-line blows,
New Adidas and stereos!
That's us! That's it!
So don't be tellin' me all that shit!
Fork to use, I paid my dues
In a rat-trap building called New York
Livin' off beans, greens, and pork
In a basement, tenement,
No one's got to tell me what it meant
To be black, Jack
Ace of spades
All the car-wash washers and day-work maids
Can't wash it off, never fades,
It's who you are until you're dead
Now ain't that a kick upside the head?
Yeah, I know about Pryor and Portier,
Can't get higher than Sugar Ray
Muhammed Ali and Doctor J
And 90% of the N.B.A.
Reggie Jackson, Jesse Jackson,
Michael and Mahaliah Jackson,
Now what's that got to do with me?
On the street the only thing I see is:
Crack dealers, pocketbook stealers,
Coke snorters, Time Square daughters,
Eight-year olds who dance for quarters,
And tokes, and two-line blows,
New Adidas and stereos!
That's us! That's it!
So don't be tellin' me all that shit!
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Can't Keep It Down
by Fame Musical Cast
You know what it's like
When you wake up in the mornin' and it's hard,
Standin' up straight at attention
Like the changin' of the guard?
Or how it is in a porno shop
When you put you quarter in the slot,
And you try to look cool
So nobody knows that you're hot?
You go to a club and you're high
On some fine marijuana
And the singer of the band
Copped all of her moves from Madonna .... and you wanna
Or late at night, you're home in bed alone,
And it's cold out,
And put your hand where it's warm
While you open up Miss January's fold-out
Well, that's how it is, when she's around,
And I can't, no I can't
I can't keep it down!
I can't keep it down when that girl's around
I can't keep it under my control
I can't k-k-keep it down, no, no I can't!
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna rock and roll!
I'm thinkin' 'bout the time in my life
When I first learned what cryin' was,
The first time I ever had to come face to face
With what dyin' was,
The relatives gathered all in black
To mourn for my great aunt Juanita,
When who comes through the door to pay her respects
But our cousin Conchita,
The tears in her eyes only made them look
Even more Spanish,
As I watched her I swear I could feel the floor
Under me vanish,
She goes to them all, then she fin'ly
Comes over to me,
And she kisses my cheek and I lower my eyes,
I can hardly believe what I see!
'Cause I'm lookin' down the front of her gown,
And I can't, no, I can't
I can't keep it down!
I can't keep it down when that girl's around
I can't keep it under my control
I can't k-k-keep it down, no, no I can't!
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna rock and roll!
Rock and roll!
When you wake up in the mornin' and it's hard,
Standin' up straight at attention
Like the changin' of the guard?
Or how it is in a porno shop
When you put you quarter in the slot,
And you try to look cool
So nobody knows that you're hot?
You go to a club and you're high
On some fine marijuana
And the singer of the band
Copped all of her moves from Madonna .... and you wanna
Or late at night, you're home in bed alone,
And it's cold out,
And put your hand where it's warm
While you open up Miss January's fold-out
Well, that's how it is, when she's around,
And I can't, no I can't
I can't keep it down!
I can't keep it down when that girl's around
I can't keep it under my control
I can't k-k-keep it down, no, no I can't!
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna rock and roll!
I'm thinkin' 'bout the time in my life
When I first learned what cryin' was,
The first time I ever had to come face to face
With what dyin' was,
The relatives gathered all in black
To mourn for my great aunt Juanita,
When who comes through the door to pay her respects
But our cousin Conchita,
The tears in her eyes only made them look
Even more Spanish,
As I watched her I swear I could feel the floor
Under me vanish,
She goes to them all, then she fin'ly
Comes over to me,
And she kisses my cheek and I lower my eyes,
I can hardly believe what I see!
'Cause I'm lookin' down the front of her gown,
And I can't, no, I can't
I can't keep it down!
I can't keep it down when that girl's around
I can't keep it under my control
I can't k-k-keep it down, no, no I can't!
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna rock and roll!
Rock and roll!
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Hard Work (Reprise)
by Fame Musical Cast
Work, work, work
Hard work,
Work, hard work, work, hard work
Work, hard work
Work, work, work, work
Hard work, hard work
I'm alive
And I will survive
Show the world that I can take it
When I hot the heights
Put my name in lights
Yes I'm gonna put my name in lights, yeah!
Show the world that I can make it
By doin' doin' doin' doin'
By doin' Hard Work!
By doin' Hard Work!
By doin' Hard Work!
By doin' Hard Work!
Hard Work!
Hard work,
Work, hard work, work, hard work
Work, hard work
Work, work, work, work
Hard work, hard work
I'm alive
And I will survive
Show the world that I can take it
When I hot the heights
Put my name in lights
Yes I'm gonna put my name in lights, yeah!
Show the world that I can make it
By doin' doin' doin' doin'
By doin' Hard Work!
By doin' Hard Work!
By doin' Hard Work!
By doin' Hard Work!
Hard Work!
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
I Want To Make Magic (Reprise)
by Fame Musical Cast
I want to make magic
I want to strike lightning in the sky
I want to do things you can't believe anyone would try
I want to make magic
I want to make magic
Make every moment a surprise
I'll capture your senses in a spell
Right before your eyes
I want to make magic
I want to make you think it's really real
I want to make you love the nobles roman
Weep for Willy Loman
Dream the dreams of Blanche du Bois
I want to make you laugh and roar and squeal
I want to guillotine the villain's neck off
Take a shot at Chekhov
Make it a rollercoaster ride up to a star!
I want to make magic
I want to take chances that are bold
I want to tell stories no one knows
That no one's ever told.
Now the audience is still
And the house lights are gone
Curtain going up
And I am on!
I want to do it all from A to Z
I want to do "The Lion In Winter"
Brecht and Harold Pinter
Sophocles, Eugene O'Neill
I want a chance to see what I can be
Another Jason Robards or De Niro
Play a tragic hero
Go for it all and really show the way I feel/
I want to make magic!
I want to make magic
Magic!
I want to make magic
Magic!
A thousand chances we can take
But it's all worth it when we make ...
Magic!
Magic!
Magic!
Magic!
Magic!
Magic!
Magic!
Magic!
I want to strike lightning in the sky
I want to do things you can't believe anyone would try
I want to make magic
I want to make magic
Make every moment a surprise
I'll capture your senses in a spell
Right before your eyes
I want to make magic
I want to make you think it's really real
I want to make you love the nobles roman
Weep for Willy Loman
Dream the dreams of Blanche du Bois
I want to make you laugh and roar and squeal
I want to guillotine the villain's neck off
Take a shot at Chekhov
Make it a rollercoaster ride up to a star!
I want to make magic
I want to take chances that are bold
I want to tell stories no one knows
That no one's ever told.
Now the audience is still
And the house lights are gone
Curtain going up
And I am on!
I want to do it all from A to Z
I want to do "The Lion In Winter"
Brecht and Harold Pinter
Sophocles, Eugene O'Neill
I want a chance to see what I can be
Another Jason Robards or De Niro
Play a tragic hero
Go for it all and really show the way I feel/
I want to make magic!
I want to make magic
Magic!
I want to make magic
Magic!
A thousand chances we can take
But it's all worth it when we make ...
Magic!
Magic!
Magic!
Magic!
Magic!
Magic!
Magic!
Magic!
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Fame is a stage musical based on the 1980 musical film of the same name, with book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. Conceived and developed by David De Silva, it premiered in 1988 in Miami, Florida, and has spawned many stagings worldwide, including an Off-Broadway production at the Little Shubert Theatre from 2003 to 2004, under the title Fame on 42nd Street.
De Silva had produced the 1980 film about students at New York City's High School of Performing Arts. The critically and commercially successful film was followed by a six-season television series, and the musical. The musical is significantly rewritten from the previous adaptations, with an almost entirely new score except for the title Academy Award-winning song, "Fame". The film is referred to several times in the script and in two songs.
-Wikipedia
Genre(s):
Soundtrack, Musical De Silva had produced the 1980 film about students at New York City's High School of Performing Arts. The critically and commercially successful film was followed by a six-season television series, and the musical. The musical is significantly rewritten from the previous adaptations, with an almost entirely new score except for the title Academy Award-winning song, "Fame". The film is referred to several times in the script and in two songs.
-Wikipedia
Year: 1988