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“Let Me Tell You (Bout My S%itty Little Life)”

Music and Lyrics by Charley Raiff

MANNY
SINCE I WAS A TEENAGER
I NEVER HAD CHOICES, DID WHAT WAS SAFER
NOW I’M SO DAMN WORN
SOMETIMES I WONDER WHY I WAS BORN...
NOW A BIT OLDER
KNOW A THING OR TWO
I ALWAYS KNEW I’D GET OUT OF BEING STUCK
WHEN I STARTED READING, A BOOK BY A GREAT MAN:
JEFFREY TRACEY!

GONNA MEET THE MAN BEHIND THE


BIBLE,
THIS TELLS YA HOW TO BE A STAR
NOT JUST A PROP
TELLIN’ ME ALL THE THINGS I NEED TO KNOW!
COMPANY
TELL HIM WHAT HE NEEDS, TO KNOW!!!

MANNY COMPANY (CONT’D)

LET ME TELL YOU BOUT MY LIFE LET ME TELL YOU BOUT MY...
MANNY (CONT’D) FAB + CHRIS
LET ME TELL YOU BOUT MY LIFE! SHITTY LITTLE LIFE

MANNY (CONT’D)
THAT I WILL MAKE BETTER!

Mocking continues

MANNY (CONT’D)
SINGLE MOM OF THREE IN A THREE ROOM APARTMENT
DAD LIKED DRUGS MORE THAN US
LEFT ALL UNIMPORTANT
MOM BARELY SCRAPING BY
AND I WAS TOLD
WELL, IT DOESN’T MATTER
ONE DAY JESUS WILL COME SAVE US
BUT OUR MESSIAH
ENDED UP BEING THE STATE
LIKE THE INSTIUTIONS
HER PEARLY GATES

FINALLY, TO HAVE A CHANGE OF PACE


SOMETHING TO HELP ME TURN THE PAGE!

WITH THIS TOME


I’LL FIND MY NEW HOME
TELLIN’ ME,
IT’S EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW!

MANNY
LET ME TELL YOU BOUT MY LIFE
LET ME TELL YOU BOUT MY

COMPANY
AHHHH OOOOOO

MANNY

SO JUST IMAGINE YOU’RE NOT JUST A DOORMAN


WORKING IN MANHATTAN

FAB, CHRIS
BUT YOU ARE
AND A LOSER!

MANNY
WELL MAYBE TO BUILD SOMETHING GREAT YOU
GOTTA HAVE SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE AROUND YOU!
AND WHAT BETTER WAY
THAN TO GO THE SOURCE
SOMEBODY LIKE HIM THAT COULD ENDORSE

A GUY JUST LIKE JEFFREY


A SMART GUY, GOT DEALT A BAD HAND
WHY NOT GIVE IT A TRY
I’LL GIVE IT A TRY!
CAUSE WHAT DO I GOTTA LOSE?

I’LL GIVE IT A TRY


CAUSE WHAT DO I GOTTA LOSE?
MANNY (CONT’D) COMPANY
LET ME TELL YOU BOUT MY LIFE LET ME TELL YOU BOUT MY...

MANNY (CONT’D)
LET ME TELL YOU BOUT MY LIFE

MANNY (CONT’D)
AND THEN, NO LONGER A LONELY SOUL
SOMEONE WITH THE SAME GOALS...
CAUSE I GOT SO MANY OF THEM
MANY OF THEM

MANNY

GET RICH GET A HOUSE


GET A FAMILY WHO NEEDS ME
GET A WIFE GET A LIFE
GET A LIFE!
MANNY (CONT’D) COMPANY
YES HE WILL
AND YES I WILL YESS HE WILL
YES I WILL
MANNY (CONT’D)

COMPANY
GET IT MANNY GET IT
GET IT MANNY

Manny gets his “life” in statue form and holds it up


like a trophy

MANNY
AND NO ONE, GETS IN THE WAY OF MY NEW
LIFE
MANNY (CONT’D)
LET ME TELL YOU BOUT MY LIFE!
LET ME TELL YOU BOUT MY

FAB AND CHRIS


Shitty little!

MANNY
LIFE!
MANNY EXITS TO THE STREETS OF
PARK AVENUE

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