Letra de Broadway Baby (Live)
I'm just a Broadway baby Walkin' off my tired feet Poundin' 42nd Street to be in a show Broadway baby Learnin' how to sing and dance Waitin' for that one big chance to be in a showThe first Broadway show I ever saw was a musical written by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Hal Prince, playing at the Alvin Theatre That show was Company I think I was nine or ten at the time Probably not the target age for that show But I knew then and there that I wanted to be on BroadwayGee, I'd like to be on some marquee All twinkle and lights A spark to pierce the dark From Battery Park to Washington Heights Someday, maybe All my dreams will be repaid Heck, I'd even play the maid to be in a showSo, when I was 18 years old, I left my hometown, Chicago And moved to New York City to pursue my dream Now, New York was expensive So in between going to classes and auditions I got a job as a singing waitress I was a horrible waitress, but at least it paid the billsI'm just a Broadway baby Slavin' at a five and ten Dreamin' of the great day when I'll be in a show Broadway baby Makin' rounds all afternoon Eatin' at a greasy spoon to save on my doughAt my tiny flat There's just my cat, a bed, and a chair Still, I'll stick it 'til I'm on a bill All over Times SquareAfter what seemed like hundreds of auditions, and hundreds of rejections One day I got a call to audition for a new musical called Merrily We Roll Along Now, the breakdown was very specific They were looking for young people under the age of 21 So, I stapled my birth certificate to my resume, and off I went Now that first audition led to another And then another, and then another Finally, after five callbacks, I got the job I was gonna be on BroadwayAnd not only that, I was going to be making my Broadway debut In a musical written by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Hal Prince and playing at the Alvin Theatre!Someday, maybe If I stick it long enough I may get to strut my stuff Working for two nice men I'm with Hal Prince and Steve Sondheim In a great big Broadway show!