This Ones For You

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So it begins
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These are the Tonys

A theater tournament
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Find out who wins
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Who gets to go home
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With that glorious ornament
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We are your hosts
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And we're perfectly suited to be
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Because, did you know?
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Neither one of us has ever won 
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anything

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So let's take a moment for all of us
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Before all our winners shine bright
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Lest you forget about ninety percent
 of us
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Leave empty-handed tonight

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Oooh...
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So this is for the people who lose
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'Cause both of us have been in your
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 shoes
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Oooh...
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This one's for the loser inside of
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 you
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And this is for the people who don't
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Get to take the trophy home
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Worked so hard and you look so 
pretty
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Got your butt to Radio City!

Continues after the ad
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Take it from two singing tuxedos
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Smile tonight, no matter how it goes
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Remember the shows who've proven a 
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lack of top honor
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Won't make you a goner
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It might even make you a host!

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Jesus Christ Superstar, Dreamgirls 
and Hair

Wow! Hair?

I know, it's Hair
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Into the Woods!

Aw, but it's so good!

Yeah, lost it to Phantom

Couldn't they share?
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Chicago and Waitress are still 
selling tickets

But neither went home with Best 
Musical
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And one of the most produced shows 
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is mother------- Seussical!


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So this is for the people who lose
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'Cause most of us have been in your
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 shoes
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Oooh...
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Look, you're at the Tonys This 
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one's for you
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And this is for the people who don't
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Get to take the trophy home
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Worked so hard to write you a ditty
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Raise your glass to Radio City!

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As much as we all love a rave review
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We're here 'cause we love it even if
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 we lose
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What lasts are the stories and how 
we all feel
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These shows help us open our hearts 
and they heal

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In a world that is scary and hard to
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 endure
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If you make art at all, you're a 
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part of the cure
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So whether you close in a week or 
ten years

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Antoinette honors everyone here!

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Hey hey hey hey
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So this is for the people who play

(This is for the people who play)
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Go on with the show every day
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On Broadway
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Look, you're at the Tonys this 
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one's for you
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And this is for the people who 
choose
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To follow a dream
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Tip your hats and raise your glasses
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To theaters filled with total 
badasses
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We welcome you to Tonys number 72
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This one's for you!