Star Of The Backstage

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-Oh, what a special time

 I'd give anything
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 To feel that magic again

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Script notes and sound cues
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Take me there again
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In my blacks in the backs
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Of the wings, so I'm not seen
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 No one knows the magic
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That hides behind the scenes

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It's me! The cast said yes!

We're putting on a musical!

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Places, everybody
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It's time to start the show
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That's what actors need me to say
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Otherwise, they wouldn't know where to go
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 Cinch up the hemlines
Continues after the ad
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Sound check all the mics
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Close the door, ring the bell
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And bring down the house lights

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It's curtains up for Marge Bouvier
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'Cause I'm once again the star
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Of the backstage

(Wow, you're the director?)

No, more important... the stage manager

Five minutes, guys!

(Thank you, five)

Five minutes

I always used to love saying that
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Before

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The endless loads of laundry
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The dishes piled high
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The whining and complaining
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 (It's mine! - It's mine!)
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(It's mine!)

Enough!

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I'm returning to my theater family
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A revival of our fondest memories,  singing

(DO-RE-MI-THIS-SHOW-WILL BE)

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 The talk of the town, a hit, a smash, the rage
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 (And there's nothing Springfield needs more
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Than a play!)
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Good!
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'Cause I'm once again the
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Appreciated, well-respected, never, ever disconnected
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Nothing but the most impressive, everybody's dearest friended
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Star... of the backstage
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(She's the star, see how she shines

She answers when we call for lines)
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Places, everybody!