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My Own Best Friend Lyrics by Bebe Neuwirth

Chicago The Musical (New Broadway Cast Recording (1997))

1997

[ROXIE, spoken]
There's only one person who can help you now, Roxie!
[VELMA, spoken]
There only one person you can count on now, Velma!
[EMCEE, spoken]
And now, Miss Roxie Hart and Miss Velma Kelly sing a song
Of unrelenting determination and unmitigated ego
[ROXIE]
One thing I know
[VELMA]
One thing I know
[ROXIE]
And I’ve always known
[VELMA]
And I've always known
[ROXIE]
I am my own
[VELMA]
I am my own
[BOTH]
Best friend
[ROXIE]
Baby's alive
[VELMA]
Baby’s alive
[ROXIE]
But baby's alone
[VELMA]
But baby's alone
[ROXIE]
And baby's her own
[VELMA]
And baby's her own
[BOTH]
Best friend
Many's the guy
Who told me he cares
But they were scratchin' my back
'Cause I was scratchin’ theirs
[ROXIE]
And trusting to luck
[VELMA]
And trusting to luck
[ROXIE]
That’s only for fools
[VELMA]
Only for fools
[VELMA]
I play in a game
[ROXIE]
I play in a game
[BOTH]
Where I make the rules
And rule number one
From here to the end
Is 'I am my own best friend’
Three musketeers
Who never say die
Are standing here this minute
[VELMA]
Me
[ROXIE]
Me
[VELMA]
Myself
[ROXIE]
Myself
[VELMA]
And I!
[ROXIE]
And I!
[BOTH]
If life is a school
I'll pass every test
If life is a game
I'll play it the best
'Cause I won’t give in
And I'll never bend
And I am my own best friend!
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Bebe Neuwirth

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About “My Own Best Friend” by Bebe Neuwirth

Read the complete lyrics to "My Own Best Friend" by Bebe Neuwirth from the album "Chicago The Musical (New Broadway Cast Recording (1997))" in 1997. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Broadway, Jazz, Musicals.

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"My Own Best Friend" appears on "Chicago The Musical (New Broadway Cast Recording (1997))" in 1997.

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