The Great Gatsby - A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
2024
[WOLFSHEIM] Careful of the people You decide to go deep with There are those you get in bed with And those that you sleep with I'm okay with keeping secrets I'm okay with being naughty I approve of indiscretions If you know how to hide a body So go on Be a bon vivant Be as shady as you want Life in the shadows can be fun So long as the work gets done Hey, here's a little tip, son A little suggestion If you don't wanna know the answer Don't go asking the question Save your own skin before you're in too deep The less you know, the better you'll sleep You can strike it rich and get off cheap Everybody is a tiny bit shady It's fine, it's no big deal Everybody is a tiny bit shady The world keeps turnin' if you grease the wheel Promise you can have it all Hangin' where the shadows fall Keep your head down, son, keep stayin' in line And everything's fine We all need a distraction We all need a hobby We also need another exit That doesn't go through the lobby We enjoy a favorite cut of meat But it's rarely ever all we eat What comes on the side makes the meal complete [WOLFSHEIM & ENSEMBLE] Everybody is a tiny bit shady [WOLFSHEIM] It's fine, it's no big deal [WOLFSHEIM & ENSEMBLE] Everybody is a tiny bit shady [WOLFSHEIM] The world keeps turning if you grease the wheel Promise you you've got it made (Ah) Life is better in the shade (Ah, ah) Keep your head down, son, keep stayin' in line (Ah-ah) And everything's fine Always have an alibi (Ah-ah-ah) And never leave a trail You can always find a guy (Ah-ah-ah) To catch a tiger's tail (Ah) Pick a game, pick the players [ENSEMBLE] Watch from the stands [WOLFSHEIM] And watch from the stands Unless you're absolutely forced To take matters into your own hands [ENSEMBLE] Woah-oh-oh-oh [WOLFSHEIM & ENSEMBLE] So you wanna be a little bit [WOLFSHEIM] Shady [ENSEMBLE] Shady [WOLFSHEIM] Salut, and c'est la vie [WOLFSHEIM & ENSEMBLE] So you wanna be a little bit [WOLFSHEIM] Shady [ENSEMBLE] Shady [WOLFSHEIM] But don't you go and throw your shade on me I won't fly in the [WOLFSHEIM & ENSEMBLE] Bed I made [WOLFSHEIM] And watch my best plans [WOLFSHEIM & ENSEMBLE] Not get laid [WOLFSHEIM] Time to go tell Romeo to toe the line (Ah-ah-ah) Then everything's [ENSEMBLE] Fine, fine Fine, fine, fine [WOLFSHEIM] F-i-i-ine [ENSEMBLE] Oh
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