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BENNY
My fault.

KELLY
I don‘t care.

BENNY
Well, I care! When I see something wrong, I fix it!

BRENDA
(Entering) Kelly, your car‘s here.

KELLY
(Chuckle) Good luck fixing Maddie. (Exits)

BENNY
(Calling after) Be at the theater. Four o‘clock. Thursday. (To himself) Shouldn‘t‘ve opened your
mouth. Shouldn‘ta said a word. Shoulda‘ known--whatever it was, you‘d be wrong. Even if you were
right—you‘d be wrong. It‘s true--I‘m famous for it: ―Hey--hearda‘ Benny Rosen, Junior?‖ ―Yeah—he‘s
wrong‖. (Immediate into song)

SONG: THE KID WHO PLAYED THE PALACE (Reprise)

[Piano: One Intro Note]

SONG: MY WORLD

A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW

WHEN SOMEONE SAYS...―Benny Rosen, Junior!"
HOW MANY WILL LAUGH? HOW MANY WILL KNOW WHAT I DID BEST?
IT‘S NOT THE SONG AND DANCE THEY'LL TALK ABOUT WHEN I‘M DONE,
OR THE YEARS I SPENT TRYING SO HARD
TO BE SOMEONE TO LOOK UP TO.
IF ANYONE REMEMBERS ALL THE TIMES THAT I STOOD OUT
WHAT MY LIFE WAS ALL ABOUT,
THERE‘S ONE THING NO ONE WILL LEAVE OUT
IT‘S MOMENTS... like this.

(Writer‘s note: Lyrics should be expressed as anger and bitterness; not self-pity)

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