Roxie

I always wanted my name in the papers. Before Amos, I used to date this well to do ugly bootlegger. He used to like to take me out and show me off. Ugly guys like to do that.

Once it said in the paper. "Gangland's Al Capelli, seen with cute red-headed Corenne". That was me, I clipped it out and saved it.

Look I'm gonna tell you the truth. Not that the truth really matters. But I'm gonna tell you anyway.
The thing is see, I'm older than I ever intended to be. And all my life I wanted to be a dancer in Vaudeville, ooh yeah,have my own act, but no, no, no. They always turned me down.

It was one big world full of no, life. Then Amos came along, sweet, safe, Amos who never says no. You know, some guys are like mirrors. And when I catch myself in Amos's face, I'm always a kid, you could love a guy like that.

Look now I gotta tell you. Now I hope this ain't too crude
In the bed department, Amos was zero. I mean when we went to bed. He made love to me like he was fixing a carburator or something 'I love ya, honey I love ya'.

Anyway to make a long story short, I started fooling around. Then I started screwing around which is fooling around without dinner.

I gave up the Vaudeville idea because well, after all those years. He sorta figured opportunities just passed you by
Ooh, it ain't, oh, no, no, no, no, babe, it ain't
If this film guy gets me off and with all this publicity, now I got me a world full of yes.

The name on everybody's lips is gonna be Roxie
The Lady raking in the chips is gonna be Roxie
I'm gonna be a celebrity that means somebody everyone knows
They're gonna recognize my eyes
My hair, my teeth, my boobs, my nose.

From just some dumb mechanic's wife
I'm gonna be Roxie
Who says that murder's not an art
And who in case she doesn't hang
Can say she started with a bang
Roxie heart.

I gotta get me some boys
I'm gonna get me a whole bunch of boys
They're gonna wait outside in line to get to see Roxie
Think of those autographs outside, good luck to you, Roxie
And I'll appear in a Lavaliere that goes all the way down to my waist
Here a ring, there a ring, everywhere a ring-a-ling
But always in the best of taste.

I'm a star and they love me and I love them
And they love me for loving them
And I love them for loving me and we love each other
That's because none of us got enough love in our childhood
And that's showbiz, kid.

She's giving up her hum-drum life
I'm gonna be a Roxie
She made to stand tall and a star
And Sophie duck her old ship I know
To see her name yet build below
Roxie, Roxie heart
Those are my boys, bye.