Little Shop Of Horrors- Skid Row/downtown Lyrics

WOMAN

Alarm goes off at seven

And you start uptown.

You put in your eight hours

For the powers that have always been.

Till it's five P.M.



BUM 1

Then You go



COMPANY

Downtown

Where the folks are broke.

Downtown

Where your life's a joke.

Downtown

When you buy your token,

you go

Home to skid row.



BUM 2

Yes, you go



COMPANY

Downtown

Where the cabs don't stop

Downtown

Where the food is slop

Downtown

Where the hop-heads flop

in the snow

Down on Skid Row



Uptown you cater to a million jerks.

Uptown you're messengers and

mailroom clerks

eating all your lunches at the

hot dog carts.

The bosses take your money

And they break your hearts.



Uptown you cater to a million whores.

You disinfect terrazzo on their

bathroom floors.

Your morning's tribulation,

afternoon's a curse

And five o'clock is even worse



BUM 3

That's when you go



COMPANY AUDREY

Downtown Where the guys are drips.

Downtown Where they rip your slips.

Downtown Where relationships are no go.

Down on skid row Down on skid row

Down on skid row Down on skid row

Down on skid row Down on skid row

Down on skid row! Down on skid row!



SEYMOUR

Poor! All my life I've always been poor.

I keep asking God what I'm for,

and he tells me "Gee, I'm not sure

sweep that floor, kid."

Oh, I started life as an orphan,

a child of the street

Here on skid row.

He took me in, gave me shelter, a bed,

Crust of bread and a job

Treats me like dirt, calls me a slob,

Which I am. COMPANY

So I live Downtown

That's your home address.

Ya live Downtown

When your life's a mess.

Ya live Downtown

Where depressions' jes'

Status Quo.

Down on skid row



Someone show me a way to get

outa here,

'cause I constantly pray I'll get

outa here

Please, won't somebody say I'll get

outa here

Someone gimme my shot or I'll

rot here.



COMPANY SEYMOUR & AUDREY

Downtown There's no rules for us.

Downtown 'Cause it's dangerous.

Downtown Where the rainbow's jus a no-show

Downtown Where the sun don't

Downtown Past the bottom line

Downtown Go ask any wino, he'll know



I'll do I dunno what to get outa skid

Downtown

But a hell of a lot to get outa skid

Downtown

People tell me there's not a way outa skid

Downtown

But believe me I gotta get outa skid



ALL

Row!