2003 Broadway Avenue Q the Musical - If You Were Gay Lyrics
ROD Aah, an afternoon alone with My favorite book, "Broadway Musicals of the 1940s." No roommate to bother me. How could it get any better than this?
NICKY Oh,hi Rod!
ROD Hi Nicky.
NICKY Hey Rod, you'll never Guess what happened to Me on the subway this morning. This guy was smiling at me and talking to me
ROD That's very interesting.
NICKY He was being real friendly, And I think he was coming on to me. I think he might've thought I was gay!
ROD Ahem, so, uh, why are you telling me this? Why should I care? I don't care. What did you have for lunch today?
NICKY Oh, you don't have to get All defensive about it, Rod...
ROD I'm NOT getting defensive! What do I care about some gay guy you met, okay? I'm trying to read.
NICKY Oh, I didn't mean anything by it, Rod. I just think it's something we should be able to talk about.
ROD I don't want to talk about it, Nicky! This conversation is over!!!
NICKY Yeah, but...
ROD OVER!!!
NICKY Well, okay, but just so you know — IF YOU WERE GAY THAT'D BE OKAY. I MEAN 'CAUSE, HEY, I'D LIKE YOU ANYWAY. BECAUSE YOU SEE, IF IT WERE ME, I WOULD FEEL FREE TO SAY THAT I WAS GAY (BUT I'M NOT GAY.)
ROD Nicky, please! I am trying to read.... What?!
NICKY IF YOU WERE QUEER
ROD Ah, Nicky!
NICKY I'D STILL BE HERE,
ROD Nicky, I'm trying to read this book.
NICKY YEAR AFTER YEAR
ROD Nicky!
NICKY BECAUSE YOU'RE DEAR TO ME,
ROD Argh!
NICKY AND I KNOW THAT YOU
ROD What?
NICKY WOULD ACCEPT ME TOO,
ROD I would?
NICKY IF I TOLD YOU TODAY, "HEY! GUESS WHAT, I'M GAY!" (BUT I'M NOT GAY.) I'M HAPPY JUST BEING WITH YOU.
ROD High Button Shoes, Pal Joey...
NICKY SO WHAT SHOULD IT MATTER TO ME WHAT YOU DO IN BED WITH GUYS?
ROD Nicky, that's GROSS!
NICKY No it's not! IF YOU WERE GAY I'D SHOUT HOORAY!
ROD I am not listening!
NICKY AND HERE I'D STAY,
ROD La la la la la!
NICKY BUT I WOULDN'T GET IN YOUR WAY.
ROD Aaaah!
NICKY YOU CAN COUNT ON ME TO ALWAYS BE BESIDE YOU EVERY DAY, TO TELL YOU IT'S OKAY, YOU WERE JUST BORN THAT WAY, AND, AS THEY SAY, IT'S IN YOUR DNA, YOU'RE GAY!
ROD BUT I'M NOT GAY!
NICKY If you were gay.
ROD Argh!
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Avenue Q the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS The Avenue Q Theme What Do You Do with a B.A. in English? It Sucks To Be Me If You Were Gay Purpose Everyone's A Little Bit Racist The Internet Is For Porn Mix Tape I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today Special You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (When You're Makin' Love) Come True My Girlfriend, Who Lives in Canada There's a Fine, Fine Line There Is Life Outside Your Apartment The More You Ruv Someone Schadenfreude I Wish I Could Go Back to College The Money Song School for Monsters/The Money Song (Reprise) For Now
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