Make It Work

[ESTELA]
The factory's a mess, it's true
But, chicas, we've got work to do
Embrace the feathers with a passion
Ladies, this is fashion

[PANCHA]
Nah...

[ESTELA]
I know it all could fall apart
But we don't fall 'cause we got heart
We keep on pushing under pressure
Gotta hold it all together, so we sew

[FACTORY LADIES]
We sew, we sew
Make it work, make it work

[PANCHA]
Now the fan is broken

[FACTORY LADIES]
Make it work, make it work

[FLACA]
I'm running out of thread

[FACTORY LADIES]
When something breaks, make it work instead

[ROSALÍ, spoken]
Ay, pero the heat

[FULVIA]
Think of it as a sauna

[FACTORY LADIES, sung]
Make it work

[ROSALÍ, spoken]
And my machine, always vibrating...

[FULVIA]
Enjoy it!

[FACTORY LADIES, sung]
Make it work!

[ESTELA, spoken]
Rosalí, you need lipstick to sew?

[ROSALÍ]
I need lipstick to live!
I came alone from El Salvador
Saving up to travel back
Before my mother's old and bent
But first, I need to pay my rent

[PANCHA]
I've got three hungry mouths to feed
Got twin boys at home who always
Need new sneakers, always double
Keep them out of trouble, so I sew

[FACTORY LADIES]
I sew, I sew
Make it work, make it work

[ITZEL]
When your legs are cramping

[FACTORY LADIES]
Make it work, make it work

[ROSALÍ]
Try a little dancing

[FACTORY LADIES]
Make it work, make it work

[ITZEL]
If you prick your finger

[FACTORY LADIES]
Make it work, make it work

[ROSALÍ]
Make sure the fabric's red

[FACTORY LADIES]
When something breaks, make it work instead
Ah...

Spinning gold out of bullshit
Working hard for the pay
A little gossip and chisme
Gets you through another day
Suck it up for the future
Look ahead, not behind
When they call you illegal
You work overtime not to lose your mind... (Try not to lose your mind...)

[ESTELA, spoken]
Chicas, we just got a new order from Mrs. Wright
Two hundred dresses in three weeks

[PANCHA]
Estela, ¿estás completamente loca?

[ESTELA]
This is the chance of a lifetime, comadres
Mrs. Wright said she's impressed

[ROSALÍ, spoken]
That's an impossible order...

[ESTELA, sung]
But in one year, look at how far we've come

[FLACA, spoken]
Pero three weeks...

[ESTELA, sung]
I know my team, and we're the best

[FACTORY LADIES]
We make it work!

[ESTELA]
It might be crazy, but we'll get it done

[ROSALÍ]
A little lipstick

[ITZEL]
A little stitching

[FLACA, FULVIA]
A little chisme

[PANCHA]
A little bitching

[FACTORY LADIES]
Proudly on a mission, so we sew (We sew, we sew, we sew...)
So
Make it work, make it work (Got a plan in motion)
Make it work, make it work (For a big promotion)
Make it work, make it work (It's our biggest order)
Make it work, make it work (Feet are off the brakes)
Two hundred dresses, and no mistakes! (No mistakes)

Make it work, make it work (There's no turning back now)
Make it work, make it work (Even if it hurts)
Two hundred dresses and no second-guesses
Do what it takes, 'cause we make it work