Santa Fe

THEO:
Gather round my brothers and sisters
My misses and my misters
My guys and dolls

THEO (spoken): Get it?

{THE STUDENTS LAUGH}

THEO (sung):
I bet you’re surprised to see here
A guy like me here
Who used to be here
But now is so above it all

You might ask
Why I’m back
Well as a matter of fact
I just came
To say hi

{MIXED HI'S FROM STUDENTS}

You’ve prolly wondered how I’m doin’
Well not to ruin the surprise
I’m doing great
And I’ll tell you why

I’m doing a play
In Santa Fe
Yeah, a regional play

{STUDENTS ARE AMAZED}

Hey
And everything great
In Santa Fe
Yeah it’s A-OK

{STUDENTS ARE IMPRESSED}

Hey
Hеyyy

My dressing room doesn’t have AC
And thе summer’s 110 degrees
But I don’t care

STUDENTS:
He doesn’t care

THEO:
Cuz I open up my windows
And in the wind blows
And I experience
The fresh desert air

STUDENTS:
Fresh desert air

THEO:
I live with a family
In Albuquerque
Cuz they ran outta dorms for me
So I’m an hour away
Each way

THEO: Give or take

STUDENTS:
Hour each way

THEO:
And in addition to the distance
I work an assistant position
So I’m doing like 12 hours a day

STUDENTS:
12 hours a day

THEO:
Yeah my life is great

ALL:
In Santa Fe

THEO:
Things are goin’ my way

ALL:
Hey

THEO:
Yeah everything’s groovy

ALL:
In Santa Fe

THEO:
I’m just like Jack from Newsies

ALL:
Hey

THEO:
Do I miss high school?
Not one bit!
Who even asked me that?

THEO (spoken): It’s, like, so random

THEO (sung):
Sure, here I was cool
But over there I’m the shit!
You’d understand
If you were where I’m at
In Santa Fe

STUDENTS:
Santa Fe

THEO:
Santa Fe

STUDENTS:
Santa Fe

THEO:
I don’t have time to hit the gym
But I get a lotta heavy lifting in
At the laundromat

STUDENTS:
Laundromat

THEO:
Which is good cuz I gotta stay in shape
The show says if I gain too much weight
They’re not cool with that

THEO:
They don’t include
Money for food
And I’m not really a cooking dude
But my ramen ain’t bad

STUDENTS:
Ramen ain’t bad

THEO:
There’s no cell service
We’re so deserted
But I actually prefer it
Cuz I hate my mom and my dad

STUDENTS:
Hate mom and dad

THEO:
Do I miss high school?
What? No way!
But it sure misses my ass

STUDENTS:
Sure misses your ass

THEO (spoken):
Right?

THEO (sung):
Cuz all my old teachers
Were so happy today
When I came and crashed their class

STUDENTS:
You came and crashed their class

THEO:
You know it’s funny you don’t know what you got until it’s gone
You think it’ll last forever but you’re totally wrong
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Then one day you’re looking in the mirror
And don’t recognize the face you see
You wonder what you’re doing here
What the fuck’s become of me

THEO (spoken):
Oh. I mean, hypothetically

ALL:
Ooooooh!

THEO (sung):
Yeah but everything’s great!

ALL:
In Santa Fe

THEO:
Yeah it’s A-ok

ALL:
Hey

THEO:
Yeah everything’s cool

ALL:
In Santa Fe

THEO:
It’s way better than high school

ALL:
Hey

THEO:
I’ve got a great career with no drama

STUDENTS:
Santa Fe

THEO:
And I’m going clear of my past-life trauma

STUDENTS:
Santa Fe

THEO:
In Santa Fe

STUDENTS:
Santa Fe

THEO:
In Santa Fe

STUDENTS:
Santa Fe

JEAN (spoken):
He's so hot...