Directed by Allan Piper and Phil Leirness
Musical direction and arrangements by Jeff Urband
Vocal score by Bo Ayars
Sound engineering by Wayne Joness
Recorded at Dreamstreet Studio, North Hollywood, CA

ACT ONE: THE U.S. CAPITOL

1. We Can Do This (Ballad, Jack)
2. Ka-Ching-Ching Congress (Jones, ensemble)*
3. High Technological Speed Chip (Brandon, Jack)*
4. A Daughter and a Dad (Noggle, Molly)*
5. Keep the Old Typewriter (Klunk)
6. Road to Hell (Silkworm, Libby, Conny, Brandon, Jack)*
7. Alpha Male (Silkworm, Brandon, Jack, Molly)*
8. I'm Goin' Negative On You (Libby, Conny)*
9. Like, Wussup? (Jack, Molly, Brandon)*
10. I Teach a Child (Lisa)
11. The Power Triangle Tango (Lisa, Silkworm, ensemble)*
12. For Shame (Jack, ensemble)*

ACT TWO: JEFFERSON CITY, SIX MONTHS LATER

1. Kick Butt (Brandon, Jack)*
2. Change of Heart (Silkworm, Suarez)
3. Couch Potato (Jones, Libby, Conny, ensemble)*
4. Can I See Love? (Molly, Noggle)
5. We Can Do This swing (Jack, ensemble)*
6. Rendezvous with Destiny (Jack)
7. I'm Goin' Negative on You-reprise (Libby, Conny)*
8. Cherry and Vanilla Bars (Jack, ensemble)*

* songs with dance elements

SAMPLE SONGS

"HIGH TECHNOLOGICAL SPEED CHIP"

YOU'RE A HIGH HIGH TECH TECH NO NO LOGICAL SPEED CHIP
HARDWARE
INSTALLED IN YOUR FINGERS, AND SOFTWARE
IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD
EVERYTHING'S READ
EVERYTHING'S SPED THROUGH YOUR SPEED CHIP

LOAD 'EM
THROUGH YOUR MONITOR, CABLE, AND MODEM
YOU'RE LOADIN' A SOUND
TAKIN' 'EM DOWN
WEBBIN' AROUND LIKE A SPEED CHIP

SURFIN' AFTER SCHOOL
SURFIN' LIKE A FOOL
INTERNET IS NO-PAIN
EVERY ROAD YOU HACK
EVERY CODE YOU CRACK
TAKES YOU DOWN THE
HIGH-GAIN, MIGRAINE, SPAZ-BRAIN, FAST LANE

FAST NERD
SHOWS TECHNOLOGY'S HAVIN' THE LAST WORD
FROM MIDNIGHT TO NOON
BURNIN' A TUNE
UNDER THE MOON, WITH YOUR SPEED CHIP

I CAN RULE THE ROAD
I CAN DOWN THE LOAD
I AM NOT A SLOW POKE
YOU CAN JAVA JIVE
YOU CAN POWER DRIVE
ROLLIN' WITH THE
NO JOKE, KEY STROKE, JOLT COKE, FAST FOLK

NEW TRICK
ON THE NET YOU CAN GET SOME FREE MUSIC
YOU'RE LOADIN' A SOUND
TAKIN' 'EM DOWN
WEBBIN' AROUND LIKE A
HIGH HIGH TECH TECH NO NO LOGICAL SPEED CHIP

"I'M GOIN' NEGATIVE ON YOU"

THIS SISTER WANTS YOU, MISTER, YOU NAIVE INGENUE
HEY BROTHER, CALL YOUR MOTHER, SOMETHIN'S HAPPENIN' TO YOU

AMONG THE BEST OF PEOPLE, BABY
MISTAKES CAN ACCRUE
AMONG THE BEST OF BANKERS, MAYBE
THERE'S LOST REVENUE
THE BOTTOM LINE FOR YOU IS, BABY
YOU DON'T HAVE A CLUE
SO WHAT'S NEW?
YOU'D BETTER RUN FOR COVER, LOVER
I'M GOIN' NEGATIVE ON YOU

HAVE YOU BEEN MISBEHAVIN', BABY?
AND BREAK A TABOO?
ARE THERE POINTS YOU'RE SHAVIN', MAYBE?
WELL HOW DO YOU DO
COULD YOUR DEFENSE BE CAVIN', BABY?
YOUR TROUBLES JUST GREW
BOO HOO HOO
YOUR HAPPY DAYS ARE OVER, ROVER
I'M GOIN' NEGATIVE ON YOU

SO THEREFORE, THEREAS, THEREINAFTER, AND THEREUNTO
YOU SAP, YOU GEEK, YOU'RE UP A CREEK WITHOUT A CANOE
YOU SCHLEPPED IN, YOU STEPPED IN, SOME KNEE-DEEP DOO
WE'LL BUST YOU JUST LIKE CUSTER GOT TATTOOED BY THE SIOUX

ONCE WE HAVE FLIMMED AND FLAMMED YOU, BABY
YOU'RE GONNA BE BLUE
ONCE WE HAVE SLIMED AND SLAMMED YOU, BABY
IT'S STICKIN' LIKE GLUE
ONCE WE HAVE DUMPED AND DAMNED YOU, BABY
WE'RE TWISTIN' THE SCREW

WHAT WE'RE SCREWIN' IS YOU
THE FLAT WE'LL PUT YOU AT WILL BE A ROOM WITH NO VIEW
OUR FORK IS IN YOUR PORK, YOU ROASTED PIG BARBECUE
SAYONARA, DO SVEDANYA, BUENOS NOCHES, ADIEU
YOU'D BETTER RUN FOR COVER, LOVER
WE'RE GOIN' NEGATIVE ON YOU
WE'RE DOIN' YOU-KNOW-WHAT.
TO POOR LITTLE YOU.

"LIKE, WUSSUP?"

He was what?
He was, like, you know,...
And you were, like,…?
I was, like,…
Can somebody please tell me,… like,… what went down over there?
YOU WERE LIKE?
I WAS LIKE
TIME FOR 'FESSIN' UP
IT WAS LIKE
WAS HE LIKE?
TELL US, LIKE, WUSSUP?
YOU WERE LIKE?
LIKE, NERVOUS
HE WAS LIKE?
LIKE, MAD!
HE WAS LIKE?
HE WAS LIKE, WE ARE REALLY, LIKE BAD!
YOU WERE LIKE?
LIKE, WHAT?
HE WAS LIKE?
LIKE, DUH!
YOU WERE LIKE
LIKE, LYIN'
HE WAS LIKE
UNH-UNH!
WAS HE LIKE?
LIKE, THAT?
WERE YOU LIKE?
OK?
WAS HE LIKE?
WERE YOU LIKE?
NOT THAT, NO WAY!
HE WAS LIKE?
LIKE, TALK!
YOU WERE LIKE?
LIKE, NO!
HE WAS LIKE?
LIKE, NOW!
YOU WERE LIKE?
LIKE, WHOA!
HE WAS LIKE?
LIKE, ANGRY
DID YOU LIKE, CONFESS?
I LIKE, SO RATTED.
WE ARE LIKE, IN A MESS.
IT'S LIKE, 'CUZ HE GAVE YOUR LIKE, BRAIN A LIKE, WASH
NOW WE'RE REALLY LIKE
SO LIKE
OH… MY… GOSH!
Girl, time for some serious like-o-suction.
How do you want me to talk? Su-weet! Down an' jiggy with it, my homey, yo!
Word.

"I TEACH A CHILD"

Teaching? Doesn't pay much, but it gives me all I want, and more. It's like being in the middle....

OF A COMPLICATED RIDDLE
AND YOU KNOW WHO FOUND THE ANSWER?
I DID
WHAT'S EXHAUSTING AND INFURIATING, IRRITATING, AGGRAVATING
AND COMPLETELY FASCINATING?
A KID, A KID

I TEACH A CHILD
TO WRITE A POEM AND A SONG
I TEACH A CHILD
TO CHASE A DREAM AND RIGHT A WRONG
TO PASS THE TORCH OF TRUTH
THAT'S WHY I TEACH A CHILD

I ASK A CHILD
TO LOOK WITHIN AND FIND A GOAL
I ASK A CHILD
TO SEE THE BEAUTY IN HIS SOUL
AND SHARE THE HOPE OF YOUTH
THAT'S WHY I TEACH A CHILD

HIS EYES ARE LIKE A MIRROR TO THE FUTURE
REFLECTIONS OF A DISTANT DAY
AND IF WE LOSE OUR COMPASS TO TOMORROW
MAYBE HE CAN SHOW THE WAY

I'D LIKE A CHILD
TO TAKE A PATH WE'VE NEVER TRIED
AND THEN THAT CHILD
WITH YEARS OF LEARNING AS HIS GUIDE
CAN BUILD A BETTER WORLD
A BETTER WORLD….
AND WITH REAL PURPOSE IN HIS STRIDE
HE'LL FIND THE COURAGE OF THE HERO DEEP INSIDE
AND THAT IS WHY
I LOVE TO TEACH A CHILD

"CHANGE OF HEART"

MAN
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A CYNIC
I'VE NEVER BEEN ROMANTIC
I'VE ALWAYS LOOKED AT PEOPLE
THROUGH A COOL, IRONIC EYE
I'VE BEEN A CAREFUL PERSON
WHO STEPS INTO LOVE
AND THEN OUT OF LOVE
BY MAKING PLEDGES I CAN BREAK APART

BUT WHEN I SEE HER
WHEN I HEAR HER
WHEN I'M WITH HER
WHEN I'M NEAR HER
THERE'S SOMETHING SWEET AND SIMPLE
VERY SIMPLE, YET COMPLEX
THAT OVERCOMES MY DOUBTS AND TELLS ME "YES"

YOU KNOW IT WHEN YOU FEEL IT
LIKE YOU KNOW A WORK OF ART
IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE
A CHANGE OF HEART

WOMAN
I HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE HIM
IF I FALL FOR HIM
I COULD NEVER LEAVE HIM

I'VE NEVER BEEN A CYNIC
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ROMANTIC
I'VE ALWAYS LOOKED AT PEOPLE
THROUGH A WARM AND TRUSTING EYE
I'VE BEEN A CARELESS PERSON
WHO FALLS INTO LOVE
AND STAYS DEEP IN LOVE
BEYOND THE POINT WHERE LOVING ISN'T SMART

BUT WHEN I SEE HIM
WHEN I HEAR HIM
WHEN I'M WITH HIM
WHEN I'M NEAR HIM
THERE'S SOMETHING SWEET AND SIMPLE
VERY SIMPLE, YET COMPLEX
THAT OVERCOMES MY DOUBTS AND TELLS ME "YES"

BOTH
YOU KNOW IT WHEN YOU FEEL IT
LIKE YOU KNOW IT WHEN YOU SEE A WORK OF ART
IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE
IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE
A CHANGE OF HEART

"CHERRY & VANILLA BARS"

OUR COUNTRY IS GREAT
OUR SPIRITS ARE HIGH
AMERICA'S READY TO FLY

THEY GAVE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL COLONIES
CHERRY AND VANILLA BARS
THEY GAVE FIFTY STATES LICENSE PLATES
AND BRIGHT WHITE STARS
WE GOT TO THE MOON, AND PRETTY SOON
WE'LL MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO MARS
FROM SEA TO SEA, FROM A TO Z
GOTTA LOVE THIS LAND OF OURS

I NEVER THOUGHT THAT LIBERTY
JUST STOOD FOR I, MYSELF, AND ME
CAN'T YOU SEE? DEMOCRACY
MEANS THINKIN' OF THE OTHER GUY
IF WE HELPED OUT, AND PAID OUR DUES
WE'D BE A TEAM THAT COULDN'T LOSE
BUILD THE ROCKET, LIGHT THE FUSE
AND WATCH AMERICA FLY

FROM THIRTEEN ORIGINAL COLONIES
WHAT A RESUME
VALLEY FORGE, GETTYSBURG
AND V.J.-DAY
COCA-COLA, ROCK'N'ROLL
HOLLYWOOD MOVIE STARS
WHEN THE FLAG'S UNFURLED
THAT'S HOW THE WORLD
THINKS OF THIS LAND OF OURS

FIFTEENTH CENTURY? Columbus came!
SIXTEENTH CENTURY? Staked the claim!
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY? Plymouth rocked!
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY? England shocked!
NINETEENTH CENTURY Freedom's hour!
TWENTIETH CENTURY? Superpower!
HERE WE COME, IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM, WE'RE SINGIN'

THIRTEEN ORIGINAL COLONIES
CHERRY AND VANILLA BARS
THEY GAVE FIFTY STATES LICENSE PLATES
AND BRIGHT WHITE STARS
WE GOT TO THE MOON, AND PRETTY SOON
WE'LL MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO MARS
FROM SEA TO SEA, FROM A TO Z
GOTTA LOVE THIS LAND OF OURS

NOT AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA, ANTARCTICA, ANDROMEDA
AMERICA, WE LOVE YOU
LOVE AMERICA, WE LOVE AMERICA, WE LOVE AMERICA
OL' TRIED AND TRUE, RED, WHITE, AND BLUE
WE LOVE YOU