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LOOK! I FOUND AN AD FOR DRAWING SCHOOL!
MOTHER, FATHER, PLEASE, IT'S DRAWING SCHOOL!
THE FEELING'S SO STRONG
THAT IF I LEARN TO PAINT AND DRAW THERE,
I'D BE THE BEST THEY EVER SAW THERE,
AND MAYBE I'D BELONG...

An artist's life, son? That's what you really want?

Yes, father. It's what I really want.

I see...

WELL, THE THOUGHT HAS LEFT YOU SWOONING,
AND YOU ARE, WELL, OF THAT BENT...
BUT UNLESS YOU ARE DE KOONING,
IT'S HARD TO PAY THE RENT.
NOW IT'S TRUE WE SAID YOU COULD DO ANYTHING YOU WANT
TO DO...

NOW TO SIMPLY HAVE A YEARNING
DOESN'T MEAN YOU'VE MUCH TO TOUT.
AND WE WOULDN'T WANT YOU LEARNING
THAT YOU SUCK BY FLUNKING OUT.
NOW IT'S TRUE WE SAID YOU COULD DO ANYTHING YOU WANT
TO DO...
BUT ALTHOUGH THE FUTURE GLEAMS,
IT IS TIME TO CRUSH YOUR DREAMS.

WE'RE CONSERVATIVE, LUDICROUS TROG-UH-LO-DYTES.
WE LOVE TO BE MEAN AND DENY KIDS THEIR RIGHTS.
THE TEARS OF A CHILD ARE OUR GREATEST DELIGHTS.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL ASK TO WEAR TIGHTS!
THOUGH THE WORLD TELLS YOU TO FOLLOW
THE LONGINGS OF YOUR HEART -
THAT OLD PLATITUDE RINGS HOLLOW
WHEN IT LEADS TO DOING ART!

THOUGH IT'S TRUE WE SAID YOU COULD DO ANYTHING YOU
WANT TO DO...

NOW IT'S TRUE WE SAID YOU COULD DO ANYTHING YOU WANT
TO DO...
BUT WE LIED. AND SO IT SEEMS,
THAT IT'S TIME TO CRUSH YOUR DREAMS.

LOOK! I FOUND AN AD FOR DRAWING SCHOOL!
MOTHER, FATHER, PLEASE, IT'S DRAWING SCHOOL!
THE FEELING'S SO STRONG
THAT IF I LEARN TO PAINT AND DRAW THERE,
I'D BE THE BEST THEY EVER SAW THERE,
AND MAYBE I'D BELONG...

EVEN THOUGH THE FUTURE GLEAMS,
NOW WE HAVE--
WE LO-OVE--
TO CRUSH YOUR DREAMS...

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from Drawin' on the Walls Original Cast Recording, released August 31, 2013

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