6. Livin' it Up on Top

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Brendon
And on the road to hell, there was a lot of waiting

Chorus
Mmm...waiting!

Brendon
Everybody waiting on a train

Chorus
Mmm...waiting on a lady with a—

Brendon
Waiting on a train to bring that lady

Chorus
Mmm...lady!

Brendon
With the suitcase back again
She's never early, always late

Chorus
Waiting...waiting...

Brendon
These days she never stays for long
But good things come to those who wait

Chorus
Mmm...

{The sound of a train whistle. Spring arrives.}

Brendon
Here she comes!

~

{Jenna Black steps out of the train. She carries a bag, a flask, and a bouquet of flowers.}

Jenna
Well it's like he said, I'm an outdoor girl

Brendon
And you're late again.

Jenna
Married to the king of the underworld

Brendon
She forgot a little thing called spring.

Jenna
Are you wondering where I've been?

Chorus
Yeah!
Where you been?
I'm wondering...

Jenna
Been to hell, and back again
But like my mama always said:

Brendon
A'ight!

Jenna
Brother when you're down, you're down
When you're up, you're up
If you ain't six feet underground, you're living it up on top

Let's not talk about hard times
Pour the wine, it's summertime!

{Jenna pulls out two bottles of wine. The Chorus cheers.}

'Cause right now we're livin' it!

{Jenna dances with everyone.}

Chorus
How are we livin' it?

Jenna
Livin' it, livin' it up
Oh brother, right here we're livin' it

Chorus
Where are we livin' it?

Jenna
Livin' it up on top

{A Chorus member brings out cups. Everyone is given one before the toast.}

Who makes the summer sun shine bright?
That's right, Jenna Black!

Who makes the fruit of the vine get ripe?

Chorus
Jenna Black!

Jenna
That's me!

Who makes the flowers bloom again, in spite of a man?

Chorus
You do!

Jenna
Who's doing the best she can?
Jenna Black, that's who!

Now some might say, the weather ain't the way it used to be
But let me tell you something that my mama said to me
You take what you can get, and you make the most of it

So right now we're livin' it

Chorus
How are we livin' it?

Jenna
Livin' it, livin' it up
Oh brother, right here we're livin' it

Chorus
Where are we livin' it?

Jenna
Livin' it up on top

Brendon
It was summertime on the road to hell.

Chorus
Mmm...

Brendon
There was a boy who had always run away.

Chorus
Mmm...

Brendon
You might say that it was in spite of himself

Chorus
Mmm, mmm, mmm...

Brendon
That this young boy decided to stay...

There was a poor boy with a lyre

Jenna
Who says times are hard?

Brendon
The flowers bloomed, the fruit got ripe
And brother, for a moment there

Jenna
Anybody want a drink?

Brendon
The world came back to life!

Chorus
Oooooh...Oh!

{Tyler dances with Jenna and the Chorus while Joshua and the Band play.}

Jenna
Up on top, we ain't got much
But we're

Jenna & Chorus
Livin' it, livin' it up

Jenna
Just enough to fill our cups

Jenna & Chorus
Livin' it up on top

Jenna
Brother pass that bottle around
'Cause we're

Jenna & Chorus
Livin' it, livin' it up

Brendon
Let the poet bless this round...

{Everyone stops to listen.}

~

Joshua
To the patroness of all of this, Jenna Black!

Brendon
Here, here!

Joshua
Who has finally returned to us with wine enough to share,
Asking nothing in return except that we should live,
And learn to live as brothers in this life,
And to trust she will provide,
And if no one takes too much, there will always be enough,
She will always fill our cups,

Jenna
I will.

Joshua
And we will always raise them up,

{pause}

To the world we dream about, and the one we live in now.

{Everyone drinks wine.}

'Cause now we're livin' it

Jenna & Chorus
How are we livin' it?

Joshua
Livin' it, livin' it up
Brother, right here we're livin it

Jenna & Chorus
Where are we livin' it?

Joshua
Listen here, I'll tell you where
We're livin' it up on top

Jenna & Chorus
Up on top!

Joshua
Livin' it up and we ain't gonna stop
Livin' it, livin' it

Joshua, Jenna, & Chorus
Livin' it, livin' it

Joshua
How are we livin' it?

Jenna & Chorus
Where are we livin' it?

Joshua
Livin' it, livin' it

Joshua, Jenna, & Chorus
Livin' it, livin' it
Livin' it up on top!

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