Cue-Less

[ALEX]

She is the messenger

Her words are set in stone

She’s the mouth of god

She feels all alone

If the set falls apart

I know what to do

If an actor falls apart

I pull us through

But in my own life

No one’s calling out cues

I’m… cue-less

I can call a thousand cues

And not miss a beat

I can wrangle 20 teens

Get them on their feet

But should that mean

Friendships take a backseat

I’m cue-less

Cue-less, what to say

Without a script in front of me

Cue-less, how to know

What anybody wants of me

Cue-less, how to make them see

Past the authority

To just plain old, weird and awkward me

[ALEX]

When I call places they’re all there on time

If they don’t know what to say, I just feed ‘em a line

But off of the stage, my tongue gets tied

I lose my place, and the words don’t rhyme

I guess I’m….

Cue-less, How to be

An extroverted introvert

Cue-less, How to share

My feelings when my feelings hurt

Cue-less, How to say

A joke without seeming like a jerk

Cuz what I’ve been doing doesn’t seem to work

[THEO]

So, you’re the responsible one, huh?

[ALEX]

Jesus, what now?

[THEO]

Mr. Popov thought you could use a helping hand...-le. But this is a fifth.

[ALEX]

If only they all could see

Just how a good a friend I can be

I’m compassionate, I’m considerate

But no one seems to consider it

So I’m just feeling done

I’ll just try having fun

Starting with a little top off

From this big ol’ pour of Popov

Friends like these, who needs ‘em?

I’m done trying to please ‘em

I guess there’s a certain freedom

Without a script to read from

So screw it

I’m staying cue-less