“The Fantasy Made Real”

BRO #1: Dude, we all saw you at the party last night.
BRO #2: Who was that girl, dude? She looked all right.
BRO #1: Don’t be so modest; have some pride in yourself.
CHARLIE: I think you’re thinking of somebody else.

BRO #2: Dude, we all saw you put the moves on hard.
BRO #1: We saw her follow you out into the yard.
BRO #2: Dude, we all saw you guys start to make out.
CHARLIE: Guys, I don’t know what you’re talking about!

I appreciate the compliments,
but that just wasn’t me.
I had an early night last night,
so it just couldn’t be.

BRO #1:
Fine, Charlie, just deny it,
if that’s the way it strikes you.
But who was it then? Some other guy
who looks exactly like you?

CHARLIE:
Of course, of course, of course, of course:
How could I not have seen?
He had a plan so crystal clear,
How could I be surprised?
And sure I’m scared, I’m freaking out,
I’m trying to stay serene:
The fantasy was just made real
Before my very eyes!

I can be who I want to be
If I tell them it was me!

BRO #2: Dude, we all saw you roll around in the grass.
BRO #1: People were staring.
BRO #2: It was kinda badass.
BRO #1: Somebody shouted out, “Get a room, please!”
CHARLIE: All right, you got me guys: it was me!

I won’t play this down
And I won’t try to hide it.
Time to get out there
And tell the world!
CHARLIE (CONT’D), BRO #1, AND BRO #2:
I see the headlines, how they would write it:
“Charlie Greengould gets hot girl!”

CHARLIE:
With just a nod, this chat can be
an early stepping stone.
They can all think that I kissed her;
they can all think that I banged her.
They don’t have to see it wasn’t me,
but just a sort of clone.
Or know the real lothario
was just my doppelganger.

I can be who I want to be,
Yes, I can be who I want to be
If I tell them it was me!

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