Listen Up

Since I was a lassie, just a sweet young thing

All I truly longed to do was make up songs to sing

Sure was voice was rotten and had a pitchy twang

But I had dreams and in my dreams, this is what I sang

Listen up, all your goons

Listen up and hear my tunes

Every lines, boys, is mine

So listen up

How I yearned to sing it, still I was afraid

Guess I feared they'd call me weird and mock the songs I made

So I shut my pie hole and hid my word away

But you had dreams

And in my dreams this is what I played

Listen up, if you please

Listen to my melodies

Folks, she wrote every note

So listen up

I kept my songs a secret but carved it on this club

Waiting till the perfect moment came

At last I worked the nerve up and stood before the pub

I let one note come through my throat

And then I died of shame

And now I haunt this tavern, suffering for my art

Years and years of doubts and fears

It's time to heed your heart

I can end this curse now if I can end the song

Like in your dreams

But in my dreams, you all must sing along

Listen up, all you thugs, lift your voices and your mugs

Don't be shy, let it fly

Listen up

Listen up, listen here, raise the roof and rock the house

Make it loud, sing it proud, listen, wait

What's wrong?

Come on, everyone needs to sing

I haven't sung in quite some time

What if I'm rusty?

Your name's not Rusty, it's Captain and I'm Susan

Captain, please, it's almost midnight

We have to free Ruth

Listen up, listen close

You're disgusting, old and gross

Put your song is quite strong, listen up

Listen up, listen up

Everybody, raise your cup

Here's to Ruth, that's the truth

Listen up, listen up

Listen up, listen up

Listen up, yeah!