John Kander
My Own Best Friend
[ROXIE]
One thing I know
[VELMA]
One thing I know
[ROXIE]
And I've always known
[VELMA]
And I've always known
[ROXIE]
I am my own
[VELMA]
I am my own
[BOTH]
Best friend
[ROXIE]
Baby's alive
[VELMA]
Baby's alive
[ROXIE]
But baby's alone
[VELMA]
But baby's alone
[ROXIE]
And baby's her own
[VELMA]
And baby's her own
[BOTH]
Best friend
Many's the guy
Who told me he cares
But they were scratchin' my back
'Cause I was scratchin' theirs
[ROXIE]
And trusting to luck
[VELMA]
And trusting to luck
[ROXIE]
That's only for fools
[VELMA]
Only for fools
[VELMA]
I play in a game
[ROXIE]
I play in a game
[BOTH]
Where I make the rules
And rule number one
From here to the end
Is 'I am my own best friend'
Three musketeers
Who never say die
Are standing here this minute
[VELMA]
Me
[ROXIE]
Me
[VELMA]
Myself
[ROXIE]
Myself
[VELMA]
And I!
[ROXIE]
And I!
[BOTH]
If life is a school
I'll pass every test
If life is a game
I'll play it the best
'Cause I won't give in
And I'll never bend
And I am my own best friend!