Frank Wildhorn
Picture Show
[YOUNG BONNIE]
I can see me, I can see me
Livin' just like Clara
Sippin' champagne, can't you see me
In the middle of a dance floor
That could be me, that could be me
Doin' things like Clara
Flirtin' madly, looking dreamy
These are things you take a chance for
It must be great to be called the 'It Girl'
Your face on every magazine
That's where I'm gonna end up one day
Trust me
I wanna be her, I wanna be her
Dressed in style like Clara
I can see me, can you see me
The main attraction at the picture show
Like Clara Bow, like Clara
[YOUNG CLYDE]
I wanna live the life of an outlaw
I'm gonna be like Billy the Kid
And when the law has got me surrounded
No doubt, I'm gonna shoot my way out
There weren't a man alive to outdraw him
No ballroom bully could stand a chance
He had the looks that everyone goes for, me too
Billy, I want to be you
Bang bang, you're dead
Bang bang, you're dead
Ain't nothin' I can't do with a gun
[YOUNG BONNIE]
I'll be ready, I'll be ready
When I switch to Clara
Ridin' horses, goin' steady
With a guy who owns a jazz bar
[YOUNG CLYDE]
I'm gonna make a whole lot of money
I won't count cents like my Ma and Pa
I will wear Sunday clothes on a Tuesday, someday
No one will stand in my way
[YOUNG BONNIE]
They say when you're a star in the movies
You get to keep the clothes you wear
Big stars make thirty dollars a week
Jesus!
I wanna be her, I wanna be her
Dressed in style like Clara
[YOUNG BONNIE & ADULT BONNIE]
I can see me
Can you see me
[ADULT BONNIE]
The main attraction at the picture show
Like Clara Bow, like Clara Bow
The main attraction at the picture show!
[YOUNG CLYDE]
Bang bang you're dead
[YOUNG CLYDE & ADULT CLYDE]
Bang bang, you're dead
[ADULT CLYDE]
Ain't nothin' I can't do with a gun
[JUDGE] (spoken)
Marvin Ivan Barrow, Clyde Chestnut Barrow, you have been found guilty on one count of burglary and two counts of auto theft
You are both hereby sentenced to serve two years at the McLennan County Jail
[ADULT CLYDE]
I'm gonna be the guy kids look up to
They'll cut their hair the way I cut mine
Capone was just like me when he started
Some guy
He made it big, and so will I
[ADULT BONNIE, ADULT CLYDE]
It must be great to be called the 'It Girl' (Capone is more to me than a hero)
That isn't what they're calling me
But one day soon I bet you they will (I wanna be like him)
Trust me
I wanna be her, I wanna be her (I wanna be like Al Capone)
Dressed in style like Clara (He's my hero)
I can see me, can you see me (Al Capone I wanna be you. Bang bang!)
The main attraction at the picture show
(Bang bang!)
Like Clara Bow
(Bang bang!)
Like Clara Bow
The main attraction
(I wanna be like)
Clara Bow (Al Capone)