Columbia Law Revue

When I'm in the Show

to ``When I Come Around'' by Green Day

I heard you trying out
For the show that we tout
You’ve been dying while applying
And it's me who calls the shots
As you sit around waiting to hear who they cast

Well I'm not worried yet
I know my part is set
You need talent for your challenge
Welcoming the Justice Roberts
You'll cast me as the lead role cause I’m all you'll get

No time to search both high and low
Cause it's me the judge will know
When I'm in the show

Well I tried out here today
So now I sit and pray
I'm a Christian and I'm riskin' all I got to get this clerkship
To put the Ten Commandments on the courthouse wall

I've heard that it's been said
Law Revuers give great head.
So, I'm singing and I'm bringing my A game to this tryout
And hoping that the other
Dudes just don't get in

No time to search both high and low
For a guy you’d want to blow
When I'm in the show

John Roberts, I love you
Just tell me what to do
I'll sell my soul to get this role
If it gets me your attention
Just fill me with your justice
And I won't dissent

If you're not drinking beer
You just don't fit in here
To all the rest, you passed the test
Y'all were music to my ears
You can't go casting someone if they're just no fun
If you're sober than you've got to go
Even if you were a pro
You’re not in the show

No time to search both high and low
Cause it's me the judge will know
When I'm in the show
When I'm in the show

No time to search both high and low
Cause it's me the judge will know
When I'm in the show
When I'm in the show
When I'm in the show
When I'm in the show

I heard you crying loud,
all the way across town
You've been searching for that someone,
and it's me out on the prowl
As you sit around feeling sorry for yourself

Well, don't get lonely now
And dry your whining eyes
I'm just roaming for the moment
Sleazin' my back yard so don't get so uptight
You been thinking about ditching me

No time to search the world around
Cause you know where I'll be found
When I come around

I heard it all before
So don't knock down my door
I'm a loser and a user so I don't need no accuser
To try and slag me down because I know you're right

So go do what you like
Make sure you do it wise
You may find out that your self-doubt
Means nothing was ever there
You can't go forcing something if it's just not right

No time to search the world around
Cause you know where I'll be found
When I come around

No time to search the world around
Cause you know where I'll be found
When I come around
When I come around

No time to search the world around
Cause you know where I'll be found
When I come around
When I come around
When I come around
When I come around

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