This song fits in when Jane first arrives on the streets of New York City, and is the first number of Act 2. Here we meet Mama Jean, and the Urchin Gang, who rule the streets. Initially, they try to scare Jane off, and send her back home, insisting that her pampered lifestyle will just get her killed, but eventually they take to her and allow her into the gang, eventually employing her as a match seller. In this particular song, they describe the horrors of street living to Jane, who insists that nothing they can throw at her could possibly be worse than the oppression she experienced at home.
Characters: Jane, Mama Jean, Urchin Gang
Favorite Line: "You may be good with all your silver/But I'm better with my knife."
Hardest Line to Write: "It's a dog-eat-cat-eat-mouse-eat-dirt/if you're not the best then you'll be the worst."
Why: To this day, I don't really think the line makes total sense, but I can't really find anything else that fits, so until I do I'm stuck with it.
Characters: Jane, Mama Jean, Urchin Gang
Favorite Line: "You may be good with all your silver/But I'm better with my knife."
Hardest Line to Write: "It's a dog-eat-cat-eat-mouse-eat-dirt/if you're not the best then you'll be the worst."
Why: To this day, I don't really think the line makes total sense, but I can't really find anything else that fits, so until I do I'm stuck with it.
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