Sagebrush Variety Show: Songs

Don't You Want to Cheat Me?

In the radio play Eternal Quest, billionaire PJ Dimdeed teams up with his employee's ambitious teenage son, Timmy Ratchett.

[PJ] You have that special something. A ruthless and focused greed.
[Tim] You are the only one to nurture the predator in me.
[PJ] With you I feel I'm young again. There's rules I still ain't broke.
[Tim] I've got so much to learn and you have the bank account.

[PJ] I was raised to be humble and honest. [Tim] You're lucky you found your own way.
[Tim] I'm not allowed to deceive or to swindle. [PJ] Why don't you move in with me?
[PJ] I have worked quite hard at winning but only we cheaters win big.
[Tim] I am not afraid of dreaming that we can invent new crimes.

[Together] Together we climb, on the backs of our prey
Exploiting the young, fleecing the old
Cornering markets, acquiring wealth
Seeking public landscapes and internet bandwith and claiming it all as our own.

[Tim] Someday I will betray you. I have to be true to myself
[PJ] Don't be so sure you've got it in you. I still have some tricks up my sleeve.
[PJ] You and I know only suckers are loyal. Today we're like father and son.
[Tim] Just for now we'll honor our contract, be treacherous and have some fun.

Vocals & Lyrics: Robert McMinn. Music: Gwen Sanchirico.

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