Alan Menken — Giving Back The Money

[LORENZO] It's no wonder why the neighborhood Treats a boy like him so god damn good Playing craps and shining up his car We're going straight to the bar to give the back the money [CALOGERO] What!? [LORENZO] Shut your mouth You'll get your mum upset [CALOGERO] But- [ROSINA] Shh! [LORENZO] Yeah that's right You ain't seen nothing yet [CALOGERO] Daddy, Daddy, don't say nothing please I made a promise to Sonny! [LORENZO] Let's go. Now [ROSINA] Wait! Let's not make any rash decisions [LORENZO] What? [ROSINA] Money like that you don't pull from a hat I mean twelve hundred dollars can buy us a lot [LORENZO] It's blood money [ROSINA] I know and it's wrong even so But who's gonna know if we spend it or what? [LORENZO] It's dirty It's cheap And the price is too steep Take one cent, you're in deep with them Like it or not [CALOGERO] Daddy! Daddy! Don't say nothing the moneys mine [ROSINA] Please! Lorenzo please! [GAMBLERS] (laughing) [LORENZO, spoken] Sonny, I would like to talk to you I want you to take this money back We can't accept it [SONNY, spoken] No disrespect to you Lorenzo But I didn't give it to you I gave it to your son [LORENZO, spoken] Yeah that's right My son And I'm warning you Stay away from my son [SONNY] What'd you say? Hey, Lorenzo, you and I should talk C, I'd like it if you take a walk [LORENZO] Hey! I'm his father and I'll decide Calogero wait outside [SONNY] First of all don't show me disrepect Number two, I teach your boy correct Do the right thing, go to college [LORENZO] Please Sonny, he don't need your kinda knowledge The clothes The cars The money The girls All that power what's it meant? Now he says that Mickey Mantle wouldn't pay my rent? [SONNY, spoken] What the hell's the matter with you? I treat that kid like he's my son [LORENZO, spoken] He's not your son! [SONNY, spoken] Get him out of here! I wash my hands of you [CALOGERO, spoken] Where's my money Dad? What'd Sonny say? Can I have my money? [LORENZO, spoken] I left it in there! [CALOGERO, spoken] What!? How'd you do that? I worked it for it It was my money [LORENZO, spoken] It's dirty money [CALOGERO, spoken] I want my money! [LORENZO, spoken] Stop it [CALOGERO, spoken] I want my money! Give me my money! [LORENZO, spoken] NO! [CALOGERO, spoken] Daddy, why did you hit me? Why? Sonny's right. He's right The working man's a sucker He's a sucker! [LORENZO, spoken] Sonny's wrong [CALOGERO, spoken] I don't understand, Dad [LORENZO, spoken] You will when you get older I'm sorry I hit you Just stay away from him Okay? [CALOGERO, spoken] Okay