“THE GREEN STREET BREAKDOWN”
[Soft, haunting intro]
Joyce…
We thought we had more time…
We thought we’d make it home…
WE. WERE. WRONG.
[SCREAM]
JOYCCCCEEEEEE!!!
She felt the rumble deep inside,
A warning she could not deny!
Coffee! Thai food! One bad choice!
Now everybody—
RUN FROM JOYCE!
She clenched her fists!
She clenched her soul!
But there are some things
YOU CAN’T CONTROL!
[Melodic chorus]
OH JOYCE, OH JOYCE,
Why does this keep happening to you?!
From the boardwalk to the Jeep,
There are memories we can’t unsee!
But through the darkness, through the pain,
You rise to poop another day!
Mother! Homemaker! Ginger queen!
The toughest EMT we’ve ever seen!
[SCREAM]
SHE KNITS!
SHE BAKES!
SHE SAVES LIVES!
AND SOMETIMES—
[music stops]
…she does not make it to the bathroom.
[MASSIVE BREAKDOWN]
GREEN!
STREET!
SHIT-TERRRRRR!
BLEGH!
Twenty minutes from the restaurant!
Her stomach declared—
THIS ENDS RIGHT NOW!
Under cover of the Easton night,
She fought a battle she could not fight!
UNDERWEAR—ABANDONED!
DIGNITY—QUESTIONABLE!
THE NIGHT—STILL YOUNG!
AND DID SHE GO HOME?!
NOOOOOOOOO!
She rallied the troops!
She went to the bar!
Because Joyce is a warrior—
NO MATTER WHERE HER PANTS ARE!
[Melodic chorus]
OH JOYCE, OH JOYCE,
Our red-haired queen of catastrophe!
Cora and Greyson know the tale,
When Mom says “DRIVE!” you do not fail!
Through every fart and every scare,
Chosen family’s always there!
From Christmas nights to summer days,
We wouldn’t want you any other way!
[Final breakdown — slower and heavier]
When the stomach…
Starts…
To…
TURN!
When the pressure…
Starts…
To…
BUUUUUILD!
There’s only one thing left to do…
GET JOYCE TO A BATHROOM!
MOVE!
MOVE!
MOVE!
[SCREAM]
SHE’S NOT GONNA MAAAAAKE IIIIIIIIT!
[Final hit]
BLEGH!
[quiet outro]
She didn’t make it.
…again.