96,000 (Film Version)

(album: In The Heights - 2021)

[Usnavi:]
Ninety-six thousand!

[Sonny/Benny:]
Damn!

[Usnavi:]
Ninety-six thousand!

[Sonny:]
Dollars? Holler!

[Usnavi:]
Ninety-six thousand!

[Graffiti Pete:]
That's a lotta spray cans

[Usnavi:]
Ninety-six thousand!

[Benny:]
Yo
If I won the lotto tomorrow
Well, I know I wouldn't bother going on no spending spree
I pick a business school and pay the entrance fee!
Then maybe if you're lucky, you'll stay friends with me!

I'll be a businessman, richer than Nina's daddy!
Tiger Woods and I on the links, and he's my caddy!
My money's making money, I'm going from po' to mo' dough!
Keep the bling, I want the brass ring, like Frodo!

[Usnavi:]
Oh no, here goes Mr. Braggadocio
Next thing you know, you're lying like Pinocchio...

[Benny:]
Yo, if you're scared of the bull, stay out the rodeo!

[Graffiti Pete:]
Yo, I got more flows than Obi-Wan Kenobio

[Usnavi:]
Ooh, you better stop rapping, you not ready
It's gonna get hot and heavy
And you already sweaty...

[Graffiti Pete:]
Yo-yo-yo! Yo!

[Usnavi:]
Yo, yo! I'm sorry is that an answer?
Shut up, go home and pull ya damn pants up!
As for you, Mr. Frodo of the Shire...

[Benny:]
What?

[Usnavi:]
96 G's ain't enough to retire

[Benny:]
C'mon, I'll have enough to knock your ass off its axis!

[Usnavi:]
You'll have a knapsack full of jack after taxes

[Sonny:]
Ninety-six thousand!

[Woman:]
Ay, alabanza!

[Sonny & Neighbors:]
Ninety-six thousand!

[Woman:]
No me diga!

[Sonny & Neighbors:]
Ninety-six thousand!

[Man:]
I never win shit!

[Sonny:]
Ninety-six thousand!

[Benny:]
For real, though, imagine how it would feel going real slow
Down the highway of life with no regrets
And no breaking your neck for respect or a paycheck
For real, though, I'll take a break from the wheel and we'll throw
The biggest block party, everybody here
A weekend when we can breathe, take it easy

[Neighbors:]
Yo! Ma, it's me, check my tickets!

[Carla:]
Check one two three
What would you do with ninety-six G's...

[Daniela:]
Who me?

[Carla:]
I mean if it's just between you and me...

[Daniela:]
Esa pregunta es tricky!

[Carla/Cuca:]
I know!

[Daniela:]
With ninety-six G's
I'd start my life with a brand new lease
Atlantic City with a Malibu Breeze

[Carla:]
And a brand new weave!

[Cuca:]
Or maybe just bleach...

[Vanessa:]
Y'all are freaks

[Usnavi:]
Yo, I'm just saying...

It's silly when we get into these crazy hypotheticals
You really want some bread? Then go ahead create a set of goals
And cross them off the list as you pursue 'em
And with those ninety-six, I know precisely what I'm doing

[Vanessa:]
What'chu doin'?

[Usnavi:]
What'm I doin? What'm I doin?
It takes half of that cash just to save my ass from financial ruin
Sonny can keep the coffee brewing
I'll spend a few on you
'Cause the only room with a view is a room with you in it
And I could give Abuela Claudia the rest of it
Just fly me down to Puerto Plata, I'll make the best of it!
You really love this business?

[Sonny:]
No

[Usnavi:]
Tough, Merry Christmas
You're now the youngest tycoon in Washington Hiznits!

[Sonny:]
Yo!
With ninety-six thousand, I'd finally fix housing
Give the barrio computers and wireless web browsing
Your kids are living without a good edjumication
Change the station, teach 'em about gentrification
The rent is escalating

[Neighbors:]
What?!

[Sonny:]
The rich are penetrating

[Neighbors:]
What?!

[Sonny:]
We pay our corporations when we should be demonstrating

[Neighbors:]
What?!

[Sonny:]
What about immigration?

[Neighbors:]
What?!

[Sonny:]
Politicians be hating

[Neighbors:]
What?!

[Sonny:]
Racism in this nation's gone from latent to blatant

[Neighbors:]
Ooh!

[Sonny:]
I'll cash my ticket and picket, invest in protest
Never lose my focus till the city takes notice
And you know this man! I'll never sleep
Because the ghetto has a million promises for me to keep!

[Neighbors:]
Woo!

[Vanessa:]
You're so cute

[Sonny:]
I was just thinking off the top of my head

[Usnavi:]
Ninety-six K: Go

[Vanessa:]
If I win the lottery, you'll never see me again

[Usnavi:]
Damn, we only joking, stay broke then

[Vanessa:]
I'll be downtown
Get a nice studio, get out of the barrio

If I
Win the
Lottery

You'll wonder where
I've been

[Benny, accompanying Vanessa:]
For real, though
Imagine how it would feel going real slow
Down the highway of life with no regrets
And no breaking your neck for respect or a paycheck...

[Vanessa, accompanying Benny:]
I'll be downtown
See you around
If I win the lottery
You won't see a lot of me!
I'll be downtown
See you around!

[Women:]
Why-oh!

[Vanessa:]
Around!

[Women:]
Why-oh!

[Benny:]
For real though
I'll take a break from the wheel
And we'll throw
The biggest block party
Everybody here
A weekend when we can breathe, take it easy
For real though
Imagine how it would feel
Going real slow
Down the highway of life with no regrets
And no breaking your neck
For respect or a paycheck
For real though
I'll take a break from the wheel
And we'll throw
The biggest block party
Everybody here
A weekend when we can breathe
Take it easy

[Usnavi, with Benny and Vanessa:]
Yo, it's silly when we get into these crazy hypotheticals
You really want some bread?
Then go ahead create a set of goals
And cross 'em off the list as you pursue 'em
And with those ninety-six I know precisely what I'm doing

Yo, it's silly when we get into these crazy hypotheticals
You really want some bread?
Then go ahead create a set of goals
And cross 'em off the list as you pursue 'em
And with those ninety-six I know precisely what I'm doing

Yo, it's silly when we get into these crazy hypotheticals
You really want some bread?
Then go ahead create a set of goals
And cross 'em off the list as you pursue 'em
And with those ninety-six I know precisely what I'm doing

[Ensemble:]
Ninety-six
Thousand

[Carla:]
No me diga!

[Ensemble:]
Ninety-six
Thousand

[Dan/Car/Sn:]
No me diga!

[Ensemble:]
Ninety-six
Thousand

[Daniela/Carla/Cuca with all:]
No me diga!

[Community:]
Why-oh!

[Carla:]
Check, one, two, three!

[All Men:]
And with the dollah dollah

[Vanessa:]
With ninety-six G's

[All Men:]
We get to hollah hollah

[Vannesa:]
Between you and me

[All Men:]
We rock the hot Impala

[Community:]
Why-oh!

[All:]
With ninety-six G's

[Men:]
We moving on tomorrah

[Women:]
A brand new lease

[Men:]
We rock beyond mañana

[Women:]
A Malibu Breeze...

[Men:]
We drop the mama drama
We stop at the Bahamas!
We drink piña coladas!
Popping locking up the block
Drop it like it's hot!

[Vanessa:]
I'll be downtown!

[Usnavi/Benny/Sonny:]
We could pay off the debts we
Owe!

[Vanessa/Carla/Daniela:]
We could tell everyone we
Know!

[Usnavi:]
I could get on a plane and go!

[Usnavi/Benny/Sonny:]
We be swimming in dough, Yo!

[Usnavi/Benny/Sonny/ Vanessa/Graffiti Pete/Men:]
No tip-toeing We'll get the dough 'n'

[Women/Men:]
Who-oaa!
Who-oaa!
Who-oaa!
Who-oaa!

Who-oaa!
Who-oaa!
Who-oaa!
Who-oaa!
Who-oaa!

[All:]
Once we get going
We're never gonna
Stop tip-toeing
We'll get the dough an'
Once we get going
We're never gonna...

[Sonny/Piragua Guy/Daniela/Carla/Vanessa:]
Ninety-six
Thousand
Ninety-six
Thousand
Ninety-six
Thousand
Ninety-six
Thousand
Ninety six
Thousand
Ninety-six
Thousand
Ninety-six
Thousand

[Women:]
No more
Tip-toeing
We'll get the
Dough an'
Once we
Get going
Let the world
Know an'
Ninety-six
Thousand
Ninety-six
Thousand

[Usnavi/Benny/Graffiti Pete:]
What?!
What?!
What?!
What?!
What?!
What?!
What?!
What?!
What?!
What?!
What?!
What?!

[Men:]
Why-oh!
Why-oh!
Why-oh!
Why-oh!

[Company:]
We'll get the dough 'n'
Once we get going
We're never gonna stop!