I Mean Business Lyrics — The Devil Wears Prada
I Mean Business Lyrics
ANDY: (spoken)
Morning
NATE: (spoken)
Oh right, another interview?
ANDY: (spoken)
A million times the charm
(sung)
Growing up in Jersey City
The wrong side of the Hudson
I wished upon the Manhattan skyline
Thought I?d show up and land a job
At the Times or the Observer
A writer with a big city byline
NATE: (spoken) Yeah, you will be
ANDY:
Well, I'm exhausted after months
Of pounding pavement
NATE:
But fingers crossed,
You nail this interview at ten
ANDY: (spoken)
Sure
(sung)
?Cause when the facts say
Andy Sachs moved back to Jersey
NATE: (spoken)
Do you?
ANDY: (spoken)
No
(sung)
I decide to be irrationally confident and try again
NATE: (spoken) Damn straight
ANDY:
I'm ready to work, today could be my day
NATE: (spoken) That's the spirit, baby
ANDY:
So the New Yorker doesn?t want me, that?s okay
NATE: (spoken) Screw them
ANDY:
As soon as I get one good shot I'd show this city
ENSEMBLE:
I mean business
ANDY & ENSEMBLE:
I mean business, oh yeah
I mean business, yes I do
I mean business, New York City
NATE:
And then I?m taking the train
ANDY:
To my 15th interview
I'm in business, and I?m ready to work
And then I'll work my way back to you
NATE: (spoken)
Hey, good luck
ANDY:
I wanna write the kind of stories
That define a generation
I know someday I?ll find my voice
I just need some validation
When can I show them how good I am?
How many doors can a city slam?
Somebody please take a chance on me
I'm noone today (I'm noone today)
Tomorrow wait and see
ANDY & ENSEMBLE:
I mean business, oh yeah
I mean business
I might meet a great leader, yes I do
Yes, I mean it (I?m finally), New York City
You know, I?ve got so much to say
How do I let my voice conquer?
I'm ambitious and I?m ready
(To work) I grew up wishing on the skyline
But now I'm here and I?ve got work to do
In New York City
I got work to do
Morning
NATE: (spoken)
Oh right, another interview?
ANDY: (spoken)
A million times the charm
(sung)
Growing up in Jersey City
The wrong side of the Hudson
I wished upon the Manhattan skyline
Thought I?d show up and land a job
At the Times or the Observer
A writer with a big city byline
NATE: (spoken) Yeah, you will be
ANDY:
Well, I'm exhausted after months
Of pounding pavement
NATE:
But fingers crossed,
You nail this interview at ten
ANDY: (spoken)
Sure
(sung)
?Cause when the facts say
Andy Sachs moved back to Jersey
NATE: (spoken)
Do you?
ANDY: (spoken)
No
(sung)
I decide to be irrationally confident and try again
NATE: (spoken) Damn straight
ANDY:
I'm ready to work, today could be my day
NATE: (spoken) That's the spirit, baby
ANDY:
So the New Yorker doesn?t want me, that?s okay
NATE: (spoken) Screw them
ANDY:
As soon as I get one good shot I'd show this city
ENSEMBLE:
I mean business
ANDY & ENSEMBLE:
I mean business, oh yeah
I mean business, yes I do
I mean business, New York City
NATE:
And then I?m taking the train
ANDY:
To my 15th interview
I'm in business, and I?m ready to work
And then I'll work my way back to you
NATE: (spoken)
Hey, good luck
ANDY:
I wanna write the kind of stories
That define a generation
I know someday I?ll find my voice
I just need some validation
When can I show them how good I am?
How many doors can a city slam?
Somebody please take a chance on me
I'm noone today (I'm noone today)
Tomorrow wait and see
ANDY & ENSEMBLE:
I mean business, oh yeah
I mean business
I might meet a great leader, yes I do
Yes, I mean it (I?m finally), New York City
You know, I?ve got so much to say
How do I let my voice conquer?
I'm ambitious and I?m ready
(To work) I grew up wishing on the skyline
But now I'm here and I?ve got work to do
In New York City
I got work to do
Music video
The Devil Wears Prada Lyrics: Song List
- Act I
- I Mean Business
- House of Miranda
- I Mean Business (Reprise)
- I Only Love You For Your Body
- How to Survive at Runway
- How to Survive at Runway (Reprise)
- Girl for the Job
- In Or Out (Part 1)
- How to Survive at Runway (Reprise)
- Dress Your Way Up
- In Or Out (Part 2)
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Miranda Girl
- Act II
- Entr'Acte
- Bon Voyage
- The Old You
- Paris, City of Dreams
- Who's She?
- Seen
- Your Twenties
- Bon Voyage (Reprise)
- Stay On Top
- Seen (Reprise)
- What's Right For Me?
- Finale