"Because We Can" lyrics
(feat. Original Broadway Cast of The Queen Of Versailles)
(from "The Queen Of Versailles" soundtrack)
[JACKIE:]
Oh my gosh, I can't believe you're making a documentary movie about me! Um, I'm Jackie Siegel, and I am building the biggest private home in America, in the most beautiful place in the world: Orlando, Florida! You'll film the whole construction process, and this time next year, we will have our big grand opening, and I will be the Queen of Versailles!
We didn't set out to build the biggest home in America
We just want the home of our dreams
And the house we're in now, although it's sweet, it's only like 26,000 square feet
So, we're just bursting at the seams
We didn't know we would need the biggest home in America
That was never part of our plan
But everyone has needs to be filled
Add 'em all up and we've got to build
The biggest home in America
Because we can!
And we want the paneling
Looking fit for the Queen and King
We just put the gold leaf out for bids
And that hallway there, that's what we'll use to the family wing, so I don't lose
One of my six—no, seven—kids
I always count the twins as one
And down on the floor below
That's where the spa and pool will go
Two football fields is the span
Stained glass on the roof and over the door
We want to have the very best for
The biggest home in America
Because we can!
And then once we got started
Everybody wanted things
So, we keep adding onto things everybody wants
Like my husband, David. He just loves Benihana. The way they toss all those shrimp!
So, now, guess what's part of our design?
[David:]
Since we're building this nirvana
We'll have our own trademark: Benihana
[Jackie:]
Because?
[David:]
I don't like to wait in line!
[Jackie:]
Ooh, my oldest, Victoria. Princess, introduce yourself to the camera
[Victoria:]
My mom wants us living in the biggest home in America
But I just wanna be normal, that's all
Like just do what any family would do
If they could, like, afford their own zoo
Oh, this is my pet python: Snake Gyllenhaal!
[Gary:]
Jackie?
[Jackie:]
This is Gary, my husband's business associate and mistress. I call him that because he sees David more than I do
[Gary:]
I don't need much room, whatever space that you can make
Don't think about it twice
But it would be really nice
If my office had a view of the lake
[Sofia:]
Miss Jackie?
[Jackie:]
Oh, Sofia! You're back with my McDonald's
[Sofia:]
I got everything supersized
[Jackie:]
Our staff is just the greatest
Every one of them's a star
We think of them like family
Sofia, can tell you who they are:
[Sofia:]
There's Luna, she's the housekeeper
Marissa is a nanny
There's Darryl, the dog groomer
Esmeralda, Juan, and Manny
There's Felix and there's Wendy
[?], a housekeeper
Virginia is a [?]
Raúl, the driveway sweeper
Arlene is another housekeeper
Pablo is a gardener
[?]
[Jackie:]
And Ray, our chauffeur, he drives the kids to school. He takes care of all our cars
Plus, of course, we need:
A guest suite for my parents so they'll finally come to visit
A special VIP room, I can show you—wait, where is it?
Plus, David wants a formal butler tending to His Highness
And that'll be like 33 [?] plus or minus
[David:]
Two Bentleys, two Rolls Royces, three Mercedes, one Corvette
Three Escalades, two [?], but I'm not finished yet
[?] wonderful life
[?]
[Staff:]
[?] studio
[Jackie:]
Which I can show you later
[Staff:]
A beauty parlor where you can be permed and curled
And a thousand square-foot plaza and a golden elevator
[David:]
And the biggest TV screen in the whole damn world
[Staff:]
The biggest television in the world!
[Jackie (Staff):]
We didn't set out to build (No, no) the biggest home in America (Oh, oh)
It just sort of got magnified (More long and high and wide)
Like as more and more rooms started to grow
We realized we need ten kitchen or so
With twin fridges side-by-side (With 'fridgerators side-by-side)
And now we are set to build (Yeah)
The biggest home in America
[Jackie:]
One custom-made for our clan
[Female Staff:]
And so we don't get bored with the grub
A sushi bar and an English pub
[Male Staff:]
One basketball and two tennis courts
And a full baseball field
[Jackie:]
'Cause we love sports!
[Staff:]
She might think of more, so just in case
We better leave some extra space
[Jackie (Staff):]
That's what I've done since we began (We're happy we began)
The biggest home in America (Come on, keep high, [?], and now you know why)
Because we can
[Jackie]
Because we can!
Oh my gosh, I can't believe you're making a documentary movie about me! Um, I'm Jackie Siegel, and I am building the biggest private home in America, in the most beautiful place in the world: Orlando, Florida! You'll film the whole construction process, and this time next year, we will have our big grand opening, and I will be the Queen of Versailles!
We didn't set out to build the biggest home in America
We just want the home of our dreams
And the house we're in now, although it's sweet, it's only like 26,000 square feet
So, we're just bursting at the seams
We didn't know we would need the biggest home in America
That was never part of our plan
But everyone has needs to be filled
Add 'em all up and we've got to build
The biggest home in America
Because we can!
And we want the paneling
Looking fit for the Queen and King
We just put the gold leaf out for bids
And that hallway there, that's what we'll use to the family wing, so I don't lose
One of my six—no, seven—kids
I always count the twins as one
And down on the floor below
That's where the spa and pool will go
Two football fields is the span
Stained glass on the roof and over the door
We want to have the very best for
The biggest home in America
Because we can!
And then once we got started
Everybody wanted things
So, we keep adding onto things everybody wants
Like my husband, David. He just loves Benihana. The way they toss all those shrimp!
So, now, guess what's part of our design?
[David:]
Since we're building this nirvana
We'll have our own trademark: Benihana
[Jackie:]
Because?
[David:]
I don't like to wait in line!
[Jackie:]
Ooh, my oldest, Victoria. Princess, introduce yourself to the camera
[Victoria:]
My mom wants us living in the biggest home in America
But I just wanna be normal, that's all
Like just do what any family would do
If they could, like, afford their own zoo
Oh, this is my pet python: Snake Gyllenhaal!
[Gary:]
Jackie?
[Jackie:]
This is Gary, my husband's business associate and mistress. I call him that because he sees David more than I do
[Gary:]
I don't need much room, whatever space that you can make
Don't think about it twice
But it would be really nice
If my office had a view of the lake
[Sofia:]
Miss Jackie?
[Jackie:]
Oh, Sofia! You're back with my McDonald's
[Sofia:]
I got everything supersized
[Jackie:]
Our staff is just the greatest
Every one of them's a star
We think of them like family
Sofia, can tell you who they are:
[Sofia:]
There's Luna, she's the housekeeper
Marissa is a nanny
There's Darryl, the dog groomer
Esmeralda, Juan, and Manny
There's Felix and there's Wendy
[?], a housekeeper
Virginia is a [?]
Raúl, the driveway sweeper
Arlene is another housekeeper
Pablo is a gardener
[?]
[Jackie:]
And Ray, our chauffeur, he drives the kids to school. He takes care of all our cars
Plus, of course, we need:
A guest suite for my parents so they'll finally come to visit
A special VIP room, I can show you—wait, where is it?
Plus, David wants a formal butler tending to His Highness
And that'll be like 33 [?] plus or minus
[David:]
Two Bentleys, two Rolls Royces, three Mercedes, one Corvette
Three Escalades, two [?], but I'm not finished yet
[?] wonderful life
[?]
[Staff:]
[?] studio
[Jackie:]
Which I can show you later
[Staff:]
A beauty parlor where you can be permed and curled
And a thousand square-foot plaza and a golden elevator
[David:]
And the biggest TV screen in the whole damn world
[Staff:]
The biggest television in the world!
[Jackie (Staff):]
We didn't set out to build (No, no) the biggest home in America (Oh, oh)
It just sort of got magnified (More long and high and wide)
Like as more and more rooms started to grow
We realized we need ten kitchen or so
With twin fridges side-by-side (With 'fridgerators side-by-side)
And now we are set to build (Yeah)
The biggest home in America
[Jackie:]
One custom-made for our clan
[Female Staff:]
And so we don't get bored with the grub
A sushi bar and an English pub
[Male Staff:]
One basketball and two tennis courts
And a full baseball field
[Jackie:]
'Cause we love sports!
[Staff:]
She might think of more, so just in case
We better leave some extra space
[Jackie (Staff):]
That's what I've done since we began (We're happy we began)
The biggest home in America (Come on, keep high, [?], and now you know why)
Because we can
[Jackie]
Because we can!
