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BRECHT
America in the Fifties. Stars and Stripes. Rock and roll. Father Knows Best. Or does he? In a garage in a house in Queens, New York, Johnny’s grandson John practices with his band, called "After Taxes"

JOHN

(playing electric guitar)
  DO YA WANNA GET MARRIED SOMEDAY?
  BUY A HOUSE AND HAVE A KID?

CONNIE

(the "girl singer")
  LET’S NOT GET CARRIED AWAY
  LIKE OUR MOMMIES AND OUR DADDIES DID.

"AFTER TAXES"

  WE’D BE 
  A NUCLEAR FAMILY
  LIVIN’ I A SUBURBAN ABODE.
  A NUCLEAR FAMILY
  READY TO EXPLODE.

CONNIE

  DAD BEATS MOM.
  MOM SCREAMS AT THE KIDS.
  DAD STARTS PLAYIN’ AROUND.
  MOM STARTS POPPIN’ PILLS TO SAVE HER SOUL
  THEY BOTH KEEP DRINKIN’
  TO KEEP FROM THINKIN’
  AND THE KIDS GET INTO DRUGS AND SEX
  AND ROCK AND ROLL

  SOON WE ALL START FIGHTING
  WE DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT FOR
  BUT WHEN A NUCLEAR FAMILY FIGHTS
  IT CAN LEAD TO A NUCLEAR WAR - 

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