He cut class most days, staying home to write lyrics or hang out with friends and make demos.

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Jocelyn and I write all the lyrics and work out the tunes with Bennie and Scotty.

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Tom Kitt will supply the music, Brian Yorkey will write the story and lyrics, and Michael Greif will direct.

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People say, how do you write a song or which comes first, the lyrics or the music?

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The narrative drive of their lyrics and the raw heft of their voices will reach an audience far beyond the smalltown Texas they write about.

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