In

Lyrics

[SUE, CHRIS, TOMMY, BILLY & KIDS] Stop Go Who am I? Move—ha! Come on, come in Father, Mother, Preacher, Teacher Failure! Am I? Am I? Am I? Am I? No! Am I stupid? Am I hopeless? Violence! Silence! Broken, used, black, bruised What about me? What about me? I dream! I drown! I wait! [KIDS] Every day I just pray Every move I make is right [TOMMY & SUE] Where I go [SUE & CHRIS] Who I know [SUE, TOMMY, CHRIS, BILLY & KIDS] Will I be alone on Saturday night? [NORMA, HELEN, FREDDY & STOKES] And I worry [FRIEDA, HELEN, GEORGE & FREDDY] What if I stand out one bit? [CHRIS, FRIEDA, BILLY & TOMMY] I worry [SUE, TOMMY, CHRIS, BILLY & KIDS] What can I possibly do to fit In? [HELEN, CHRIS, GEORGE, STOKES & BILLY, SUE, NORMA, FRIEDA, FREDDY & TOMMY] Perfect clothes Am I? Am I? Am I? Nose Am I? Am I? Am I? The perfect... Am I? Am I? Am I? Am I? [SUE, TOMMY, CHRIS, BILLY & KIDS] ...skin Face All ace [NORMA, SUE, BILLY, HELEN, GEORGE & FREDDY] Both my folks [ALL] Total jokes [CHRIS & BILLY] All they do is chew my ass [SUE, CHRIS, TOMMY, BILLY & KIDS] Blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah [HELEN, FREDDY & STOKES] They should just be glad I make it to class [SUE, CHRIS, TOMMY, BILLY & KIDS] I don't worry [CHRIS & BILLY] If I blow my SATs [SUE, CHRIS, TOMMY, BILLY & KIDS] I worry What can I possibly do to squeeze In? Pow! Why not now? When will I belong? Look where I am— Damn! My whole life feels wrong What if I do Snap? Holy crap! I'd crawl out of my skin And so would you 'Cuz Life just doesn't begin Until you're In! [MISS GARDNER, spoken] Don't you all have somewhere to be? [BILLY, spoken] There's somewhere I'd like to be Miss G [MISS GARDNER, spoken] What are you, Mr. Nolan—twelve? Tommy Ross—watch those hands—and definitely no tongue! [TOMMY, spoken] Yes, ma'am [CHRIS, spoken] Hey, you two—get a room! [MISS GARDNER, spoken] And you, Chris Hargensen, lose the gum before class [CHRIS, spoken] Where should I put it, Miss Gardner? [MISS GARDNER, spoken] Anywhere you like. Just get it out of your mouth Carrie White, get a move on! Gym class in two minutes! [SUE, CHRIS, TOMMY, BILLY & KIDS, sung] Ha ah ah ah Ha ah ah ah [BOYS] God, it's rough Stayin' tough Wond'rin' what the world will say "Make a plan!" "Be a man!" All this fricking bullshit gets in the way [SUE, CHRIS, TOMMY, BILLY & KIDS] I go crazy Nobody cares what it does to me It's crazy I would go out of my mind to be [SUE, CHRIS, GARDENER & GIRLS, TOMMY, BILLY & BOYS] In Am I? Shit! Am I? Am I? In is it! Am I? Am I? What comes close to that? Until you've been [CHRIS, SUE, NORMA, GEORGE, HELEN, GARDENER, BILLY & STOKES, FRIEDA, TOMMY & KIDS] In Am I? Am I? You ain't where it's at Am I? Am I? Am I? At— Cuz when you're out— Am I? Am I? Well! Am I? Am I? Life is hell Am I? Am I? You can never win There's no doubt Am I? Am I? That Am I? Am I? Life just doesn't begin Doesn't begin Until you're— [ALL, spoken] Awww [NORMA, spoken] Way to go Carrie! [FREIDA, spoken] Yeah, way to blow it! [CHRIS, spoken] Loser! [MISS GARDNER, spoken] Hit the showers, girls! Go change up! [CARRIE, spoken] Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Amen [SUE, CHRIS & GIRLS, sung] And someday If I don't stand out one bit [SUE, CHRIS, TOMMY, BILLY & KIDS] Oh someday I may be normal enough to fit In! Jeez! Shoot me, please! Put me out of my pain Am I a mess? Yes! Totally insane If I am not Missed I don't exist That's the greatest sin I'd rather be shot 'Cuz Life just doesn't begin Doesn't begin— Doesn't begin— Doesn't begin— Doesn't begin— Until you're In!