º Dear Evan Hansen º

Anybody Have a Map?

  HEIDI (spoken)
Have you been writing those letters to yourself?
"Dear Evan Hansen
This is gonna be a good day and here's why"

EVAN (spoken)
I started one

HEIDI (spoken)
Those letters are important, honey
They're gonna help you build your confidence!

EVAN (spoken)
I guess

HEIDI
Can we try to have an optimistic outlook, huh?
Can we buck up just enough to see the world won't fall apart?
Maybe this year we decide we're not giving up before we've tried
This year we make a new start

HEIDI (spoken)
Hey, I know
You can go around and ask the other kids to sign your cast
How 'bout that?

EVAN (spoken)
Perfect

HEIDI (spoken)
I'm proud of you already

EVAN (spoken)
Oh...good

HEIDI
Another stellar conversation for the scrapbook

Another stumble as I'm reaching for the right thing to say
I'm kinda coming up empty
I can't find my way to you

Does anybody have a map?
Anybody maybe happen to know how the hell to do this?
I don't know if you can tell
But this is me just pretending to know
So where's the map?
I need a clue
'Cause the scary truth is
I'm flyin' blind
I'm making this up as I go

CYNTHIA (spoken)
It's your senior year, Connor
You are not missing the first day

CONNOR (spoken)
I already said I'd go tomorrow

LARRY (spoken)
He doesn't listen
Look at him
He's probably high

ZOE (spoken)
He's definitely high

CYNTHIA (spoken)
I don't want you going to school high, Connor

CONNOR (spoken)
Perfect
So then I won't go
Thanks, mom!

CYNTHIA
Another masterful attempt ends with disaster

LARRY (spoken)
Interstate's already jammed

CYNTHIA
Pour another cup of coffee
And watch it all crash and burn

ZOE (spoken)
Connor finished the milk!

CYNTHIA
It's a puzzle
It's a maze
I've tried to steer through it a million ways
But each day is another wrong turn

LARRY (spoken)
I better head out

ZOE (spoken)
If Connor's not ready, I'm leaving without him

HEIDI & CYNTHIA
Does anybody have a map? Anybody have a map?
Anybody maybe happen to know how the hell to do this?
I don't know if you can tell
But this is me just pretending to know

HEIDI
So where's the map?

CYNTHIA
I need a clue

BOTH
'Cause the scary truth is

CYNTHIA
I'm flyin' blind

HEIDI
I'm flyin' blind

CYNTHIA
I'm flyin' blind

HEIDI
I'm flyin'

BOTH
I'm flyin' blind
And I'm making this up as I go
As I go