Andrew Garfield - Why

When I was nine
Michael and I
Entered a talent show
Down at the Y
9 AM, went to rehearse by some stairs
Mike couldn't sing
But I said "No one cares"

We sang
"Yellow Bird"
And "Let's Go Fly a Kite"
Over, and over, and over, 'til we got it right

When we emerged
From the YMCA
Three o'clock sun had made the grass hay

I thought
"Hey, what a way to spend a day"
Hey, what a way to spend a day
I make a vow, right here and now
I'm gonna spend my time this way

When I was 16
Michael and I
Got parts in West Side
At White Plains High
Three o'clock
Went to rehearse in the gym
Mike played Doc who did not sing
Fine with him

We sang "Got a rocket in your pocket"
And "the Jets are gonna have their day, tonight"
Over, and over, and over, 'til we got it right

When we emerged
Wiped out by that play
Nine o'clock stars and moon lit the way

I thought
"Hey, what a way to spend a day"
Hey, what a way to spend a day
I made a vow, I wonder now
Am I cut out to spend my time this way?

I'm twenty nine
Michael and I
Live on the west side
Of SoHo, NY
9 AM, I write a lyric or two
Mike sings his song now
On Mad Avenue

I sing
"Come to your senses
Defenses are not the way to go"
Over, and over, and over, and over
And over, and over, and over, 'til I get it right

When I emerge
From B minor or A
Five o'clock diner calls
I'm on my way

I think
"Hey, what a way to spend a day"
Hey, what a way to spend a day
I make a vow, right here and now
I'm gonna spend my time this way
I'm gonna spend
My time this way

Written by:
Jonathan Larson, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein

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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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