Jeanine Tesori
Flying Away (Finale)
[Alison]
Daddy
—comma—
Hey, Daddy, come here, okay
—question mark—      [Small Alison]
I need you.                   Daddy, hey Daddy
                                       come here, okay?        [Medium Alison]
                                        I need you                     At the light
                                                                               At the light
                                                                               At the light
                                                                               At the light
[Alison]
What are you doing
—comma—
I said come here
You                                [Small Alison]
Need to do                   What are you doing?
                                       I said come here
What I tell you             You need to do
To do                             what I tell you to do
                                       Listen to me!
                                       Daddy, come here.       [Medium Alison]
                                       Hey, right here,                 At
                                       right now!                          the light
                                       You're making me mad
                                       Listen to me
                                       Listen to me.                     how does it feel
                                       Listen to me.                     to know?
                                       I want to play airplane
                                                                                   That you and I
                                       I want to play airplane
                                                                                   That you and I
                                       I want to play airplane

[Alison]
I want to
Put my arms out         [Small Alison]              [Medium Alison]
And fly.                          Like the Red Baron       I was like you
                                       in a Sopwith Camel!

                                       No, wait
                                       Like Superman!
Up in the sky
                                                                                Say something!
'till I can see all of
Pennsylvania.                                                       Say something!

                                       Put your feet here like this
                                       Daddy, do what I say
There you are Dad
                                       Take my hand
                                       give me yours
                                       Bend your knees--
                                       not that way
There you are.             When I say go
                                       you start pushing me up
                                       Okay
                                                                                Don't let go yet
                                       Okay
Don't let go yet.          higher, just a little

And now I'm flying away
                                                                                Look at me fly away
                                       In my wristband and cape

Fly.                                 Fly up so high.                Fly

                                       [Small Alison]
                                       Our house is over there
                                       And there's our car
                                       The Fun Home, I see it
                                       I'm up so far!
                                       Daddy
                                       there's your school!     
                                       And there's                     [Medium Alison]
                                       Grandma's house.                 So far
                                       There's Uncle Pete's farm

[Alison]                        I can see all of
Pennsylvania.              Pennsylvania.                 PennsylvaniaI can see all of
Pennsylvania.              I can see all of
                                       Pennsylvania
[All]
Fly away
                                       This is the best game!
                                       Up in the air!
A picture of my father
                                       And I don't even care
                                       that it pushes my stomach inMade of little marks
                                       Fly
                                       up so high.                     Fly
Fly                                  Fly
                                       up so high.                     Fly
Fly                                 Fly                                     Fly
                                       up so high
[Small Alison]
I can see all of Pennsylvania

[Alison]
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him