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