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Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
21 Chump Street: the Musical - What the Heck I Gotta Do Lyrics
NARRATOR:
The plan was called "Operation D Minus",
and one of the schools included in the plan
was Park Vista Community High School,
where a kid named Justin Laboy-
JUSTIN:
That's me!
NARRATOR:
—an 18-year-old honor roll student—
JUSTIN:
I get straight A's, man
NARRATOR:
—was in the last semester of his senior year.
Justin could hardly believe his luck
When a very pretty girl showed up
JUSTIN:
Naomi!
NARRATOR:
In not one but two of his classes
STUDENTS:
Naomi!
NARRATOR:
She sat in front of him.
He switched seats
STUDENTS:
Naomi!
NARRATOR:
The last name she used was—
STUDENTS:
Rodriguez
NARRATOR:
Justin, what drew you to Naomi initially?
JUSTIN:
Man, she used to fall asleep in class
She was a light-skinneded
Puerto Rican-Dominican—
Long hair, mature in the body like whoa
STUDENTS:
Like, whoa
JUSTIN:
That's not the only reason I liked her, though
She said she moved with her mother
to Florida from New York
STUDENTS:
Where dreams are made
JUSTIN:
Well, so did I. So I said, hi
She seemed mature, and I talked more
STUDENTS:
More, more, more!
JUSTIN:
And I was like,
What the heck I gotta do to be with you?
(STUDENTS:What the heck I gotta do?)
JUSTIN:
What the heck I gotta do to be with you?
(STUDENTS: What the heck I gotta do?)
JUSTIN:
Who do I have to be for you to be with me?
NARRATOR:
You told her all this in class?
JUSTIN:
Yeah. Well, I texted her! Y'know, I was like,
What the heck I gotta do to be with you?
STUDENTS:
L-O-L-O-L-O-L!
JUSTIN:
What the heck I gotta do to be with you?
STUDENTS:
R-O-F-L-O-L!
JUSTIN:
Who do I have to be for you to be with me?
NAOMI:
Smiley face
JUSTIN:
Yes! Next thing you know,
We're texting day and night.
I trust her right away
STUDENTS:
Like, whoa!
JUSTIN:
Hey, yo. I never met anyone like her, bro.
Yo, she listens to all my problems.
I let her copy all my homework.
And then I lay it all on the line.
And she was like—
STUDENTS:
No, no—
JUSTIN:
No! She didn't say no exactly.
I don't know
STUDENTS:
No, no, no, no!
JUSTIN:
Yeah, I was surprised.
I'm a pretty great guy
STUDENTS:
So? So?
JUSTIN:
So, I decided I needed to step my game up
STUDENTS:
Oh, oh, oh, oh
JUSTIN:
It's too late to be shy.
And so I got in front of the whole class one day,
And serenaded her.
I was like, what the heck
I gotta do to be with you?
(STUDENTS: What the heck I gotta do?)
JUSTIN:
What the heck I gotta do to be with you?
(STUDENTS: What the heck I gotta do?)
JUSTIN:
Who do I have to be for you
to go to prom with me!
NARRATOR:
You asked her to the prom?
JUSTIN:
Yeah! I danced and everything
STUDENTS:
Naomi!
JUSTIN:
Naomi!
I know there's a reason
You were transferred here to me
STUDENTS:
Naomi!
STUDENTS:
Naomi! I know there's a reason this isn't luck,
It's destiny
STUDENTS:
Naomi!
JUSTIN:
Naomi! You know me!
Will you go to prom with me?
NAOMI:
I'll think about it
STUDENTS:
She'll think about it. She'll think about it.
She'll think about it. She'll think about
JUSTIN:
She said she'd think about it
STUDENTS:
She'll think about it
JUSTIN:
She'll think about it
STUDENTS:
Think about it
JUSTIN:
She'll think about it
STUDENTS:
She'll think about it. She'll think about it
JUSTIN:
Yes!
[Thanks to Alba for lyrics]
Album Songs: 21 Chump Street the Musical Lyrics
What the Heck I Gotta Do Lyrics 21 Chump Street
21 Chump Street the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
What the Heck I Gotta Do
One School
Cousin
The Money
Epilogue
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