Evan: Im Evan Goldman, I live at 224 West 92nd Street, in the heart of Manhattan. And my life just went to hell.
Picture me just another cool kid in NYC, near the park and the Met Life is sweet, Yankees in the Bronx, pretzels on the street, just how good can it get? Whod have guess Dad would meet a stewardess? Moms depressed and her lawyers are mean Now Im stressed, life is a disaster And Im cracking from the strain, going totally insane And Im just about to turn Just about to turn Just about to turn
All: Thirteen!
Evan: Everything switches
All: Thirteen!
Evan: Everything turns around
All: Thirteen!
Evan: End up in stitches
All: Thirteen!
Evan: Find a way underground
All: Thirteen!
Evan: Can I get through it?
All: Thirteen!
Evan: Life has changed over night
All: Thirteen!
Evan: How do I do it?
All: Thirteen!
Evan: Nothing is going right
All: The best and the worst And the most and the least And the crazy and the scary And Im standing on the edge!
Evan: Twelve years old, everything that used to be as good as gold starts to crumble and crack
Evan with Others: Pressure mounts, once it was a joke, now it really counts and theres no going back
All: Life goes wrong
Boy: Suddenly theyre yelling cause your hairs too long
Girl: Or your room isnt clean
All: Roll along
Evan: Every conversation is another lost cause or a list of my flaws And Im just about to turn
All: Just about to turn God, Im going to turn Thirteen!
Richie: I want a dirt bike
All: Thirteen!
Lucy: I want to kill my mom
All: Thirteen!
Eddie: I want a mustache!
All: Thirteen!
Cassie: I want a wonder bra
Group 1: Thirteen!
Group 2: When do I get it?
Group 1: Thirteen!
Group 2: All of the grown-up stuff?
Group 1: Thirteen!
Group 2: How will I make it?
Group 1: Thirteen!
Group 2: When am I old enough?
All: Why is the world feeling totally stranger? Why are my friends acting totally weird? Why do I feel like my life is in danger? Why do I feel like my brain disappeared?
Molly: How can I get through a year of Spanish?
Simon: How can I not look dumb in track?
Eric: How can I gain 20 pounds by Friday?
Malcolm: How can I make my voice not crack?
All: I wanna fly, wanna run, wanna drive Wanna get rich, wanna get drunk, wanna get out Wanna get my braces off Wanna get my nose pierced Wanna grow my hair long But all I keep hearing is
No, youre not ready! No, its not time yet! No, its not right now! Wait until youre older!
No, youre not ready! No, its not time yet! No, its not right now! Wait until youre older!
No, youre not ready! No, its not time yet! No, its not right now! Wait until youre older!
Homework Laundry Dishes Courses Just settle down and hold your horses!
(Dance Break)
Evan: In the middle of this city In the middle of this street Theres a sound of something crumbling, Rumbling underneath my feet
In the middle of the sidewalk Outside P.S. 84, I hear a roar I cant ignore
I hear Evan its not your fault I hear Evan cant you see I hear Evan do you want to go with Mom or stay with me?
I hear kiddo, Im not angry I hear buddy, you know best And theres the rumbling getting louder
But theres one day in October Where the pieces all will fit When they have to be together And pretend they didnt quit
Ive got one day in October And I know its got to be The perfect party