Back to the Future The Musical Album Lyrics

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Overture

(The Outatime Orchestra)

[Instrumental]

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Its Only a Matter of Time

(Olly Dobson)

[MARTY McFLY]
I'm lookin' around
There's nothin' here can slow me down
It's feelin' like my lucky day
Gonna make it and then skate away
I'll be on the radio
They'll know me everywhere I go
It won't be long; they're gonna see...
I'll be on MTV!

[MARTY McFLY, (Backing Chorus), Both]
I'll rock my future; a winner not a loser
Nothing anyone can say can make it any other way
I've got my future; a player not a cruiser
I'll be just what I wanna be: rockin' all the way through history

It's feeling like a new day
Not another instant replay
Gonna finally do it my way! (Outlook looking good!)
Yeah!

A perfect future, for a shak?r and a mover
Every note is in its plac? with lots of treble, lots of bass
I'll rock my future; could it be any cooler?
All I gotta do is play; my troubles disappear and go away

[GOLDIE WILSON]
Elect me, Goldie Wilson, for mayor! My new progress platform means more jobs, lower taxes and bigger civic improvements!

Vote for me if you want to advance
I'll serve you faithfully if you'll give me a chance
I believe the future will be brighter than before
Hey, when I got started, I was sweeping up the floor!

'Cause it's only a matter of time
Till the bells of prosperity chime
We'll be part of a new day
A long overdue day
I'll lead us as we make the climb!

[Company, (MARTY McFLY), Both]
It's only a matter of time
(I'm breakin' through the fourth wall)
A new paradigm so sublime
(I'm flyin' and I can't fall)
Only a matter of-
It's just a matter of-
Outlook: oh so good! Yeah!

[MARTY McFLY, (Backing Chorus), Both]
Come on now future, let's hit the turbo booster
Buckled up without a care, now you can take it anywhere
Write my future (write my future)
For Simon and for Schuster
The Tale of How I Came To Be
A rock 'n roll biography... yeah!!! (Wooaaaaah!)
[Company, Ladies, Men, [MARTY McFLY], All]
But it's only a matter of time
(Only a matter of time) [Only a matter-]
Yes it's only a matter of-
Only a matter of ti-i-i-ime... [Yeah I know, I'm gettin' outta here!]
[The greatest future of all!]
What a future! Here's his future!
It's only a matter of time!

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Audition/Got No Future

(Olly Dobson)

[Marty McFly]
Two, three- (Instrumental)
Here, thank you
Eh, hello everyone, uh, my name is Marty McFly, er, we are the Pinheads, we'll- let me share a song... you ready, guys?

[Marty, Principal Strickland]
The power of love is a curious thing
Make-a one man weep, (Hello?)
Make another man sing, ch- (Hello!)

Your audition's over, McFly!
Principal Strickland, I don't understand...
That song... is crap. Besides, you're a slacker, McFly! From a whole family of slackers! Face it, you got no future!

[Marty]
I've got no future
I won't be gettin' outta her?
Seems no matter what I do my dreams are n?ver comin' true...

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Wherever Were Going

(Olly Dobson and Courtney-Mae Briggs)

[Jennifer Parker, Marty McFly]
Marty! I just heard about your audition. I am so sorry. Strickland is such a jerk!
Hey, what if he's right, Jennifer? What if I'm just not cut out for music? What if I never get a chance to play for an audience?
Oh come on. One rejection is not the end of the world. And you're good Marty, you're really, really good
What if today was a sign? I just don't think I can take anymore rejection...
Gee... I'm starting to sound like my old man...

[Jennifer]
Why do you let people put you down?
It's not for them to say
Just keep your feet planted on the ground
And look the other way

They'll define you
Unless have a dream
You gotta tak? time to
Be what you can be
And l?t me remind you
You're everything to me
Something good is flowing...

[Jennifer]
Wherever we're going is alright with me
There's no way of knowing; we'll just wait and see
We'll get where we're going eventually
Wherever we're going is alright, alright, alright, alright with me

[Jennifer]
I know you better than anyone
And you belong to me
And we will finish what we've begun
You'll write a song for me

I can hear it
When you sing to me
I wanna be near it
It's you I wanna see
Let me be clear that
You're everything to me
Something good is flowing...

[Jennifer, Marty, Both]
Wherever we're going is alright with me
I'm lovin' just knowing you're going with me
A future together is our destiny
Wherever we're goin' is alright, alright
It's alright

[Jennifer, Marty, Both]
Wherever we're goin' we're both gonna see
Our story unfoldin' (our story)
A great mystery
I know in my heart that we're holdin' the key
Wherever we're going (Wherever)
Is alright, alright, (It's alright, alright)
It's alright, it's alright (Alright)
It's alright
It's alright with me

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Hello Is Anybody Home?

(Olly Dobson Rosanna Hyland Hugh Coles Will Haswell and Emma Lloyd)

[GEORGE McFLY, spoken]
I know what you're gonna say, son, and you're right... you're right, but, uh, Biff just happens to be my supervisor and, uh, I'm not very good at confrontations...

[MARTY McFLY]
My father doesn't have a spine
He grovels, scrapes, and toes the line
Hello
Is anybody home?
Completely lost; a hopeless case
Hey, he'd come in third in a two-man race
Hello
Is anybody home?

[GEORGE]
(spoken)
Listen Marty, you shouldn't, uh, waste your time auditioning for these silly events. They'll only bring you rejection and headach?s. Just look at me...

(sung)
I don't have ambitions
Big dreams of my own
Happy with th? way things are
Just leave me alone
I don't need the headaches too much money brings
Fancy cars, tailored shirts, shiny diamond rings

Don't need the complications

Success is overrated, overstated, overblown
Listen to my mantra:
Just leave me alone...

[MARTY]
Is anybody home?

[DAVE McFLY, spoken]
He's right Marty, the last thing you need is headaches

[MARTY, spoken]
Right, big brother. Like standing behind a burger counter makes you an expert on life, huh?

[DAVE]
I'm the man, oh yes I am
I got this thing wired
Have you heard, ten billion served?
Gets me so inspired
Salty satisfaction
Saturated fat
All I ever have to say:
"You want fries with that?"

Woah
I'm a man in uniform
Arches on my hat
And all I ever have to say:
"You want fries with that?"
[LINDA McFLY]
Give me back my Prince CD!

[DAVE]
"You want fries with that?"

[LINDA]
And my Walkman if you please!

[DAVE]
"You want fries with that?"
The answer is a question; music to their ears
They'll all come back; it's just a fact
"You want fries with that?"

[LINDA, spoken]
Hey, Marty?

[MARTY, spoken]
Yeah, sis?

[LINDA, spoken]
I am not your answering service. Jennifer Parker called you... twice!

[LORRAINE McFLY, spoken]
Marty, I don't like her. Any girl who calls up a boy is just asking for trouble!
[LINDA, spoken]
Oh, mom, there's nothing wrong with calling a boy!

[LORRAINE, spoken]
I think it's terrible, girls chasing boys. When I was your age I never chased a boy, or kissed a boy, or sat in a parked car with a boy!

[LINDA, spoken]
Then how am I supposed to meet anybody?

[LORRAINE, spoken]
Well, when the time is right, it'll just happen

[LINDA, sung]
She tells me it'll happen
That the sun will rise and the stars will shine
All I ever seem to do
Is sit around and wait
I just wanna date
She says she never called a boy
Or chased a boy, even kissed a boy. Ugh!
What does she expect from me
'Cause she can't relate?
I just wanna, I just wanna, I just wanna date!

[LORRAINE, spoken]
Patience, Linda, it'll just happen, like the way I met your father

[LINDA, spoken]
Oh, that was so stupid! He fell out of a tree in front of your house!

[LORRAINE, spoken]
It was meant to be...

[LORRAINE, sung]
When life flows by so beautifully
With perfect friends and family
When love falls on you from a tree
Well, that's meant to be

[McFLYS]
Know it's meant to be

[LORRAINE]
You look around and you start to see
That you're living out your fantasy
It starts to feel like destiny
Like it's meant to be

[LORRAINE & McFLYs]
Know it's meant to, you were sent to, must be meant to be

[LORRAINE, spoken]
Anyway, Grandpa found your father lying in the street and brought him into the house. My heart just went out to him. So we went to the Enchantment Under the Sea dance, our first date. He kissed me for the first time on that dance floor

[LORRAINE]
There was something about that boy...

[MARTY]
Hello
Is anybody home?

[LORRAINE]
There was something about that boy...

[MARTY]
Hello, hello, hello?
And now the walls just keep closing in
And I don't know if I'll ever win
It's just the same as it's always been
"No go! Hello? Too slow! Hello?!"

[DAVE, (LINDA), GEORGE, MARTY, LORRAINE]
Hello? (Hello?)
Don't need the complications
"Do you want fries with that?" Aaah! (Hello?!)
Or pressure situations (I just wanna date!)
Know it's meant to be! Hello?! (Hello?!)
Is anybody home?

[ALL]
Hello? Hello?! Hello?!? Hello?!?! Hello?!?!?

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It Works

(Olly Dobson Rosanna Hyland Hugh Coles Roger Bart Emma Lloyd Rhianne Alleyne Laura Mullowney Alessia McDermott Katharine Pearson Courtney-Mae Briggs Nic Myers Amy Barker and Melissa Rose)

MARTY MCFLY: (spoken)
It's a time machine?!
Wait a minute, wait a minute Doc.
Are you trying to tell me that you built a time
machine out of a DeLorean?!

DOC BROWN: (spoken)
Well, if you're gonna build a time machine into a car,
why not do it with some style?

(sing)
I'm the architect of tick tock tech
A frequent flyer on a cosmic trek
I sorted through the quarks and quirks
And for once I know I made a thing that really works
It's a time machine that goes both ways
To new tomorrows and to yesterdays
It's a car for the stars like Captain Kirk's
And for once I knew I made a thing that really works

DOC BROWN & ENSEMBLE:
It works! It works! It works!
(It works!)
In terms of the vernacular, it's spectacular!
(Ooo-ooh, woo-oah)
Because it works! It works! It works!
(It works!)
And now I've found my glory (Oooo...ah)
In this stainless steel DeLorean (Oooo...ah)
It's gratifyin' knowing I was first (Ooooooo...ah)
Because it works!

MARTY MCFLY & DOC BROWN:
Hey Doc, who are the girls? (Ha, ha, ha)
I don't know; they just show up every time I start singing!
(Yes, it... works!)

DOC BROWN & ENSEMBLE:
Blunt force trauma up against your head (ah-ooh)
Can put you in a coma; you could end up dead (ah-ooh)
Or calling for your momma but for me instead (ah-ooh)

That blunt force trauma when I slipped and hit my head
Shook something loose in me
Some high fruit in a tree
And that's when I could see
How fluid time can be
It gave me the connection (Ha, ha)
After decades of rejection (Ha, ha, A-a-a-ah)
I never really thought I'd get to see how well...

It works! It works! It works!
(It works!)
And with this new invention I'll cut through the fourth dimension
(Ooo-ooh, woo-oah)
'Cause it works! It works! It works!
(It works!)
I found what I was searching for
It's called the Flux Capacitor
It's this year's break-through scientific first
Because it works!

ENSEMBLE:
Ha, ha, ha
Aaaaaah...
Yes, it... works!

DOC BROWN & ENSEMBLE:
The secret was confined
And it's like I was blind, man
The solution was sublime
And I knew it all the time!
I didn't see how I could do it
Until I put my mind to it

It works! It works! It works!
(It works!)
A space and time funicular but it's vehicular
(It works, it works, it works, it works!)
Because it works! It works!
(It works, it works, it works, it works!)
The world will write my story in...
This stainless steel... DeLorean...
The time continuum shall be traversed!
Because Marty...
It works! It works! It works!
(It works!)
It works! It works! It works!
(It works, It wooooooorks!)
IT WORKS!

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Dont Drive 88!

(The Outatime Orchestra)

[Marty McFly, Doc Brown]
Hey Doc, what's happenin' to you?
I've been irradiated, so stay back! Stay way back! Or you will be too!
Doc, you gotta let me help you! Doc, you're dyin'! I'll go to the hospital! I'll get an ambulance!
County hospital's two miles away!
I'll drive like the wind, Doc-
But don't drive 88. Don't drive 88! Whatever you do, don't drive... 88!!!

[Instrumental]

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Cake

(Olly Dobson Katharine Pearson Will Haswell Shane ORiordan and Mark Oxtoby)

[Chamber of Commerce Spokeswoman]
The Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to Hill Valley! It's a nice place to live and here's why:

[Chamber of Commerce Spokeswoman]
You've found the future and it's here
Just look around, you'll see it crystal clear
Business is booming
Flowers are blooming
And 1955 has been a banner year!

[Gas Station Workers, Gasoline Salesman]
Our super-leaded gasoline...
Only 19 cents a gallon!
Will keep our atmosphere so fresh and clean
Precision tooling
And fossil fuelling
Will keep you cruising in your super sleek machine!

[Ladies]
These filtered cigarettes ar? new (so new)
And ev?n doctors say they're good for you
And there's no question
They'll aid digestion
And pick you up when you feel blue!

[Townsfolk]
It's a good old-fashioned modern way of living
And no one does it better than we do!
Finally it's time when
All of these fine men
Get to have their cake and eat it too!

[Home insulation man, (Townsfolk), Farmer, All]
For home insulation, Asbestos is best (Is best)
It keeps you cosy and warm (so warm...)
We spray DDT on those worrisome pests
And we've reengineered the food from the farm!

[Chamber of Commerce Spokeswoman, Marty McFly, Mayor Red Thomas, (Mayor Thomas' supporters)]
What did I tell you? It's like utopia!
It's a nightmare!
Re-elect me, Mayor Red Thomas! My new progress platform means more jobs, lower taxes and bigger civic improvements! (Yay!)

[Mayor Red Thomas]
This is our dreamland, USA
The perfect company should work and play
It's no malarkey
Our patriarchy
We'll show the whole wide world the way to live this way!

[All, Men, Ladies]
It's a good old-fashioned modern way of living
And no one does it better
They may think they do it better
The fact is no one does it better than we do!
Use super-leaded gasoline!
We love our cigarettes, it's true...
But, it just feels right when
All of these white men
Get to have their cake...
So let the women bake
We get to have our cake and
Eat... it...
Too!

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Gotta Start Somewhere

(Cedric Neal)

[Chamber of Commerce Spokeswoman]
The Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to Hill Valley! It's a nice place to live and here's why:

[Chamber of Commerce Spokeswoman]
You've found the future and it's here
Just look around, you'll see it crystal clear
Business is booming
Flowers are blooming
And 1955 has been a banner year!

[Gas Station Workers, Gasoline Salesman]
Our super-leaded gasoline...
Only 19 cents a gallon!
Will keep our atmosphere so fresh and clean
Precision tooling
And fossil fuelling
Will keep you cruising in your super sleek machine!

[Ladies]
These filtered cigarettes ar? new (so new)
And ev?n doctors say they're good for you
And there's no question
They'll aid digestion
And pick you up when you feel blue!

[Townsfolk]
It's a good old-fashioned modern way of living
And no one does it better than we do!
Finally it's time when
All of these fine men
Get to have their cake and eat it too!

[Home insulation man, (Townsfolk), Farmer, All]
For home insulation, Asbestos is best (Is best)
It keeps you cosy and warm (so warm...)
We spray DDT on those worrisome pests
And we've reengineered the food from the farm!

[Chamber of Commerce Spokeswoman, Marty McFly, Mayor Red Thomas, (Mayor Thomas' supporters)]
What did I tell you? It's like utopia!
It's a nightmare!
Re-elect me, Mayor Red Thomas! My new progress platform means more jobs, lower taxes and bigger civic improvements! (Yay!)

[Mayor Red Thomas]
This is our dreamland, USA
The perfect company should work and play
It's no malarkey
Our patriarchy
We'll show the whole wide world the way to live this way!

[All, Men, Ladies]
It's a good old-fashioned modern way of living
And no one does it better
They may think they do it better
The fact is no one does it better than we do!
Use super-leaded gasoline!
We love our cigarettes, it's true...
But, it just feels right when
All of these white men
Get to have their cake...
So let the women bake
We get to have our cake and
Eat... it...
Too!

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My Myopia

(Hugh Coles)

[George McFly]
I don't need to look around
I'll keep my focus on the ground
Hoping no one catches me
With sketches no one else can see
I don't need to have a look
Beyond the pages of this book
I want to be left alone
With the thoughts that are my own

My myopia
Is my utopia
And I'm hopin' ya
Feel it too
When you narrow your point of view
You see only what you want to
My myopia
Is my utopia
And I'm hopin' ya
Understand
That I'm doing the best I can
To see only what I want to

But deep inside
All I ever wanted to do was run and hide
And, yes I know I can do better
That's the only way I'll ever get her
And considering I haven't met her yet...

[Marty McFly]
He's a peeping tom!

[George]
I heard about this bird down under
He's terrified by the sound of thunder
He does something that I understand
He-he takes his head and buries it in the sand
Trying to avoid a confrontation
I would rather be in hibernation
I retreat to my imagination
And my reliance on- on science fiction

To land a pretty girl? Oh well, I wish
But I float just like a jellyfish
Humble pie is my favorite dish
I live in fear of- of- of contradictions

My myopia
Is my utopia
And I'm hopin' ya feelin' it
See how I'm dealin' with it
And...I'm...hopin' you're feelin' it too...
Oh...

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Pretty Baby

(Rosanna Hyland Rhianne Alleyne Laura Mullowney Katharine Pearson Emma Lloyd Alessia McDermott Courtney-Mae Briggs Nic Myers Amy Barker and Melissa Rose)

[Marty McFly, Lorraine Baines]
Calvin... Why'd you keep callin' me Calvin?
Oh, well, it is your name, isn't it, Calvin Klein? It's written all over your underwear
(Marty exclaims) I...no. Actually they call me Marty...
Oh, pleased to?meet?you?Calvin...Marty...Klein...

[Lorraine, (Female Ensemble), Both]
Pretty baby, got?this funny feelin'
Pretty?baby, I might need some healin'
It's getting hotter and it's giving me the chills
I think I'd better rest here for a while...(Hi-i-i...)
Pretty baby, got a little secret (Shh...)
Oh pretty baby, I hope that you can keep it
Good girls never do it (No)
They won't do it (No)
Till they do
You know that I'd be oh so good for you...

When I sit by your side (by your side)
I just can't d?scribe (can't describe)
Feelin' th?se feelings
I feel (Ah-ah-ah)
There's something deep inside (deep inside)
That cannot be denied
I can't conceal it
This can't be real
Tell me it's real!

Pretty baby, did you come to save me?
My pretty baby, oh how you drive me crazy! (Oooh... Crazy)
I'm in a hurry, (Shalala, Shalala)
Got to hurry don't you see (Shalalalaaa...)
It's up to me and you (Ba-la)
And we both know what to do (Ba-la-la-doo-da)
Pretty baby, (Baby...)
Won't cha feel it too?
(Feel it too?)
Pretty baby, I want you to feel it too...

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Future Boy

(Rosanna Hyland Rhianne Alleyne Laura Mullowney Katharine Pearson Emma Lloyd Alessia McDermott Courtney-Mae Briggs Nic Myers Olly Dobson and Roger Bart)

[Marty McFly, 1955 Doc Brown]
It's a small matter of power, Doc. Uh, we need 1.21 gigawatts
1.21 gigawatts... 1.21 gigawatts? How are you gonna generate that much juice?! I'm afraid you're stuck here!
Stuck here?!? Argh! I cannot be stuck here! I got a life in 1985! I got a family! I got a girl!
Is she pretty?
Doc, she's everything to me... please, pleasepleaseplease, you are my only hope... You've never let me down in the past...
You mean in the future?
Hey, and you've always said: "You can accomplish anything if you just put your mind to it."
I said that? That's good advice, but I just don't know how to generate that kind of power, future boy!

[Marty]
Future boy
I'm no future boy
'Cause I think I'm here to stay
What's the future for
If I don't get more than today?
I'm no future boy

I'll never find what I left behind
There's nothing for me here
There's only more of what came before
My future disappeared
Now everything's uncertain
Can't see behind the curtain
I can't go and I don't know
Where this all will lead...

[Doc Brown, Marty]
Marty, there is one energy source capable of generating 1.21 gigawatts of electricity: it's a bolt... of lightning!
What did you say?
A bolt... of lightning! Unfortunately, you never know when or where it's ever gonna strike!
We do now
This is it! It says here that the bolt of lightning is going to strike the clocktower at exactly 10:04PM, next Saturday night!

[Doc Brown]
The physics of this problem are perplexing
The muscles in my brain are busy flexing
As a geometric form
Of a pending thunderstorm
Is hard to calculate
But now we have a date
And all my computations must conform!

Eh... if we can somehow harness this lightning, channel it into the Flux Capacitor...
The way to get you back takes an equation
And a meteorological occasion
And then a lightning crack
Becomes a power pack
That's what it's gonna take;
No room for a mistake!
It's the only way to ever get you back!

[Backing Chorus (in rounds)]
The only way to ever get you back!
[Doc Brown, Doc & Backing Chorus, (Backing Chorus), Marty, Marty & Backing Chorus]
Back to the future, boy!
You're the future boy!
And we know we found a way!
Ah, you're the future boy
And it's gonna be okay!
(Ah-ah-ah, Ah-ah-ah...)
I'm the future boy!
(He'll find a way! He'll find a way! He'll find a way! He'll find a waaaaaa-aaaaaay!)
I'm the future boy!

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Something About That Boy

(Rosanna Hyland and Aidan Cutler)

[Lorraine Baines, (Backing Chorus), Lorraine and Backing Chorus]
A man should be strong
A man should be true
A man can be handsome but he's gotta come through
He's gotta have manners, but not too polite
There's nothing more boring than someone too tight
He's got everything I'm looking for
He's got something different
He's got more of that extra special "la-dee-da"
What the French call: "Je ne sais quoi"

There's something about that boy
There's something about that boy
He's bringing me so much joy
I don't know what it is but those eyes of his look through me
He's got everything that a girl could need
He's not like the others; he's so sweet
And there's almost nothing I wouldn't do (nothing she wouldn't do...)
To make sure that his dreams come true... (woah...)

(There's something about that boy)
I know I just met him...
(There's something about that boy)
But I have to get him...
(He's bringing me so much joy)
And I just can't forget him; I'm ready to let him know now... (ooh...)
How special we could be
He's such a mystery (woooah...)
We could make history, 'cause there's something about (ooh...)
(Something about)
Something about...
(Something about...)
Something about that boy!

[Biff Howard Tannen, 3D (Goon #1), Slick (Goon#2), (3D & Slick), Biff and gang]
There's somethin' about that boy (about that boy)
That I don't like;
It's just not right (He's just not right)
There's somethin' that I'll destroy
He's gonna pay;
It starts today!!!

There's somethin' about that punk
A no good crumb!
A first-class bum! Yeah!
There's somethin' that just ain't right!
He's on some list
Like he's a communist!

I'm gonna find him
And when I do... (and when you do...)
I'm gonna unwind him
And break him right in three! (Two...)
Get him!

{Musical Interlude}

[Lorraine, (Backing Chorus), Biff Tannen, {3D and Slick}, Biff and gang, [Lorraine and Biff], All]
(There's something about that boy)
I can't put my finger on it
(There's something about that boy)
I just wanna linger on it...
(He's bringing me so much joy)
And there's something about that, something about that boy!
I'm gonna find him; He supplied everything that I need...

And when I do {and when you do}; He's turned up the heat inside me...
I'm gonna unwind him! {And break him!}
[And I just can't forget him; I'm ready to let him know now...]

(There's something about that boy)
He'll be destroyed!; I know I just met him...
(There's something about that boy)
He'll be destroyed!; But I have to get him...
(He's bringing me so much joy!)
Something about that...

[Lorraine, Girl 1, Girl 2, (Backing Chorus), [Biff], Lorraine and Backing Chorus]
Something about that boy!
(There's something about that boy)
(There's something about that boy)
About that boy!
(There's something about that boy)

Oh, you weren't kidding, Lorraine!
Where did he come from?
Where does he live?
I don't know but I'm gonna find out... Calvin Klein, I'm gonna make you mine! (Something about that...)
[Somethin' about that...]
Something about that boy!

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21st Century

(Roger Bart)

[1955 Doc Brown, (Backing Chorus), Both]
No more hunger, no more pain; they're things of the past
Peace and love is all we'll ever know
With no more work or money we'll be happy at last
The sun will follow everywhere we go
(There's no more crime in the future
Just summertime in the future
We're out of time 'cause the future's now...)

I got myself a time machine
Imagine what we'll see
In the 21st century!

Flying cars and strange machines will fill up the sky
Trips to Mars will happen everyday
Exercising while you're sleeping; give it a try
Watch TV while inches fall away
(There's no more flair in the future
You'll have great hair in the future
Time to prepare 'cause the future's now...)

I like the way this baby feels
I can't wait to be
In the 21st Century!
So many things I need to share
I get to prove them everywhere
Experimentally
In the 21st century!

The new world will be shiny and bright (Ah-ah-ah)
It will be a delight (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Everything bakelite
And since we've given up cash (Ah-ah-ah)
No more markets will crash (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
And we'll vaporize trash
Just imagine playing all day (Ah-ah-ah)
And with double the pay; (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Wouldn't that be okay?
It's like the new kingdom come (It's like the new kingdom!)
And it's nothin' but fun
The new millennium!

(He's got star power)
I got myself a time machine (Meteor shower)
Imagine what we'll see (And it's his hour!)
In the 21st century!
Just think of what we're gonna find! (Here, let's fine tune it)
A world that's gonna blow your mind! (Put his mind to it)
Imagine what will be (And as time prove it)
In the 21st century!

{Instrumental break}

[Doc Brown, (Backing Chorus), Both]
I got myself a time machine; (It's a miracle)
I need to keep it really clean! (Astro-lyrical)
Beyond this galaxy (It's a miracle)
In the 21st century!
I really dig this stainless steel (He'll go far and wide)
It feels so good behind the wheel! (He'll history write)
I can't wait to be (In the coolest night)
In the 21st century!
I can't wait to be...
In the 21st century!

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Put Your Mind to It

(Olly Dobson and Hugh Coles)

[George McFly, Marty McFly]
You make it sound so easy... I-I just wish I wasn't so scared...
Scared? George! Buddy, there's nothing to be scared about! Just remember...

[Marty]
When you walk
Take it slow
Like you're goin' someplace only you can go
And when you talk
Don't be loud
Friends are fine but don't be part of a crowd
And don't be in a hurry
Even when you're runnin' late
You should never worry
George, you've gotta concentrate!

[Marty and Backing Chorus]
Put your mind to it
Don't be blind to it
And we can fine tune it
Just put your mind to it
Your mind...

[George, Marty]
I feel I was doing exactly what you were doing...
Ah...not even close
Errr...
Alright, George, now let's try again

[Marty, George, (Backing Chorus)]
When you play
Have some fun
Make it look like you have already won
And when you dance
On the bones
Try to swagger like Mick Jagger of the Stones
Wait, wait, what stones? And who's "Dick" Jagger?

Stop apologisin'
Be anythin' you want to be
(Anything you wanna be, anythin' that you wanna be)
No over-analysin'
Let that man inside go free

[Marty and Backing Chorus]
Put your mind to it
Don't be blind to it
And we can fine tune it
Just put your mind to it
Your mind...

[Marty, (Backing Chorus)]
It's a state of mind (State of mind)
It's a point of view (Point of view)
If you want that girl (Want that girl)
Make up your mind to...
[Marty, George]
Hey, you're doing it! Let's go! Hey, you feelin' it yet, George?
Yeah, right in my neck!

[All, George]
(P-P-P-P-P) Put your mind to it
Don't be blind to it
Draw a line through it
Just put your mind to it (Put your, Put your, P-P-P)
Just put your mind to it!
And your behind to it!
Don't be confined to it!
Just put your mind to it!
My mind...

---

For the Dreamers

(Roger Bart)

[1955 Doc Brown]
So this one's for the dreamers
Whoever tried to make it
Though very few ever break through
We celebrate them when they do
Lionise them, call them great
Ticker-tape parade them
But this one's for the dreamers
Who strive to be a winner
Go as far as they can take it
Even if they don't quite make it...
This one's for the dreamers

Let's hear it for the dreamers
Who never stop believing
One grain of sand becomes a pearl
A great idea can change the world
They can see what others don't;
Try things others won't
So this one's for the dreamers
Who live on inspiration
Go as far as they can take it
Even if they don't quite make it...
This one's for the dreamers

And I know what it's like to be misunderstood
And I know how it feels to be told you're no good
But I couldn't give up; no, I never would
But people just took advantage of me
My distractions just consumed me
But for everyone that gets it right
Thousands more keep up the fight
They burn the fires deep in the night until they lose the light!
And most just disappear and we never hear of them...

So this one's for the dreamers
Who have the guts to risk it
To take a chance on what they think;
Can't stare them down 'cause they don't blink
Ridicule or call them out;
No one sees what they're about
Yes, this one's for the dreamers
Whose names we don't remember
They were close but no cigar
And we don't know who they are...
This one's for the dreamers
This one's for the dreamers
Like me...

---

Teach Him a Lesson

(Aidan Cutler Will Haswell and Shane ORiord)

[Biff Howard Tannen, 3D (Goon #1), Slick (Goon#2)]
You hear that guys? "Calvin Klein's goin' to the sissy dance on Saturday"! Well, we wouldn't be caught dead, at a thing like that, would we guys?!
No...! Yes...!

[Biff Tannen, 3D (Goon #1), Slick (Goon#2), (3D & Slick), Biff and gang]
There's somethin' about that punk
That I don't trust
He's dangerous
There's somethin' that don't add up
Arithmetic
And a hockey stick
There's somethin' about that guy
Since he appeared!
It's really weird!
Yeah
There's somethin' that's all messed up
It don't make sense how he's dressed up!

I'm gonna find him
And wh?n I do (And when you do...)
I'm gonna remind him
Of what a man can't do!

I'm gonna
Teach him a l?sson
That he'll always forget! ("Never forget"!)
Teach him for messin' with
A man he won't regret... ("Man he will regret"!)
Yes, I'm the man he won't regret! ("Will regret"!)

Teach him a lesson
That I haven't learnt yet
Teach him for messin' with
A man he will forget... ("Man he won't"!)
Yes, I'm the man
(You're the man)
I'm the man
(You're the man)
I'm the man!
(He'll be destroyed!)

There's somethin' about that boy
It's heads, he wins
And tails, I lose!
There's somethin' that I'll/(he'll) destroy
I'll pay his dues!
I'll shine his shoes!

SATURDAY NIGHT!!! (*laughs evilly*) [Instrumental]

---

The Letter/Only a Matter of Time (reprise)

(Olly Dobson and Courtney-Mae Briggs)

[1955 Doc Brown]
Y'know Marty, I'm gonna be sad to see you go. You made a real difference in my life. You've given me something to shoot for; I-just... knowing... I'm gonna live to see 1985! Then I'm gonna succeed in this; that- that I'll have the chance to travel through time. It's gonna be really hard to wait 30 years to talk about everything that's happened these last few days... I'm really gonna miss you, future boy.
I need to prepare our weather experiment, and you... you need to pick up your mother.

[Marty McFly]
Dear Dr. Brown,
On the night that I go back in time, you collapse from plutonium radiation poisoning.
Pl?ase take whatev?r precautions are necessary to prevent this terrible disaster.
Your friend,
Marty

I don't know how I ended up here;
It's so hard to believe
There's one chance and this much is so clear
If I miss it, I may never leave
I'll be stuck in this dream;
Can't wake up, can't get free

Destiny...
I'm not sure what that means
And history...
Well, it's not everything that it seems
Will I be on my way
Or will I have to stay?
But it's always a matter of time...

[Jennifer Parker]
We've been waiting a lifetime it seems
For a chance to break through
Now I know all our hopes and our dreams
Are real and about to come true
It's so easy to see
This is all meant to be

[Jennifer, Marty, Both]
Wherever we're going is alright with me
There's no way of knowin' just where that will be
We'll get where we're going eventually
Wherever we're going is alright if you're there with me
It's only a matter of time
Only a matter
Only a matter of time
I may not get out alive
Only a matter of...
Time...

---

Deep Divin

(Cedric Neal)

[Marvin Berry]
In the South Sea Islands they dive for pearls
In the USA, they dive for girls
If you take your time and play it cool
There'll be somebody waiting at the end of the pool
Everybody says that you should look before you leap
And when I look at you I'm ready to go

[Marvin, (Backing Chorus), Marvin and chorus]
Deep...
Deep divin' for love
(deep divin', a-deep deep divin')
And well I keep
Deep divin' for love (stop drownin'; a wee little routin')
There is just so much that we've been waiting to explore...
We'll find out every treasure on the ocean floor
So deep...
Deep divin' for love

{Instrumental break}

[Marvin, (Backing Chorus), Marvin and chorus]
(Deep...)
(Deep divin' for love) Deep divin' for love...
(deep divin' a-deep deep divin')
Deep...
Deep divin' for love
So stop drownin', it will be little routin'
There is just so much that we've been waiting to explore...
We'll find out every treasure on the ocean floor
So deep... (so deep)
Deep divin' for love
(Oooooooh...)

Deep divin' for love!

---

Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)

(Cedric Neal Hugh Coles and Rosanna Hyland)

[Marvin Berry]
This goes out to all you lovers tonight

[Marvin, (Mark Dixon), Lorraine Baines, George McFly]
Earth angel, Earth angel, will you be mine?
My darling dear, love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you

Aren't you gonna kiss me, George?
Oh, gee, I dunno, I, uh...

Earth angel, Earth angel, the one I adore (Scram, McFly, I'm cuttin' in!)
Love you for ever, and ever more...

{Music gets grittier and more shrill}
(C'mon, Lorraine, let's dance.)
Hey, stop it! No! George!
(Hey, what are you doin'? Hey, place your arms around me!)
Leave m? alone! Stop it! George!
(Com? on, Lorraine! Quit bein' such a square, huh?)
Stop it! Let me go!
(Hey, come on, let's dance with me!)
Excuse me!

{Climaxing musical interlude}

[Marvin, (Backing vocals), Marvin and backing vocals, George, George and Lorraine]
The vision of your happiness, wo-o-o-o-o-oah...
Earth angel, Earth angel
Please be mine (Ooo-oo-oo-ooh)
My darling dear, (My darling)
Love you all the time (I love you...)

I'm just a fool (A-a-a-ah...)
A fool in love...
With you...
(Ah, a-a-a-a-ah...)

---

Johnny B Goode

(Olly Dobson)

[Marty McFly]
Okay, ah, so, uh, this one's an oldie... Well, it's an oldie where I come from. Okay, so this is a blues riff in B flat. Watch me for the changes, and, um... yeah, try to keep up, okay?

[Instrumental introduction]

[Marty]
Way down in Louisiana, close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods, among the evergreens
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy named-a Johnny B. Goode
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
But he could play the guitar like he's ringing a bell

[Marty]
Go, go
Go, Johnny, go, go
Go, Johnny, go, go
Go, Johnny, go, go
Go, Johnny, go, go, go
Johnny B. Goode

[Marty]
His mama told him, "Someday, you will be a man
And you will be the leader of a big ol' band
Now, many people coming from-a miles around
To hear you playing music when the sun come down
Maybe someday your name will be in light
Saying "Johnny B. Goode tonight!""

[Marty and Prom Attendees]
Go, go! (Go, go,)
Go, Johnny, go, go
Go, Johnny, go, go
Go, Johnny, go, go
Go, Johnny, go, go, go
Johnny B. Goode!

[Instrumental break accompanied by Marty's rock guitar solo. Said solo starts becoming too audacious and eventually ends]

[Marty]
Guess you guys aren't ready for that yet... but your kids are gonna love it...

---

The Clocktower/For the Dreamers (reprise)

(Roger Bart)

{Instrumental}

[1955 Doc Brown]
One grain of sand
Becomes a pearl
One small step
Can change the world
They can see what others don't
Try things others won't
So this one's for the dreamers...
This one's for the dreamers...
This one's for the dreamers...
Like... meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

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The Power of Love

(Olly Dobson)

[George McFly]
My success...is the result of some very simple advice a young man gave to me 30 years ago: "You can accomplish anything if you put your mind to it.", and here's the proof. May I introduce our son, Marty McFly, and his band, the Pinheads!

[Marty McFly]
The power of love is a curious thing
Make-a one man weep, make another man sing
Change a hawk to a little white dove
More than a feeling, that's the power of love

Tougher than diamonds, rich like cream
Stronger and harder than a bad girl's dream
Make a bad one good, make a wrong one right
Power of love will keep you home at night

[Marty, Marty and Jennifer Parker]
You don't need money, don't take fame
Don't need no credit card to ride this train
It's strong and it's sudden and it's cruel sometimes
But it might just save your life
That's the power of love
That's the power of love

[Mayor Goldie Wilson, Marty and Goldie, Marty]
First time you feel it, it might make you sad
Next time you feel it, it might make you mad
But you'll be glad, baby, when you've found
That's the power
That makes the world go round

[Company]
You don't need money, don't take fame
Don't need no credit card to ride this train
It's strong and it's sudden and it'll be cruel sometimes
But it might just save your life

[Marty, (backing vocals)]
They say that all in love is fair
Yeah, but you don't care
But you know what to do (oo-oo what to do...)
When it gets hold of you (ooooh...)
And with a little help from above (Ohhhhh...)
You feel the power of love
Can you feel it?

[Marty, Marty and Company, (Backing Chorus)]
You don't need money, you don't take fame
Don't need no credit card to ride this train
Tougher than diamonds and stronger than steel
You won't feel nothin' till you feel
Feel the power, just the power of love (woooaah...)
That's the power, that's the power of love
You feel the power of love
You feel the power of love
You feel the power of love

---

Doc Returns/Finale

(Olly Dobson and Roger Bart)

[Doc Brown, Marty McFly]
Marty!
Doc!
Marty, you gotta come back with me!
Where?
Back to the future! It's incredible! You're not gonna believe your eyes! Get in the car!
Right now? But I'm in the middle of a song!
I'll have you back in thirty seconds, after all it's a time machine! Come on!
You're the doc, Doc

Alright, excuse us everyone... There's a little science experiment going on here...
Errr, give us some room! Doc, we're in the town square...
Yes...
Errr, we don't have enough road to get up to 88...
Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads...

{Instrumental}

[Full Company, Ladies, (Men)]
Aa-aa-aaah...
But it's only a matter of time
(Only a matter of time)
Yes, it's only a matter of-
Only a matter of ti-i-i-ime...
Aaa-aaa-aaa-aaaaaaaaaah...
TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME!!!!!

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Back in Time

(Olly Dobson and Roger Bart)

[Marty McFly, (Backing Chorus), Both]
Tell me, Doctor
Where are we goin' this time?
Is this the 50s, or 1999?

All I wanted to do
Was play my guitar and sing
So take me away
I don't mind
But you better just promise me, I'll be back in time (Back in time!)
Gotta get back in time

[Doc Brown, Marty, Both, Company, (Backing Company)]
Don't bet your future
On one roll of the dice
Better remember
Lightning never strikes twice

Please don't drive 88
Don't wanna be late again
So take me away (Ooooooh)
I don't mind (wo-o-o-oah)
But you better just promise me, I'll be back in time (Back in time!)
Gotta get back in time
You gotta get back in time

[Full Cast, Marvin Berry, (Backing Company)]
All I wanted to do
(All I only wanted to do, yeah...)
Was play my guitar and sing
So take me away
I don't mind
But you better promise me
I'll be back in time (Back in time!)
(back back)
Ooooh, back in time! (back back)
Ooooh, back in time! (back back)

You gotta get back in time!

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Exit Music (Back in Time)

(The Outatime Orchestra)

[Instrumental]