Act 2, Scene 8: Dewey’s Bedroom

[DEWEY]
Where did the rock go?
What is music when there's no one to hear?
Guess it's simply echos in the silence
Just to fade away

[spoken]
Woah, woah, woah woah woah woah, woah, woah, guys, guys! What are you doing here?

[FREDDIE]
We've come to get you! The bus is outside!

[DEWEY]
Ugh, guys, just forget you ever met me. I'm a loser—

[ZACK]
Yeah, yeah. C'mon, the bus is outside, we have to go!

[SUMMER]
Mr. Schneebly, you can't give up now!

[DEWEY]
Mr. Schneebly?! I lied to you! I used you, and worst of all, I wasted all your time

[TOMIKA, sung]
I was lost, lost and in pain
So much hurt bottled inside
All the things I should've said
I just kept trying to hide
And I thought nobody could
But you, you understood

I needed to share
And only you would listen
Hoped someone would care
And only you would listen
You raised my voice up
Taught me not to fear
I've learned who I am because you're here

Look around, see what you've done
Can't you tell how you came through?
And now you, you need someone
So let us be there for you
Don't you know we'll understand
Because you're, you're in the band

[ALL KIDS]
We want you to stay
If only you would listen
We need you to play
If only you would listen
Now that we've found you
You can't just disappear
School won't be the same without you here

[SUMMER]
I needed respect

[FREDDIE]
I needed a chance

[SUMMER]
And only you would listen

[FREDDIE]
Only you would listen

[ZACK]
I couldn't connect

[KATIE & LAWRENCE]
Just wanted one glance

[ZACK]
And only you would listen

[KATIE & LAWRENCE]
Only you

[TOMIKA]
You gave us voices
Helped us make them clear
You gave us voices

[ALL KIDS EXCEPT TOMIKA]
You gave us voices

[ALL KIDS]
Helped us make them clear

[TOMIKA]
You've taught us so much since you've been here

[ALL KIDS]
You've taught us so much since you've been here

[DEWEY, spoken]
I can't

[OFFSTAGE KIDS, sung]
When the world has screwed you
And crushed you in its fist

[DEWEY, spoken]
What's that?

[OFFSTAGE KIDS, sung]
When the way you're treated
Has got you good and pissed

[SUMMER, spoken]
Your students

[OFFSTAGE KIDS, sung]
There's been one solution
Since the world began
Don't just sit and take it

[DEWEY]
Stick it to the man

[TOMIKA]
Rant and rave

[SUMMER]
And scream and shout

[FREDDIE]
Get all of your aggression out

[KATIE]
They try to stop you

[ZACK]
Let 'em know

[LAWRENCE]
Exactly where they all can go

[ALL KIDS]
Do everything they ever tried to ban
And tell 'em where to stick their boring plan
And do it just as loudly as you can!

[DEWEY, spoken]
Yes!
And we shall teach rock... to the world!

[sung]
There's no way you can stop
The School of Rock!