Rachel Bay Jones & Jennifer Laura Thompson
Ben Platt & Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen
Ben Platt
Mike Faist, Ben Platt & Will Roland
Laura Dreyfuss, Michael Park & Jennifer Laura Thompson
Ben Platt & Laura Dreyfuss
Mike Faist, Ben Platt, Kristolyn Lloyd, Will Rolland, Jennifer Laura Thompson & Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen
Ben Platt, Kristolyn Lloyd, Will Rolland, Laura Dreyfuss & Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen
Michael Park & Ben Platt
Laura Dreyfuss & Ben Platt
Rachel Bay Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd, Will Rolland & Ben Platt
Ben Platt
Rachel Bay Jones
Ben Platt & Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen
Larry and Evan are hanging out in the Murphy family’s garage as Larry finds some of his baseball memorabilia to auction to raise funds for Connor’s memorial orchard. Zoe comes in and half-jokes to Evan that he can leave if her dad is boring him, to which Evan enthusiastically responds that he’s fine...
[EVAN, spoken]
This glove's really cool, wow.
[LARRY, spoken]
Oh, why don't you take it?
[EVAN, spoken]
Oh. No, no, I couldn't.
[LARRY, spoken]
Why not?
[EVAN, spoken]
Are you sure?
[LARRY]
I bought this glove a thousand years ago
For some birthday or some Christmas that has come and gone
I thought we might play catch or I don't know
But he left it in the bag, with the tag still on
(spoken)
You'll have to break it in though, first. You can't catch anything with it that stiff.
[EVAN, spoken]
How do you break it in?
[LARRY]
Well, it's all a process that is really quite precise
A sort of secret method known to very few
So, if you're in the market for professional advice
Well today could be a lucky day for you
(spoken)
Shaving cream.
[EVAN, spoken]
Shaving cream?
[LARRY, spoken]
Oh yeah. You rub that in for about five minutes, tie it all up with rubber bands, put it under your mattress, and sleep on it. And you do that for at least a week, every day, consistent.
(sung)
And though this method isn't easy
Every second that you spend is gonna pay off
It'll pay off in the end
It just takes a little patience
It takes a little time
A little perseverance
And a little uphill climb
You might not think it's worth it
You might begin to doubt
But you can't take any shortcuts
You gotta stick it out
And it's the hard way
But it's the right way
The right way to break in a glove
With something like this, you gotta be ready to put in the work, make the commitment. So what do you think?
[EVAN, spoken]
I mean, definitely.
[LARRY]
Some people say just use a microwave
Or try that "run it through hot water" technique
Well, they can gloat about the time they saved
'Til they gotta buy another glove next week
[LARRY]
It just takes a little patience
Takes a little
time
A little perseverance
And a little uphill climb
And it's the hard way
But it's the right way
The right way
'Cause there's a right way in everything you do
Keep that grit (Keep that grit)
Follow through
[EVAN]
It takes a little patience
Takes a little time
Perseverance
And a little uphill climb
The right way
Keep that grit
Follow through
[LARRY]
Even when everyone around you thinks you're crazy
Even when everyone around you lets things go
And whether you're prepping for some test
Or you're miles from some goal
Or you're just trying to do what's best
For a kid who's lost control
You do the hard thing
'Cause that's the right thing
Yeah, that's the right thing
[EVAN, spoken]
Connor was really lucky to have a dad that uh, a dad who cared so much about taking care of stuff.
[LARRY, spoken]
Shaving cream, rubber bands, mattress, repeat.
Got it?
[EVAN, spoken]
Got it.
[LARRY]
It's the hard way
[EVAN]
But it's the right way
[LARRY & EVAN]
The right way
To break in a glove
[LARRY, spoken]
You're good to go.
To Break in a Glove was written by Justin Paul & Benj Pasek.
To Break in a Glove was produced by Stacey Mindich.
Michael Park & Ben Platt released To Break in a Glove on Fri Feb 03 2017.
So much of this song’s content was derived from a scene Steven [Levenson, book writer for the show,] wrote. We always knew we needed a father-son bonding moment, but the baseball glove was all Steven’s idea. Weirdly, “Glove” was probably this team’s most collaborative effort because of the constan...