Ben Platt Performs ’For Forever’

Ben Platt performs an emotional number from the Broadway musical ’Dear Evan Hansen.’ End of May or early June This picture-perfect afternoon we shared Drive the winding country road Grab a scoop at À La Mode And then we’re there An open field that’s framed with trees We pick a spot and shoot the breeze Like buddies do Quoting songs by our favorite bands Telling jokes no one understands Except us two And we talk and take in the view All we see is sky for forever We let the world pass by for forever Feels like we could go on for forever this way Two friends on a perfect day We walk a while and talk about The things we’ll do when we get out of school Bike the Appalachian trail or Write a book or learn to sail Wouldn’t that be cool? There’s nothing that we can’t discuss Like girls we wish would notice us but never do He looks around and says to me “There’s nowhere else I’d rather be“ And I say, “me too“ And we talk and take in the view We just talk and take in the view All we see is sky for forever We let the wo