毕业舞会

My days have little glamour

Writing memos, making calls

And wincing at the grammar Written on the bathroom walls

It's all school supplies And budget size

And wading through red tape

That's why I love the theater

It's how I escape

So, theater's a distraction. Is that what you mean?

A distraction is momentary. An escape helps you heal.

We look to you

To take us away

From the soul-crushing jobs

And emasculating pay

When our lives come up short

And our hopes are sad and few

You whisk us off To some place strange and new

We look to you

In good times and bad

The worlds you create Make the real one seem less sad

The curtain goes up

And every now and then

It feels as if we're coming home again

Yes, coming home again

We need a place to run to

When everything goes wrong

Where the answer to each problem Is to burst into a song

And standard rules of logic

Just simply don't apply

When people dance in unison

And no one wonders why

You make it sound so beautiful.

We look to you

As strange as it seems

When reality goes

To scary new extremes

So don't ever give up

And this I guarantee

Next time you think no one cares

You can look

To me

That's a nice picture. - Oh, it's terrible.

Look at the backdrop. Clouds? What, are we flying?

It's sweet.

Well…

You know, she needed proof she was still part of the family,

and nothing says family like a Sears family portrait.

Is there booze in this? - There sure is.

When you said lemonade… - Well, it's Indiana lemonade.

Okay, it's official. I love you. You're the cool grandmother I never had.

Hey, let me ask you something. What happened with Emma?

You're not a mother, so you can't know what it's like

to see your own daughter give up her child.

I'm sorry.

When Emma came out, oh, they could not handle it.

To bad parents and their broken progeny.

Although Emma is fine. She's a strong kid.

Mmm.

Oh, I wasn't talking about her.

What? You got kicked out too?

Well, I left before they could do that.

So the only nice dress I have is this.

Wow.

Okay, I mean, yeah, yep, you could wear that to prom

or keep it lying around

in case there's a remake of Little House on the Prairie.

Okay. That's it. I like him.

Emma, please let me dress you for this prom.

I don't know. This is all so crazy. What did you wear to your prom?

Well, I was going to wear a silver tux,

aqua accessories, the whole look.

I waited outside, anxious to see my crush,

but when I saw him with his date, I froze.

I couldn't go in.

I didn't have your courage.

This isn't about me.

This is about you.

And I promise you are going to have the night of your life.

What is your date wearing?

I don't know.

I've never been to her house before.

Her mom doesn't know about us.

How long have you been together?

A year and a half. - Oh, honey.

But she's coming out tonight, big time. That's the plan.

I'm really scared.

Would you get over here?

The point is you are brave.

You made all this happen.

When you walk into that gym tonight, you know what people are gonna see?

They're going to see the bravest person on the planet.

This is so hard. Does every girl go through this?

Yes, all across town,

girls are spraying on their tans and whitening their teeth,

trying to look their best for the prom, but they're wasting their time

because they don't have the glow that you have right now.

I trust you completely, and that's kind of scary too.

Can we please go shop? Can we mall it?

Is that okay? - Yes, mall the hell out of it!

Let's go. - Okay!