Learned by ear and uploaded by subscriber request!
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As performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt
Words and Music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Piano Accompaniment by Jess Modaff
This is a recording of my own playing. I do not own the rights to this music.
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We may not yet have reached our glory
But I will gladly join the fight
And when our children tell their story
They'll tell the story of tonight
They'll tell the story of tonight, tonight
Have you ever felt like nobody was there?
Have you ever felt forgotten in the middle of nowhere?
Have you ever felt like you could disappear?
Like you could fall and no one would hear?
Well, let that lonely feeling wash away
(All we see is light)
Maybe there's a reason to believe you'll be okay
(For forever)
'Cause when you don't feel strong enough to stand
You can reach, reach out your hand
And oh
Raise a glass to freedom
Something they can never take away
(Oh) No matter what they tell you
(Someone will come running to take your home)
Raise a glass to all of us
Tomorrow there'll be more of us
Telling the story of tonight
(Out of the shadows, the morning is breaking)
They'll tell the story of tonight
(And all is new) All is new
(All is new) It's only a matter of time
Even when the dark comes crashing through
When you need a friend to carry you
When you're broken on the ground
You will be found
So let the sun come streaming in
'Cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again
If you only look around
You will be found
And when our children tell their story
(You will be found)
They'll tell the story of tonight
No matter what they tell you
(Tomorrow there'll be more of us)
Telling the story of tonight
The story of tonight