What the Heck I Gotta Do
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What the Heck I Gotta Do Lyrics
[NARRATOR]
The plan was called Operation D-Minus. And one of the schools included in the plan was Park Vista Community High School, where a kid named Justin Laboy—
[JUSTIN]
That's me
[NARRATOR]
—an 18-year-old honor roll student—
[JUSTIN]
I get straight A's, man
[NARRATOR]
—was in the last semester of his senior year. Justin could hardly believe his luck when a very pretty girl showed up
[JUSTIN]
Naomi!
[NARRATOR]
In not one but two of his classes
[STUDENTS]
Naomi!
[NARRATOR]
She sat in front of him. He switched seats
The plan was called Operation D-Minus. And one of the schools included in the plan was Park Vista Community High School, where a kid named Justin Laboy—
[JUSTIN]
That's me
[NARRATOR]
—an 18-year-old honor roll student—
[JUSTIN]
I get straight A's, man
[NARRATOR]
—was in the last semester of his senior year. Justin could hardly believe his luck when a very pretty girl showed up
[JUSTIN]
Naomi!
[NARRATOR]
In not one but two of his classes
[STUDENTS]
Naomi!
[NARRATOR]
She sat in front of him. He switched seats
[STUDENTS]
Naomi!
[NARRATOR]
The last name she used was—
[STUDENTS]
Rodriguez
[NARRATOR]
Justin, what drew you to Naomi initially?
[JUSTIN]
Man, she used to fall asleep in class
She was a light-skinneded Puerto Rican-Dominican—
Long hair, mature in the body like woah
[STUDENTS]
Like, woah
[JUSTIN]
That's not the only reason I liked her, though
She said she moved with her mother to Florida from New York
[STUDENTS]
Where dreams are made
Naomi!
[NARRATOR]
The last name she used was—
[STUDENTS]
Rodriguez
[NARRATOR]
Justin, what drew you to Naomi initially?
[JUSTIN]
Man, she used to fall asleep in class
She was a light-skinneded Puerto Rican-Dominican—
Long hair, mature in the body like woah
[STUDENTS]
Like, woah
[JUSTIN]
That's not the only reason I liked her, though
She said she moved with her mother to Florida from New York
[STUDENTS]
Where dreams are made
[JUSTIN]
Well, so did I. So I said, hi
She seemed mature, and I talked more
[STUDENTS]
More, more, more!
[JUSTIN]
And I was like, what the heck I gotta do to be with you?
[STUDENTS]
What the heck I gotta do?
[JUSTIN]
What the heck I gotta do to be with you?
[STUDENTS]
What the heck I gotta do?
[JUSTIN]
Who do I have to be for you to be with me?
[NARRATOR]
You told her all this in class?
[JUSTIN]
Yeah. Well, I texted her! Y'know, I was like, what the heck I gotta do to be with you?
Well, so did I. So I said, hi
She seemed mature, and I talked more
[STUDENTS]
More, more, more!
[JUSTIN]
And I was like, what the heck I gotta do to be with you?
[STUDENTS]
What the heck I gotta do?
[JUSTIN]
What the heck I gotta do to be with you?
[STUDENTS]
What the heck I gotta do?
[JUSTIN]
Who do I have to be for you to be with me?
[NARRATOR]
You told her all this in class?
[JUSTIN]
Yeah. Well, I texted her! Y'know, I was like, what the heck I gotta do to be with you?
[STUDENTS]
L-O-L-O-L-O-L!
[JUSTIN]
What the heck I gotta do to be with you?
[STUDENTS]
R-O-F-L-O-L!
[JUSTIN]
Who do I have to be for you to be with me?
[NAOMI]
Smiley face
[JUSTIN]
Yes! Next thing you know, we're texting day and night. I trust her right away
[STUDENTS]
Like, woah!
[JUSTIN]
Hey, yo. I never met anyone like her, bro. Yo, she listens to all my problems. I let her copy all my homework. And then I lay it all on the line. And she was like—
[STUDENTS]
No, no—
[JUSTIN]
No! She didn't say no exactly. I don't know
[STUDENTS]
No, no, no, no!
[JUSTIN]
Yeah, I was surprised. I'm a pretty great guy
[STUDENTS]
So? So?
[JUSTIN]
So, I decided I needed to step my game up
[STUDENTS]
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[JUSTIN]
It's too late to be shy. And so I got in front of the whole class one day, and serenaded her. I was like, what the heck I gotta do to be with you?
[STUDENTS]
What the heck I gotta do?
[JUSTIN]
What the heck I gotta do to be with you?
[STUDENTS]
What the heck I gotta do?
[JUSTIN]
Who do I have to be for you to go to prom with me!
[NARRATOR]
You asked her to the prom?
[JUSTIN]
Yeah! I danced and everything
[STUDENTS]
Naomi!
[JUSTIN]
Naomi! I know there's a reason you were transferred here to me
[STUDENTS]
Naomi!
[STUDENTS]
Naomi! I know there's a reason this isn't luck, it's destiny
[STUDENTS]
Naomi!
[JUSTIN]
Naomi! You know me! Will you go to prom with me?
[NAOMI]
I'll think about it
[STUDENTS]
She'll think about it. She'll think about it. She'll think about it. She'll think about
[JUSTIN]
She said she'd think about it
[STUDENTS]
She'll think about it
[JUSTIN]
She'll think about it
[STUDENTS]
Think about it
[JUSTIN]
She'll think about it
[STUDENTS]
She'll think about it. She'll think about it
[JUSTIN]
Yes!
L-O-L-O-L-O-L!
[JUSTIN]
What the heck I gotta do to be with you?
[STUDENTS]
R-O-F-L-O-L!
[JUSTIN]
Who do I have to be for you to be with me?
[NAOMI]
Smiley face
[JUSTIN]
Yes! Next thing you know, we're texting day and night. I trust her right away
[STUDENTS]
Like, woah!
[JUSTIN]
Hey, yo. I never met anyone like her, bro. Yo, she listens to all my problems. I let her copy all my homework. And then I lay it all on the line. And she was like—
[STUDENTS]
No, no—
[JUSTIN]
No! She didn't say no exactly. I don't know
[STUDENTS]
No, no, no, no!
[JUSTIN]
Yeah, I was surprised. I'm a pretty great guy
[STUDENTS]
So? So?
[JUSTIN]
So, I decided I needed to step my game up
[STUDENTS]
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[JUSTIN]
It's too late to be shy. And so I got in front of the whole class one day, and serenaded her. I was like, what the heck I gotta do to be with you?
[STUDENTS]
What the heck I gotta do?
[JUSTIN]
What the heck I gotta do to be with you?
[STUDENTS]
What the heck I gotta do?
[JUSTIN]
Who do I have to be for you to go to prom with me!
[NARRATOR]
You asked her to the prom?
[JUSTIN]
Yeah! I danced and everything
[STUDENTS]
Naomi!
[JUSTIN]
Naomi! I know there's a reason you were transferred here to me
[STUDENTS]
Naomi!
[STUDENTS]
Naomi! I know there's a reason this isn't luck, it's destiny
[STUDENTS]
Naomi!
[JUSTIN]
Naomi! You know me! Will you go to prom with me?
[NAOMI]
I'll think about it
[STUDENTS]
She'll think about it. She'll think about it. She'll think about it. She'll think about
[JUSTIN]
She said she'd think about it
[STUDENTS]
She'll think about it
[JUSTIN]
She'll think about it
[STUDENTS]
Think about it
[JUSTIN]
She'll think about it
[STUDENTS]
She'll think about it. She'll think about it
[JUSTIN]
Yes!
About
Genius Annotation
As the first song in the show, this song establishes the context and introduces the two main characters, Justin and Naomi. It also serves as Justin’s “I Want” song, and it’s pretty simple: all he wants is the girl.
This song demonstrates some significant dramatic irony, because the audience knows something Justin doesn’t: Naomi is an undercover cop.
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- 1.What the Heck I Gotta Do
- 2.One School
- 3.Cousin
- 4.The Money
- 5.Epilogue
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Released on
June 19, 2014
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