When the Sun Goes Down - In the Heights

Music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Lyrics:

BENNY
When the sun goes down
You're gonna need a flashlight
You're gonna need a candle-

NINA
I think I can manage that

BENNY
When you leave town
I'm gonna buy you a calling card

NINA/BENNY
'Cause I am falling hard for you

NINA
I go back on Labor Day

BENNY
And I will try to make my way

BENNY/NINA
Out west to California

BENNY
So we've got this summer

NINA
And we've got each other
Perhaps even longer

BENNY
When you're on your own
And suddenly without me
Will you forget about me?

NINA
I couldn't if I tried

BENNY
When I'm all alone
And I close my eyes

BENNY/NINA
That's when I'll see your face again

BENNY
And when you're gone
You know that I'll be waiting when you're gone

NINA
But you're here with me right now...

BENNY
We'll be working hard, but if we should drift apart

NINA
Benny--

BENNY
Lemme take this moment just to say

NINA
No, no--

BENNY
You are gonna change the world some day--

NINA
I'll be thinking of home--

BENNY/NINA
And I'll think of you every night
At the same time--

BENNY
When the sun goes down

NINA
When the sun goes down

BENNY
When the sun goes down

Category:

Music

Tags:

• When
• The
• Sun
• Goes
• Down
• In
• the
• Heights
• Lin-Manuel
• Miranda
• Original
• Broadway
• Cast
• Recording
• Mandy
• Gonzalez
• Chris
• Jackson
• Nina
• Rosario
• Benny

[geniirena]

Psh they clearly don't understand time differences.

[morninglory99]

@geniirena Exactly what I've been thinking!

[ObsessedwithBroadway]

Question: Are Mandy and Chris still performing on B'Way or have they both left already...? I really reeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaally want to see them... :)

[morninglory99]

Mandy left at the end of January, but Chris is still there.

[alypenny09]

im not positive, but i heard chris left recently to do something else.

[morninglory99]

Oh, you may be right. I'm pretty sure Chris was still there as of early February, though, and I haven't been able to find any news of his departure.

[musicprodigy]

yeah i saw these 2 on broadway. it's strange... the vocals are better on a cd, but the performance is better on broadway.

this was the first broadway musical i had ever seen.

you could really feel the passion between them.

every character had so much energy and you could really feel it out in the audience.

a wonderful musical!!!

i would recommend anyone to go see it.

its friggin awsome.

haha.

[JOCKS3000]

Saw Chris and Mandy July 25 (evening) performance- you've never met two more "real" sweet people with talent to spare- they touched my heart and I told them so..

[PHahnProductions]

Does anyone know the Chord Progression for this song? I've been wanting to play this on guitar but I can't find music anywhere for it. I'd appreciate it much!

[emwalker13]

This gives me chills every time!!!! :)

[RitaAnne]

I love this show. I saw it when it first came to Broadway.. Amazinggg!

[AzureBluee]

Cute :) Great song!

[ZerosRequiem]

this is gorgeous.

[mbefre]

oh my gahhhh they are sooo good!

[peterobs]

Saw it October with different cast. Not as good as recording.  But great to see the show as the dancing was awesome.

[catchymusiclover68]

i raped the replay button

[aeviamae]

@ObsessedwithBroadway Mandy is now Elphaba in Wicked. Chris is coming back for the last handful of shows of In the Heights.