[INTRO] (Jordan is cleaning out his locker while friends rush around him.) COUNSELOR Jordan… Have you finished your college applications? JORDAN (without looking up) Maybe later! (The audience laughs.] ⸻ [VERSE 1] Everybody’s got a five-year plan, I’ve got tomorrow… If I can. Everybody’s checking off their lists, Mine’s somewhere Between “find my backpack” And “don’t miss rehearsal.” ⸻ [VERSE 2] They keep asking, “What comes next?” Like it’s written Somewhere in a textbook. If I knew, I’d probably tell you… After lunch. ⸻ [PRE-CHORUS] Maybe later… Maybe next week. Maybe after everything slows down. Maybe when I stop pretending I know exactly what I’m doing. ⸻ [CHORUS] 🎶 Maybe later… Maybe tomorrow. Maybe someday I’ll borrow A little courage To face what’s waiting there. Maybe later… Feels a little safer Than admitting I’m scared. 🎶 ⸻ [VERSE 3] (Friends cross the stage, each asking a question.) MAYA Have you picked a college? JORDAN Maybe later! ⸻ AVA Did you finish your essay? JORDAN Maybe later! ⸻ ELIJAH Want to talk? JORDAN … Maybe later. ⸻ (The music softens.) ⸻ [VERSE 4] Funny thing about jokes… They work. People laugh. Conversation changes. Nobody notices The part You’re trying to hide. ⸻ [BRIDGE] (Only piano.) What if… Everyone keeps moving… And I’m the only one Who doesn’t? What if… The loudest person In the room… Is only loud Because silence Feels too real? ⸻ [FINAL CHORUS] 🎶 Maybe later… Maybe never… Maybe I’m trying To hold onto forever. Because if I keep saying “I’ll do it another day…” Then maybe Tomorrow Never has to come. 🎶 ⸻ (The orchestra begins to rise.) 🎶 But maybe… Growing up Isn’t about Having every answer. Maybe… It’s taking one small step… Even when you’re afraid. Maybe… Not later. Maybe… Today. 🎶 ⸻ [OUTRO] (Jordan pulls a blank college application from his backpack. He stares at it, takes a deep breath, picks up a pen, and writes his name.) JORDAN (soft smile): Okay… Let’s start here. (Lights fade.)
