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When He Sees Me Lyrics

This song serves as Dawn’s official solo number – while Jenna and Becky push her to finish her online dating profile, she explains her hesitations in a future partner and seeks a way to immerse herself in the… Read More [DAWN]I stick with real thingsUsually facts and figuresWhen information's in its placeI minimize the guessing gameGuess what?[JENNA & BECKY, spoken]What?[DAWN]I don't like guessing gamesOr when I feel thingsBefore I know the feelingsHow am I supposed to operateIf I'm just tossed around by fate?Like on an unexpected date?With a stranger who might talk too fastOr ask me questions about myselfBefore I've decided thatHe can ask me questions about myselfHe might sit too closeOr call the waiter by his first nameOr eat OreosBut eat the cookie before the cream?But what scares me the mostWhat scares me the mostYou might also likeIs what if when he sees me, what if he doesn't like it?What if he runs the other way and I can't hide from it?What happens then?If when he knows me, he's only disappointed?What if I give myself away, to only get it given back?I couldn't live with thatSo, I'm just fine, inside my shell-shaped mindThis way I get the best viewSo that when he sees me, I want him to[JENNA, spoken]Dawn, don't you think you're being a little, I mean maybe just a tad--[DAWN]I'm not defensive!I'm simply being cautiousI can't risk reckless datingDue to my miscalculatingWhy a certain suitor stands in lineI've seen in moviesMost made for televisionYou cannot be too carefulWhen it comes to sharing your lifeI could end up a miserable wifeSorry girlsBut he could be criminal, some sort of psychopathWho escaped from an institutionSomewhere where they don't have girlsHe could have masterminded some way to find meHe could be colorblindHow untrustworthy is thatHe could be less than kindOr even worse he could be very nice, have lovely eyesAnd make me laugh, come out of hidingWhat do I do with that?Oh, GodWhat if when he sees meI like him and he knows it?What if he opens up a doorAnd I can't close it?What happens then?If when he holds meMy heart is set in motionI'm not prepared for thatI'm scared of breaking openBut still I can't help from hopingTo find someone to talk toWho likes the way I amSomeone who when he sees meWants to again17EmbedCancel

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This song serves as Dawn’s official solo number – while Jenna and Becky push her to finish her online dating profile, she explains her hesitations in a future partner and seeks a way to immerse herself in the world.

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1. 1. What’s Inside
2. 2. Opening Up
3. 3. The Negative
4. 4. What Baking Can Do
5. 5. Club Knocked Up
6. 6. Pomatter Pie
7. 7. When He Sees Me
8. 8. It Only Takes a Taste
9. 9. You Will Still Be Mine
10. 10. A Soft Place to Land
11. 11. Never Ever Getting Rid of Me
12. 12. Bad Idea
13. 13. I Didn’t Plan It
14. 14. Bad Idea (Reprise)
15. 15. You Matter to Me
16. 16. I Love You Like a Table
17. 17. Take It From An Old Man
18. 18. Dear Baby
19. 19. She Used to Be Mine
20. 21. Everything Changes
21. 22. Opening Up (Finale)

CreditsReleased onJune 3, 2016FeaturingKeala Settle & Jessie MuellerProducersNadia DiGiallonardo, Neal Avron, Sara Bareilles & Jill Dell’abateWriterSara BareillesDigital Audio EditorDerik LeePercussionRich MercurioDrumsRich MercurioSlide GuitarMeg TooheyElectric GuitarMeg Toohey & Yair EvnineAcoustic GuitarMeg Toohey & Yair EvnineAssistant EngineerJack Mason, Nate Odden & Thom BeemerAssistant Mixing EngineerScott SkrzynskiBassLee NadelKeyboardsNadia DiGiallonardo & Jamie EdwardsCoordinatorJohn MillerTambourineJamie EdwardsMastering EngineerTed JensenMixing EngineerNeal AvronRecording EngineerDerik LeeLabel90 Live, Inc. & DMI SoundtracksOrchestrationThe Waitress Band & Sara BareillesSongs That Sample When He Sees MeI Love You Like a Table by Christopher Fitzgerald (Ft. Kimiko Glenn)When He Sees Me Is A Cover OfWhen He Sees Me by Sara BareillesView When He Sees Me samplesTagsPopBroadwayMusicalsExpand CommentsAdd a commentSign Up And Drop Knowledge 🤓Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love.Sign Up