"That's Why We're Here" is a song from Toy Story: The Musical. It takes place in a familiar scene where the toys got worried about being replaced. In this song, Woody tries to reassure every toy that being there for Andy is what really matters. It also has reprises that takes place when Woody tells Buzz how better it is be a toy than a space ranger and when Woody and Buzz reunite with other toys.
Lyrics
Woody:
This is Andy we're talking about here. It doesn't matter how much we're played with. What matters is that we're here when Andy needs us, and he needs us now!
Just because you've been
Just because you've been sitting 'round inside the box or under the bed
You think you're only gathering dust
Doesn't mean a thing
Doesn't mean a thing, wipe off that frown, don't worry your plastic head
We all got to have some trust
'Cause every time that boy comes walking through that door
He needs to know we'll be right where we were before
That's why we're here!
We are the all-star cast we're just listenin' for our cues
That why we're here!
We all got parts to play now we all got nothing to lose
Anything Andy can imagine, it's our job to make appear
That's what we're made for
That's why we're here
Slinky:
If Woody said it's alright, well darn it! That's good enough for me!
'Bo Peep:
Slinky's right, we should listen to Woody.
Rex:
But if he gets those new toys, he's going to forget about all of us!
Hamm:
We're next month's garage sale fodder for sure!
Bo Peep:
That's not going to happen.
Woody:
Of course, it isn't!
Mr. Potato Head
Well sure, Woody ain't worried. He's been Andy's favorite since Kindergarten.
Bo Peep:
Hey Potato Head!
Hey Potato Head! Why be without your eyes, your mouth, or your nose?
You're just another faceless smug
Mr. Potato Head:
What?! You wish you had these lips.
Woody and Bo Peep:
They belong to you
We belong to him
No matter what we do
We go where Andy goes!
Bo Peep:
So don't such a stick in the mud
Mr. Potato Head:
You ain't no joyride either, sister!
Woody and Bo Peep:
So you're a smaller toy but you play no small part
You're on the stage of Andy's room and his heart
That's why we're here!
Rex:
We are the all-star cast just waiting in the wings!
Woody:
That's why we're here!
Slinky:
And when the time is right, somebody's gonna pull our strings
Woody's voice box:
Reach for the skies!
Woody:
So if you've been inside a closet or up on a shelf all year
You gotta believe me when I tell you toys
"You've got no reason to fear."
All:
There is a boy who loves us all and let me make it very clear!
Woody:
That what we're made for! That's why we're here!
Chorus:
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
Woody:
That's why we're here!
Chorus:
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
Woody: Yeah, yeah, yeah! That's why we're here!
Chorus:
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
Rex:
That's why we're here!
Chorus:
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
Hamm:
That's why we're here!
Chorus:
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
Slinky:
That's why we're here!
Chorus
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
All:
That's why we're here!
Buzz:
You were right all along. I'm not a space ranger, I'm just a toy. A stupid, little insignificant toy.
Woody:
Ah, Buzz...
Just because you've been
Just because you've been dead wrong 'bout most everything that you thought that you knew
You're acting like it's over and done
Well, being Andy's toy
Bein' Andy's toy beats the heck out of anything the greatest space ranger could do
Plus you know it's really more fun.
And if you're still unsure, here's what I recommend
Check out the bottom of your shoe right now, my friend
Buzz:
Why would Andy want to play with me?
Woody
Why would Andy want to play with you?!
You got the super-duper L.E.D. that lets loose laser light
You got the carbon alloy blaster C that glows all through the night
You got the helmet and those nifty wings, though they're not so good for flight
You're the coolest toy Andy's ever had and your future looks real bright
In fact, you're so much cooler than I can ever hope to be
And when we get you back to Andy, there won't be any room for me
I mean, what chance does a toy like me have against a Buzz Lightyear action figure? All I can do is...
Woody's Voice Box
There's a snake in my boot!
Woody:
Why would Andy ever want to play with me when he's got you?
Buzz:
Because...
You belong to him
We belong to him
No matter what we do, we go where Andy goes
I never really got it til now
Woody:
I'm the one who should be strapped to that rocket.
Buzz
That's why we're here!
Woody
You're the one Andy needs!
Buzz
That's why we're here!
Woody
Forget about me! Get out while you still can!
Buzz
You got to buck up, cowboy! Steady on!
We just need to persevere!
Pull up your boot strap, son! That's Andy's name
You got no reason to fear
There is a boy who needs us both!
We must go while the coast is clear!
Woody
There is a boy who needs us both.
Buzz
That's what we're made for!
Both
That's why we're here!
Woody
That's why we're here!
Both
That's why we're here!
Buzz
There is a boy who loves us all! (or "needs us both!")
Woody
There is a boy who loves us all!
All
There is a boy who loves us all and let me make it very clear!
Woody and Buzz
That's what we're made for!
Rex
That why we're here!
Chorus
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
Woody
That's why we're here!
Chorus
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
Buzz
That's why we're here!
Chorus:
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here!
Woody, Buzz, and Rex:
That's why we're here!
Chorus:
That's why we're here!
That's why we're here
All:
That's why we're here!
