Second Chance

**Second Chance** is an original song from High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. The song is sung by Olivia Rodrigo as Nini Salazar-Roberts, Joshua Bassett as Ricky Bowen, Sofia Wylie as Gina Porter and Matt Cornett as E.J. Caswell.

The song serves as a culmination of the season’s storylines for the series' core characters: Ricky looks to move on and better himself after breaking up with Nini, Nini ponders her future as she seeks a career as a singer-songwriter, E.J. has doubts in his pursuit of a relationship with Gina due to a miscommunication, and Gina regrets opening herself up only to possibly be hurt once again. Each character is looking to rebound—and be given a “second chance”—after suffering setbacks.

As Ricky leaves his drama teacher Miss Jenn’s office after an emotional conversation, he feels a sense of closure on his journey throughout the school year and is optimistic about the future. The scene transitions into a dream sequence where the four characters have the same appearance they had in the first episode of the series. They sing the song as they distantly walk the hallways of East High, before meeting on stage in their school’s theater, where they first auditioned for their school’s production of High School Musical.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1: Ricky & *Nini*]

Who knew that love could be so bittersweet

Oh, when it finally meets the end?

But there is somethin' in this summer wind

A moment to begin again

*I know that every time a door is shut*

*A window opens up for me*

*It's all wide open down this road I'm on*

*I'm findin' who I want to be*

[Chorus: Nini & Ricky]

I've got a second chance to fly

I've got a second chance to fall

What can make the tide turn?

What can make the fire burn?

A second chance is all

[Verse 2: E.J. & *Gina*]

Was I a fool to read between the lines?

Did I misread the signs that much?

Who would've thought we'd come this far as friends?

Maybe that should've been enough

*Maybe I'm safer when I'm on the run*

*No time to open up my heart*

*Maybe I'll hide behind my walls again*

*Instead of tearing them apart*

[Chorus: Gina & E.J., *Nini & Ricky*]

I've got a second chance to fly (*Another chance to fly*)

I've got a second chance to fall (*Another chance to fall*)

What can make the tide turn?

What can make the fire burn?

A second chance is all

[Post-Chorus: Nini, *Ricky*, **E.J.**, ***Gina***]

(I'm finding who I wanna be)

(*Begin again, begin again, begin again*)

**I thought I knew what I want**

***I'm safer when I'm on the run***

(I'm finding who I wanna be)

(*Begin again, begin again, begin again*)

**I thought I knew what I want**

***I'm safer when I'm on the run***

[Chorus: Nini, *E.J.*, **Gina**, ***Ricky***]

I've got a second chance to fly

*I've got a second chance to fall*

**What can make the tide turn?**

***What can make the fire burn?***

[Nini, Ricky, E.J. & Gina]

A second chance is all

I've got a second chance to fly

[E.J., *Nini/Ricky/Gina*]

(It was just another chance to fall)

*I've got a second chance to fall*

[Gina, *Gina/Nini/E.J.*, **Ricky**]

I wonder *what can make the tide turn?*

(**What does it take?**)

*What can make the fire burn?*

[Nini, Ricky, E.J. & Gina

A second chance is all

[Post-Chorus: Nini, *Ricky*, **E.J.**, ***Gina***]

(I'm finding who I wanna be)

(*Begin again, begin again, begin again*)

**I thought I knew what I want**

***I'm safer when I'm on the run***

(I'm finding who I wanna be)

*Begin again, begin again*

[Outro: Ricky, E.J. & Gina]

A second chance is all

## Videos

Cast of High School Musical- The Musical- The Series - Second Chance (HSMTMTS - Disney+)