MAN (SPOKEN) :
Oh, we're late, late, late
We have twenty, maximum twenty-two minutes for your royal fitting
And then it's move, move, move to your speech at the Historical Society
After that we have to rush, and I mean rush to the Horticultural Society Tea
And then there's your Math lesson, your Geography lessons, your Science lessons
Anneliese:
All my life I've always wanted
To have one day just for me
Nothing to do and for once nowhere I need to be
With no lessons, lords, or lunches
Or to-do list in the way
No one to say when to eat or read or leave or stay
That would be the day
Erika:
All my life I've always wanted
To have one day for myself
Not waking up with a pile of work on every shelf
With no hems in need of pressing
And no sleeves in disarray
No wedding gown with a thousand stitches to crochet
And no debt to pay
Bertie (Spoken):
Madam Carp!
Madam Carp (Spoken):
What do you think I'm running here, a Cabaret?
Erika (Spoken):
I would have said a debtor's prison
Madam Carp (Spoken):
Keep laughing! You'll be working for me for another 37 years
Erika (Spoken):
But I've already paid off more than half!
Madam Carp (Spoken):
But there's an interest isn't there, your parents should have thought of that before they borrowed so much
Erika (Spoken):
They did it to feed me
Madam Carp (Spoken):
Their mistake (Slams door)
Erika:
What would it be like to be
Anneliese:
What would it be like to be
Erika:
Free
Anneliese:
Free
Free to try crazy things
Erika:
Free from endless iou's
Anneliese:
Free to fly
Erika:
Free to sing
Anneliese:
And marry whom I choose
Queen Genevieve (Spoken):
I am so sorry my darling, but as you know, it is vital that you marry King Dominic, it's the only way to take care of our people
Anneliese (Spoken):
I know, it's my duty
(Maid comes in with a gift)
Queen Genevieve(Spoken):
Oh look! Another engagement gift
Anneliese:
You would think that I'm so lucky
That I have so many things
I'm realizing that every present comes with strings
Erika:
Though I know I have so little
My determination strong
People will gather around the world to hear my song
Bertie:
Can I come along?
Anneliese:
Now I fear I'll never be
Erika:
Soon I will forever be
Anneliese:
Free
Erika:
Free
Both:
I close my eyes and feel myself fly a thousand miles away
I could take flight but would it be right
My conscience tells me stay
Anneliese:
I'll remain forever royal
Erika:
I'll repay my parent's debt
Both:
Duty means doing the things your heart may well regret
Anneliese:
But I'll never stop believing
Erika:
She can never stop my schemes
Both:
There's more to living than gloves and gowns and threads and seams
In my dreams
I'll be free