Andrew Lloyd Webber - Ten Long Years (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) lyrics

[GIRY] Hurry up people! You have four more shows to do! No time to dawdle! (Giry Sits down and reads a newspaper) [MEG] Mother did you see? Was it all alright? Mother was he watching? Was he keeping out of sight I was frightened half to d**h And I had to catch my breath As the lights began to dim I was suddenly aware of a presence in the air And I knew it was him Yes I know there were some snags There are moments where it lags Mother, mother what's wrong? [GIRY] A surprise announcement, from Mr. Oscar Hammerstein Christine Daae left Paris this morning to sing at the opening of his new Manhattan opera house [MEG] Christine, Christine [GIRY] Christine... Ten long years Not a sign, not a word Ten long years Now she comes to our shows We must pray she keeps away From us, and from him And his dreams and his scores [MEG] What do you mean? [GIRY] In Paris, when the mob surrounded him Who was there? We were there Where was she when the low men hounded him? Gone, long gone We stayed on Who concealed him safe away? Smuggled him up to Calais? Found a freighter out of France? [MEG] I don't see the problem This is ancient history [GIRY] And who helped him buy his first sideshow? [MEG] Mother don't... [GIRY] And who plied the politicians? [MEG] That's all over now! [GIRY] Charmed investors and the press? No, not her And who stayed with him? Helped him and advised him? We stayed with him Loved and Idolized him She betrayed him Shunned him and despised him She chose Raoul Chose to make a new start Chose beauty and youth over genius and art Fixed her aim on wealth and fame Fled from the master yet fled with his heart [MEG] It seems a hundred years ago When you and I were both on show Dancing side by side Shy and starry-eyed The waves now bring you back to me And any day we soon will be Side by side again Just the same as then [BOTH] Ah, Christine Long Ago How I watched as you rose like a star Ah, Christine We have all traveled long Traveled far Ah, Christine [MEG] You seem a thousand miles away And yet your ship sets out today Sails across the sea Bringing you to me And I will show you all the sights Manhattan's noise And Coney's lights Friends at last again Just the same as then Just like way back when