Claude-Michel Schönberg - Valjean's Confession lyrics

[MARIUS] Monsieur, this is a day I can never forget Is gratitude enough For giving me Cosette? Your home shall be with us And not a day shall pa** But we will prove our love To you, whom we shall call A father to us both A father to us all [VALJEAN] Not another word my son There's something now that must be done You've spoken from the heart And I must do the same There is a story, sir Of slavery and shame That you alone must know I never told Cosette She had enough of tears She's never known the truth The story you must hear Of years ago There lived a man whose named Jean Valjean He stole some bread to save his sister's son For nineteen winters, served his time In sweat, he washed away his crime Years ago He broke parole and lived a life apart How could he tell Cosette and break her heart? It's for Cosette that this must be faced If he is caught she is disgraced The time is come to journey on And from this day he must be gone Who am I? Who am I? [MARIUS] You're Jean Valjean What can I do that will turn you from this? Monsieur, you cannot leave Whatever I tell my beloved Cosette She will never believe! [VALJEAN] Make her believe I have gone on a journey A long way away Tell her my heart was too full for farewells It is better this way Promise me, Monsieur, Cosette will never know [MARIUS] I give my word [VALJEAN] What I have spoken, why I must go [MARIUS] For the sake of Cosette, it must be so