Christopher Smith - Expectations lyrics

[MAJOR GRAY, spoken] You will be perfect. Now, I'm a superb judge of character. I have to be (sung) The influential man must always be Keen to pa** his noble traits to posterity The care that he must use With the wife that he must choose Is a matter of the utmost gravity For she must live up to expectations Nobody can doubt her loyalty No questions and explanations A woman of Christian tact and dignity This is what a wife was meant to be You know that I have traveled far and wide Never found a woman that I wanted by my side Most were rather plain, some were barely sane They wanted me but I could not oblige For it would ruin my reputation To settle for a homely girl Who did not live up to expectations This is why I've asked you here today To say the words you've always dreamed I'd say For no one else fulfills my standards quite the way you do And this is why I feel that I must offer this to you (spoken) This ring belonged to the Dutchess of Brunswick, my great-grandmother [MARY, spoken] I'm just so overwhelmed. I'm not sure I deserve you... [MAJOR GRAY, spoken] Oh, but you do. Even so, the crown prince will need to meet and prove of you before we announce anything publicly. But when he hears you sing, our names will be spoken all over London. And I know you won't disappoint him... or me (sung) For you will live up to expectations