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Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical, Susan Egan, 1994.

Writers: Tim Rice, Alan Menken

Producers: Bruce Botnick, Alan Menken

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Yes, I made the choice,

for Papa I will stay,

but I don’t deserve

to lose my freedom in this way,

you monster!

If you think that what you’ve done    is right, well then,

you’re a fool.

think again…

Is this home?

Is this where I should learn to be happy?

Never dreamed

that a home could be dark and cold.

I was told

every day in my childhood –

even when we grow old,

home will be where the heart is,”

never were words so true.

My heart’s far, far away,

home is too.

Is this home?

Is this what I must learn to believe in?

Try to find

something good in this tragic place.

Just in case,

I should stay here forever

held in this empty space.

Oh, but that won’t be easy.

I know the reason why –

my heart’s far, far away.

Home’s a lie.

What I’d give

to return

to the life that I knew lately

But I know

that I can’t

solve my problems going back.

Is this home?

Am I here for a day or forever?

   Shut away

from the world until who knows when.

Oh, but then,

as my life has been altered once,

it can change again.

Build higher walls around me,

change every lock and key.

Nothing lasts,

nothing holds

all of me.

My heart’s far,

far away,

home and free.