Free

Man :

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


(Spoken)
Madame Carp

Madame Carp (Spoken) :
What do you think I'm running here, a cabary?

Erika (Spoken):
I would have said a debtors prison

Madame Carp (Spoken) :
Keep laughing, you'll be working for me for another 37 years

Erika (Spoken):
But I've already paid off more then half

Madame 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

Madame Carp (Spoken) :
Their mistake

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

Mom (Spoken):
I'm so sorry my darling,
But as you know it is vital you marry King Dominic
It is the only way to take care of our people

Anneliese (Spoken) :
I know, it's my duty

Mom (Spoken):
Aww, and 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's strong
People will gather around the world to hear my song

Woman :
Can I come along?

Anneliese :
Now I fear I'll never be

Erika :
Soon I will forever be

Anneliese & Erika :
Free
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

Anneliese & Erika :
Duty means doing the things your heart may well regret

Anneliese :
But I'll never stop believing

Erika :
She can never stop my schemes

Anneliese & Erika :
There's more to living than gloves and gowns and threads and seams
In my dreams
I'll be free