Who am I?
Valjean:
He thinks that man is meWithout the second glanceThat stranger he has foundThis man could be my chance!
Why should I save his hide?Why should I right this wrongWhen I have come so farAnd struggled for so long?
If I speak, I am condemned.If I stay silent, I am damned!
I am the master of hundreds of workers.They all look to me.Can I abandon them?How would they liveIf I am not free?
If I speak, they are condemned.If I stay silent, I am damned!
Who am I?Can I condemn this man to slaveryPretend I do not feel his agonyThis innocent who bears my faceWho goes to judgement in my place
Who am I?Can I conceal myself for evermore?Pretend I'm not the man I was before?And must my name until I dieBe no more than an alibi?
Must I lie?How can I ever face my fellow men?How can I ever face myself again?My soul belongs to God, I knowI made that bargain long ago
He gave me hope when hope was goneHe gave me strength to journey on
Who am I? Who am I?I'm Jean Valjean!
And so Your Honor, you see it's trueThat man bears no more guilt than you!Who am I?24601!