MARIUS
Monsieur, this is a day I never can forget
Is gratitude enough for giving me Cosette?
Your home shall be with us and not a day shall pass
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 name was Jean Valjean
He stole some bread to save his sister's son
For nineteen winters served his tim
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 this must be faced
If he is caught, she is disgraced
The time has 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

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