~Valjean~ Freedom is mine The earth is still I feel the wind I breathe again And the sky clears, the world is waiting Drink from the pool How clean the taste Never forget the years, the waste Nor forgive them, for what they've done They are the guilty, everyone The day begins And now lets see What this new world Will do for me!
[He finds work on a farm]
~Employer~ You'll have to go I'll pay you off for the day Collect your bits and pieces there And be on your way
~Valjean~ You've given me half What the other men get! This handful of tin Wouldn't buy my sweat!
~Laborer~ You broke the law It's there for people to see Why should you get the same As honest men like me?
~Javert~ Now I know how freedom feels The jail is always at your heels It is the law This piece of paper in my hand which bids me cast throughout the land It is the law Like a cur I walk the streets The dirt beneath their feet