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 Part*
ERIKA: What would it be like to be
PRINCESS ANNELIESE: What would it be like to be
ERIKA: Free
PRINCESS 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
*Spoken Part*
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
BOTH: 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
BOTH: Duty means doing the things your heart may well regret
ANNELIESE: But I'll never stop believing
ERIKA: She can never stop my schemes
BOTH: There's more to living than gloves and gowns and threads and seams In my dreams I'll be free