Lyrics Les Miserables Cast – Valjean’s Confession

Marius:
Monsieur, this is a day
I can never forget
Is gratitude enough

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 named Jean Valjean
He stole some bread to save his sister’s son
For nineteen winters, served his time
In sweat, he washed away his crime

Years ago
He broke parole and lived a life apart

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