It won t be easy,
you ll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
But I still need your love
after all that I ve done
You won t believe me
All you will see is a girl
you once knew
Although she s dressed up
to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you
I had to let it happen,
I had to change
Couldn t stay all my life
down at heel
Looking out of the window,
staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom
Running around,
trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it to
Don t cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don t keep your distance
And as for fortune,
and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seems to the world
they were all I desired
They are illusions
They are not the solutions
they promised to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you and hope you love me
Don t cry for me Argentina
Have I said too much?
There s nothing more
I can think of to say to you.
But all you have to do
is look at me to know
That every word is true
Stephen Sondheim