01.Prologu e - Work Song Look down, look down Don't look 'em in the eye Look down, look down, You're here until you die The sun is strong It's hot as hell below Look down, look down, There's twenty years to go I've done no wrong! Sweet Jesus, hear my prayer! Look down, look down, Sweet Jesus doesn't care I know she'll wait, I know that she'll be true! Look down, look down, They've all forgotten you When I get free ya won't see me Here for dust! Look down, look down Don't look 'em in the eye How long, oh Lord Before you let me die? Look down, look down, You'll always be a slave Look down, look down, You're standing in your grave Now bring me prisoner 24601 Your time is up And your parole's begun You know what that means. Yes, it means I'm free. No! It means you get Your yellow ticket-of-leave You are a thief I stole a loaf of bread. You robbed a house. I broke a window pane. My sister's child was close to death And we were starving. You will starve again Unless you learn the meaning of the law. I know the meaning of those 19 years A slave of the law Five years for what you did The rest because you tried to run Yes, 24601. My name is Jean Valjean And I am Javert Do not forget my name! Do not forget me, 24601. Look down, look down You'll always be a slave Look down, look down You're standing in your grave. 02.On Parole & The Bishop Valjean: Freedom is mine. The earth is still. I feel the wind. I breathe again. And the sky clears The world is waking. 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 ...
