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christine ebersole & patti lupone - if i’d been a man lyrics

elizabeth:
if i had my say
if i could wish time away and rewind my life somehow
how would i be now?
if i’d been a man
nothing to lose
no role to chose
because a man on the move doesn’t need to prove his worth
knows his place from birth
since the world began
a man can set aside his feelings
be a shark in business dealings
rise above the weak and small and reach for all he can
i, alas am neither either or
and so my guy walked out the door
could i bare it more?
if i’d been a man

helena:
though i made my name
became the ‘tops’ at my game in a field i nearly own
could i sleep alone? if i’d been a man
i’d make the rules, suffer no fools
in full command of my ship like the captain of the helm
monarch of my realm, master of my plan
a man can be an absent parent
stray the way a women daren’t
build an empire for his sons and everyone’s his fan
i love only men i can’t caress, two sons ashamed of my success
could loathe me less? if i’d been a man
elizabeth:
not a chump, a contender
helena:
if i’d been a man
elizabeth:
it’s the curse of my gender
both:
what man has half the b-lls that i have?
rides the peaks and falls that i have?
why are they the proud and tall, and i’m the also ran?
helena:
though i’ve come a long, long way i know
elizabeth:
and have the scars for it to show
helena:
how far could i go? if i’d been a man
elizabeth:
if i’d been a man
both:
if i’d been a man
could i win if i had been a man?

- christine ebersole patti lupone lyrics

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