[Erik]
In
every opera season
Seemingly all the time
It defies all
reason and the diva's past her prime
Christine belongs on center
stage
Prima Donna of the show
Why do I feel Carlotta sunk to
an all-time low?
[Carlotta]
Yo!
[Erik]
Christine
belongs where she can sing out
Hit
all the notes that are really high
And I've got to be where I can
show my deformity
Sorry Opera Populaire, but goodbye!
[Christine]
Every
girl has her big dreams
She
wants to get the gold
And to achieve mine
I fear that I must
go
This cloud has a silver lining
I'll get away from the
ghost
Don't you see I want my career to be
Something I can
boast
[Erik]
I belong where ever Christine is!
To a new opera I will go
If
she has to be where she can run free
Off to Christine's corner
of the sky
[Christine]
So many singers seem destined
To
settle for a part too small
[Erik]
But
I won't rest until I know that she has it all!
[Christine]
Firmin,
don't ask me where I'm going
[Andre]
But what will we do when you're gone?
[Christine]
Soon
far away you'll hear me singing
Another day will dawn
I've
got to be where I can sing out
Hit all the notes that are really
high
[Erik, spoken]
Even E7!
[Singing]
I have to be where I can show my deformity
[All]
Goodbye
Opera Populaire, Goodbye!