Did that really just happen? Have I actually understood?

This black mark that I've tried to suppress or hide

Is a merit that could help me meet the captain

If I make good, so I'll make good

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When I meet the captain, once I've proved my worth

And when I'm with the captain

What I've waited for since - since birth

And with all his wit and wisdom

By my youth he won't be blinded

Do you think the captain is dumb

Or like Klingons, so thick-minded? No!

He'll say to me, "I see who you truly are

A man on whom I can rely"

And that's how we'll begin, the captain and I

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Once I'm with the captain, my whole life will change

'Cause when you're with the captain

No one thinks you're strange

No father is not proud of you

No Imzadi acts ashamed

And everyone has to love you

When by the captain you're acclaimed

And if I'm meant to serve the starship Enterprise

Maybe at last I'll know why

When we are hand in hand, the captain and I

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And one day he'll say to me "Number One

A man who is so superior

Shouldn't a man who's so good inside

Have a matching exterior?

And since folks here think it a great disgrace

For their commander to have a baby face

May I suggest that you

Should grow a beard for Season 2?"

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And though why that's important I cannot see

"All right, why not?" I'll reply

Oh, what a pair we'll be, the captain and I

Yes, what a pair we'll be, the captain and I…

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Unlimited, my future is unlimited

And I just had a vision almost like a prophecy

I know it sounds truly crazy

And true, the vision's hazy

But I swear someday there'll be

Adventures for the Enterprise throughout the galaxy…

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And I'll stand there with the captain

Feeling things I've never felt

And though I'd never show it

I'd be so happy I could melt

And so it will be for the rest of my life

And I'll want nothing else till I die

Held in such high esteem

When people see me, they will scream

For half of Starfleet's favorite team, the captain and I