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Madame Defarge
From where i sit i see the way things are
The way they've always been
From here the heavens seem a little far
And this world full of sin
And with these hands i keep a memory
Of the ones who've done such wrong
Until the judgement comes and all of us are free
I knit a picture of the way it ought to be.

Ernest Defarge
You've always known this world is black and cold
And human life is cheap
You've always known most men are out for blood
And god is fast asleep
And you can stand there doing nothing
Hating everyone you see
Or you can fight to make a world where men are free
It's up to us to choose the way it ought to be

Madame Defarge
And you can stand there doing nothing hating everyone you see

Ernest Defarge
Or you can fight to make a world where men are free

Men
Until the judgement comes until this world is free

Madame Defarge
I knit a picture of the way it ought to be

Sydney Carton
If you ask me the world could use a shot
Of whiskey in its glass
I've earned the right to judge
I've learned a lot
Observing on my ass
This little bottle keeps mankind at bay
And far away from me
And when i'm blind with drink
I like the world i see
I even think the world's the way it ought to be


Last Update: December, 25th 2013

Tale of Two Cities, A Lyrics

  1. Act 1
  2. The Shadows of the Night
  3. The Way It Ought to Be
  4. Who Are You / You'll Never Be Alone
  5. No Honest Way
  6. The Trial
  7. Round and Round
  8. Reflection
  9. Letter From Uncle Lyrics 
  10. The Promise
  11. I Can't Recall
  12. Resurrection Man
  13. Now at Last Lyrics 
  14. If Dreams Came True
  15. Out of Sight, Out of Mind
  16. Little One
  17. Until Tomorrow
  18. Act 2
  19. Everything Stays the Same
  20. The Tale
  21. If Dreams Came True (Reprise)
  22. Without a Word
  23. The Bluff
  24. Let Her Be a Child
  25. The Letter Lyrics 
  26. Finale
  27. Other Songs
  28. It Won't Be Long
  29. Up In the Garret
  30. All In My Mind
  31. No One Else

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