I Am A Girl Like You

Anneliese (speaking)-

I'm savoring my first and last

Taste of freedom before getting

Married next week.

Erika (speaking)-

At least, you're not an

Indentured servant.

Anneliese (speaking)-

Indentured servant?

Erika-

If I'd like to have my breakfast hot

Madame Carp will make me pay,

And I have to fetch the eggs myself

And the barn's a mile away.

It's cold and wet

But still I get an omelette on my plate,

But in my head I'm back in bed

Snuggled up and sleeping late.

Anneliese (speaking)-

Really?

Erika (speaking)-

Really. But it's all right.

I mean, I'm used to it.

And you?

Anneliese (speaking)-

Well...

Erika (speaking)-

Well?

Anneliese-

If I want some eggs I ring the bell

And the maid comes running in,

And she serves them on a silver tray

And while I eat, she rubs my feet

And strolling minstrels play,

But I'd rather be in my library

Reading science books all day.

Erika-

I'm just like you

Anneliese (speaking)-

(you are?)

Erika-

You're just like me

There's somewhere else we'd rather be

Somewhere that's ours

Somewhere that dreams come true

Yes I am a girl like you.

You'd never think that it was so

But now I've met you and I know,

It's plain as day

Sure as the sky is blue

I am a girl like you.

Anneliese (speaking)-

So, you're a singer?

Erika (speaking)-

No, I work at Madame Carp's penitentiary.

Uh, I mean, Dress Emporium.

Anneliese (speaking)-

I love Madame Carp's dresses!

Erika (speaking)-

I made the one you're wearing.

Anneliese (speaking)-

You made this? The design looks so complicated!

Erika (speaking)-

Oh, it isn't really.

(sings)

First I choose a fabric from the rack

And I pin the pattern down,

And I stitch it in the front and back

And it turns into a gown!

Anneliese-

I wear my gown

Without my crown

And dance around my room

Both-

And imagine life without the strife

Of an unfamiliar groom.

Anneliese (speaking)-

But I'd never let my mother know.

I wouldn't want to disappoint her.

Erika (speaking)-

I completely understand.

Anneliese-

I'm just like you

Erika-

(I think that's true)

Anneliese-

You're just like me

Erika-

(Yes I can see)

Both-

We take responsibility

Anneliese-

We carry through

Erika-

(We carry through)

Both-

Do what we need to go.

Yes I am a girl like you.

Anneliese-

I'm just like you

Erika-

(I'm just like you)

Anneliese-

You're just like me

Erika-

(You're just like me)

Both-

It's something anyone can see

Anneliese-

A heart that beats

Erika-

(a heart that beats)

Both-

A voice that speaks the truth

Yes I am a girl like you.