Once Upon Another Time

(Christine)

Once upon another time

Our story had only begun

You chose to turn the page

And I made choices too

Once upon that other time

We did what we thought must be done

And now we have no choice

We do what we must do

We love, we live

We give what we can give

And take what little we deserve

(Phantom) Once upon another time

I knew how our story would end

And maybe I was wrong

But now the moment's gone

What if it's still that other time

I made time itself somehow bend

But now I'm not that strong

And time keeps moving on

(C&P) We love, we live

We give what we can give

And take what little we deserve

We love, we live

We give what we can give

And take what little we deserve

Once upon another time

(Phantom) Ten long years of yearning

Years of dreaming of this moment

When that miracle, that peerless instrument

Plays for me, just fleetingly

Lays the ghost which tortures me, tortures me

Ah, Christine

I know what Hammer Stein is paying you

I will double the amount for just one night's work

Here in my concert hall. (No.)

Just one night, Christine, one song

That is all I ask

Why should I? For ten years you've let me believe you were dead.

And now you allure us here and expect me to do your bidding

Submit to you again

I won't do it. I owe you nothing.