Valjean’s Confession

M'sieur, this is a day I never can forget
 Is gratitude enough for giving me Cosette?
 Your home shall be with us and not a day shall pass
 But we will prove our love
 To you, whom we shall call
 A father to us both
 A father to us all
 Not another word, my son
 There's something now that must be done
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 There lived a man whose name was Jean Valjean
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 He stole some bread to save his sister's son
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 For nineteen winters, he served his time
 In sweat, he washed away his crime
 Years ago
 He broke parole and lived a life apart
 How could he tell Cosette and break her heart?
 It's for Cosette this must be faced
 If he is caught, she is disgraced
 The time has come to journey on
 And from this day he must be gone
 Who am I?
 Who am I?
 You're Jean Valjean!
 Monsieur, you cannot leave
 Whatever I tell my beloved Cosette
 She will never believe!
 Tell her I've gone on a journey a long way away
 Tell her my heart was too full for farewells
 It is better this way
 Promise me, M'sieur, Cosette will never know
 What I have spoken, why I must go
 For the sake of Cosette, it must be so