Who Am I? Lyrics - Les Miserables (1987 Original Broadway Cast) - Alain Boublil

[VALJEAN] 

He thinks that man is me 

He knew him at a glance! 

That stranger he has found 

This man could be my chance! 

Why should I save his hide? 

Why should I right this wrong 

When I have come so far 

And struggled for so long? 

If I speak, I am condemned. 

If I stay silent, I am damned! 

I am the master of hundreds of workers. 

They all look to me. 

How can I abandon them? 

How would they live 

If I am not free? 

If I speak, I am condemned. 

If I stay silent, I am damned! 

Who am I? 

Can I condemn this man to slavery 

Pretend I do not feel his agony 

This innocent who bears my face 

Who goes to judgement in my place 

Who am I? 

Can I conceal myself for evermore? 

Pretend I'm not the man I was before? 

And must my name until I die 

Be no more than an alibi? 

Must I lie? 

How can I ever face my fellow men? 

How can I ever face myself again? 

My soul belongs to God, I know 

I made that bargain long ago 

He gave me hope when hope was gone 

He gave me strength to journey on 

[He appears in front of the court] 

Who am I? Who am I? 

I am Jean Valjean! 

[He unbuttons his shirt to reveal the number tattooed to his chest] 

And so Javert, you see it's true 

That man bears no more guilt than you! 

Who am I?