The choice was mine and mine completely I could've had any prize that I desired I could've burn with the splendor of the brightest fire Or else, or else
the flags and fix a parade Some kind of coming home in triumph is required (chorus) (aide #2:) would evita win through? (aide #1:) and the answer is (aide #2
(che:) High flying, adored So young, the instant queen A rich beautiful thing, of all the talents A cross between a fantasy of the bedroom and a saint
CHE (and WORKERS on choruses) And the money kept rolling in from every side Eva's pretty hands reached out and they reached wide Now you may feel it should
(Che:) Tell me before I waltz out of your life Before turning my back on the past Forgive my impertinent behavior But how long do you think this pantomime
shall see little man Evita Peron, La Santa Peronista Evita Peron, La Santa Peronista Evita Peron, La Santa Peronista Evita Peron, La Santa Peronista Evita
s heart beats in the humble bodies Of juan peron and his wife The first lady of argentina, eva duarte de peron (crowd chanting:) [evita evita ... ]
(Aristocrats:) Thus all fairy stories end Only an actress would pretend Affairs of state are her latest play Eight shows a week, two matinees My how the
feed a hungry child? For I love you, tell heaven I'm doing my best I'm praying for you, even though you're already blessed (workers:) Santa santa evita
(Peron:) Your little body's slowly breaking down You're losing speed, you're losing strength, not style That goes on flourishing forever But your eyes
(Choir:) Respice, quaesumus, Domine Famulam tuam Evita In infirmitate Et animam refove, quam creasti Ut castigationibus emendata Se tua sentiat medicina
(peron:) But on the other hand, she's all they have She's a diamond in their dull gray lives And that's the hardest kind of stone It usually survives