I'm A Girl Like You

Princess anneliese (spoken):

I'm savoring my first and last taste of freedom

Before getting married next week to a total stranger...

Erika (spoken):

At least you're not an indentured servant.

Princess anneliese (spoken):

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 and still i get

An omlette on my plate

But in my head i'm back in bed

Snuggled up and sleeping late

Princess anneliese (spoken):

Really?

Erika (spoken):

Really, but it's alright. i mean, i'm used to it.

And you?

Princess anneliese (spoken):

Well...

Erika (spoken):

Well?

Princess 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 she brings a cookie tin

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

Princess anneliese:

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

That i am a girl like you

Princess anneliese (spoken):

So! you're a singer?

Erika (spoken):

No, i work at madame carp's penitentiary, uh, i mean dress emporium.

Princess anneliese (spoken):

I love madame carp's dresses!

Erika (spoken):

I made the one you're wearing.

Princess anneliese (spoken):

You made this? the design looks so complicated!

Erika (spoken):

Oh, but it isn't really...

Erika:

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

Princess anneliese:

I wear the gown, without my crown

And dance around my room

Both:

And imagine life without the strife of an unfamiliar groom

Princess anneliese (spoken):

But i'd never let my mother know.

I wouldn't want to disappoint her.

Erika (spoken):

I completely understand.

Princess anneliese & (erika):

I'm just like you (i think that's true)

You're just like me (yes, i can see)

Both:

We take responsibility

Princess anneliese & (erika):

We carry through (we carry through)

Both:

Do what we need to do

Yes, i am a girl like you

Erika & (princess anneliese):

I'm just like you (i'm just like you)

You're just like me (you're just like me)

Both:

It's something anyone can see

Erika & (princess anneliese):

A heart that beats (a heart that beats)

Both:

A voice that speaks the truth

Yes, i am a girl like you!