Story Behind The Song

In the musical, "Only a Baby," Elizabeth has been offered protection by a slave trader. The service is not free. She tells Joseph she has no choice. She's a nobody, with no power to protect herself or determine her fate. Joseph reminds her that, in f

Song Description

Joseph argues that Elizabeth has value as a person. There's extraordinary beauty in many common, everyday things.

Lyrics

WILD FLOW?R IN THE FIELD, ONE TINY FLOW?R,
COUNTLESS MORE BLUR THE JEWEL YOU ARE.
DROP OF RAIN IN THE SKY, ONE DROP OF RAIN,
NOT UNIQUE AS DROPS GO, BY FAR.
THERE?S STILL A RAINBOW WAITING IN YOU.

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SOMEDAY, WHEN THE WORLD HAS SEEN YOUR BEAUTY,
WHEN THE TABLES TURN AND PEOPLE LEARN
ALL THAT?S HID TILL YOU CAN SEE IT UP CLOSE.
SOMEDAY THE WORLD WILL SEE WHAT I SEE.
HOPE TILL THEN, PRAY TILL THEN, LOVE TILL THEN
WITH ALL THE STRENGTH YOU HAVE INSIDE.

SNOWY FLAKE, FLOATING DOWN, ONE SNOWY FLAKE
BLENDING INTO A BLUR OF WHITE.
TINY STAR, OUT IN SPACE, ONE WINKING STAR,
CAN?T OUTSHINE ALL THE SKY OF NIGHT.
STILL THERE MIGHT BE LIFE SPINNING ?ROUND YOU.

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