If I’d Been a Man Christine Ebersole (Ft. Patti LuPone)

[ELIZABETH]
If I had my say
If I could wish the time away and rewind my life somehow
Who would I be now
If I'd been a man?
Nothing to lose
No role to choose
Because a man on the move doesn't need to prove his worth
Knows his place from birth
Since the world began

A man can set aside his feelings
Be a shark in business dealings
Rise above the weak and small
And reach for all he can
I alas am neither either or
And so my guy walked out the door
Could I bear it more
If I'd been a man?

[HELENA]
Though I made my name
Became tops at my gamе in a field I nearly own
Would I sleep alone
If I'd been a man?
I'd makе the rules
Suffer no fools
In full command of my ship
Like a captain at the helm
Monarch of my realm
Master of my plan