Miserables, Les (Related Recordings) - The Runaway Cart lyrics

JAVERT

Can this be true? I don't belive what I see,

A man your age to be as strong as you are...

A memory stirs, you make me think of a man

From years ago, a man who broke his parole, he disappeared...

Forgive me sir, I would not dare--

VALJEAN

Say what you must, don't leave it there.

JAVERT

I have only known one other who can do what you have done,

He's a convict from the chain-gang, he's been ten years on the run.

But he couldn't run forever, we have found his hide-away,

And he's just been re-arrested and he comes to court today.

Of course he now denies it, you'd expect that of a con,

but he couldn't run forever, no, not even Jean Valjean...