Lea Salonga — On My Own

On my own pretending he's beside me

All alone, I walk with him 'til morning

Without him, I feel his arms around me

And when I lose my way I close my eyes and he has found me



In the rain, the pavement shines like silver

All the lights are misty in the river

In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight

And all I see is him and me forever and forever



And I know it's only in my mind

That I'm talking to myself and not to him

And although I know that he is blind

Still I say "There's a way for us"



I love him, but when the night is over

He is gone, the river's just a river

Without him, the world around me changes

The trees are bare and everywhere the streets are full of strangers



I love him, but every day I'm learning

All my life I've only been pretending

Without me, his world would go on turning

A world that's full of happiness that I have never known



I love him

I love him

I love him, but only on my own



Are you okay? Ha-ha

On My Own was actually my audition song for Miss Saigon

A friend of mine said, "Oh, you should sing On My Own"

And I said, "Oh, you mean that Patti LaBelle song?"

And he said no

So he gave me the cassette and I was blown away

So, yes cassette

I am old



So I sing it and the producers ask for another song

I didn't have another song

I could sing The Greatest Love of All

And Claude-Michel Schönberg looks at me and says, "Yes, but eh, do not sing it like her"

I'm guessing he meant Whitney Houston