Lisa Carew

(STRIDE)

Lisa Carew

Can this be you?

What kind of man is this you've taken?

Can you not see the kind of life

That this would be?

You are mistaken

Time to awaken before it's too late

Before you forever determine your fate

(LISA)

But Simon, you knew

I had to be free

What I choose to do

Is decided by me

Ever since my mother died

My father, bless his darling heart

Has treated me as though I'm still a young child

Maybe his idea was just to wait until I grew up

And then look at me and hope that I'd be her

It's easy to accept this from a father

He'd rather things remained the way they were

But when it comes to marriage, I must pick whom I prefer

I am not the weak young thing you're seeking, Simon

Someone seventeen, obedient, and sweet

I am not the protégé to waste your time on

I'm complete

In Henry's eyes, I see

What I am meant to be

(STRIDE)

Lisa, listen to me

(LISA)

Simon, enough

There's nothing more

Don't be a bore

You have your answer

That's how things are

Will always be

You had your chance, Sir, with me

(STRIDE)

Someday you'll regret what you just said to me

Lisa

(LISA)

We'll see, Sir