Sutton Foster - The Fire Within Me lyrics

[Jo, sung] How do I go on? Just an empty room All I have are memories I need a task to do Someone give me a task to do I need a– I thought that somehow we would always have forever I thought the promises we made would have a different end I thought the love we shared would keep us as we were It was the fire within me We dreamed and plotted with abandon in this attic When we were gathered here the room became our citadel We were amazing then, my sisters and I They were the fire within me In this room, I knew we were alive Nothing was too painful to survive We faced the world together The four of us forever side by side Everything I promised was for them I was theirs no matter where or when How can that be lost forever How when I gave everything with all my heart (spoken) It was several days before Christmas It was several days before Christmas My sisters sat about the parlor and grumbled about their fate Meg, the oldest and most romantic said, "It's not fair some girls have pretty things while we have nothing." "And it won't be Christmas without presents," said Amy with her usual pout "And we haven't got Father to read to us," said Jo who yearned to travel and write great books Only Beth, sitting contented said, in a tone so sweet, even angels would have listened, "But we've got each other." (sung) Everything I promised them is here All of us the way we used to be We will always have each other They will always be the fire in my heart Here I go, and there's no turning back My great adventure has begun I may be small but I've got giant plans To shine as brightly as the sun Here in all the smallest details of the past Here in this attic suddenly life is something vast The four of us forever here at last As unexpected as can be Astonishing