[VALJEAN]   He thinks that man is me   He knew him at a glance!   That stranger he has found   This man could be my chance!      Why should I save his hide?   Why should I right this wrong   When I have come so far   And struggled for so long?      If I speak, I am condemned.   If I stay silent, I am damned!      I am the master of hundreds of workers.   They all look to me.   How can I abandon them?   How would they live   If I am not free?      If I speak, I am condemned.   If I stay silent, I am damned!      Who am I?   Can I condemn this man to slavery   Pretend I do not feel his agony   This innocent who bears my face   Who goes to judgement in my place   Who am I?   Can I conceal myself for evermore?   Pretend I'm not the man I was before?   And must my name until I die   Be no more than an alibi?   Must I lie?   How can I ever face my fellow men?   How can I ever face myself again?   My soul belongs to God, I know   I made that bargain long ago   He gave me hope when hope was gone   He gave me strength to journey on      [He appears in front of the court]      Who am I? Who am I?   I am Jean Valjean!      [He unbuttons his shirt to reveal the number tattooed to his chest]      And so Javert, you see it's true   That man bears no more guilt than you!   Who am I?   24601!