A New Life - Wayne State College 2025 Music Theatre Honor Choir

“A New Life” from Jekyll & Hyde – Frank Wildhorn, music; Leslie Bricusse, lyrics/ arr. Shelly Marshall Armstrong
Choral arrangement available for purchase at: https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-U...

Performed by the 2025 Wayne State College Music Theatre Honor Choir
Dr. Matthew Armstrong, Director

Wayne State College Honor Choirs are comprised of high school students from Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota, who come together for a full day of rehearsals culminating with festival concerts. Learn more about WSC Honor Choir at https://www.wsc.edu/honor-choir.

Song lyrics:
A new life,
What I wouldn't give
To have a new life!
One thing I have learned
As I go through life:
Nothing is for free
Along the way!

A new start,
That's the thing I need,
To give me new heart.
Half a chance in life
To find a new part,
Just a simple role
That I can play.

A new hope,
Something to convince me
To renew hope!
A new day,
Bright enough
To help me find my way!

A new chance,
One that maybe has
A touch of romance.
Where can it be,
The chance for me?

A new dream,
I have one I know
That very few dream!
I would like to see
That overdue dream -
Even though
It never may come true!
A new love,
Though I know there's no
Such thing as true love.
Even so,
Although I never knew love,
Still I feel that
One dream is my due!

A new world,
This one thing I want
To ask of you, world.
Once! Before it's time
To say adieu, world!
One sweet chance to
Prove the cynics wrong!

A new life,
More and more, I'm sure,
As I go through life,
Just to play the game
And to pursue life,
Just to share its pleasures,
And belong!
That's what I've been here for all along!
Each day's a brand new life!