He's a very smart Prince, He's a Prince who prepares. Knowing this time I'd run from him, He spread pitch on the stairs. And I'm caught unawares. Well it means that he cares- This is more than just malice. Better stop and take stock While you're standing here stuck On the steps of the palace. All right, what do you want? Have to make a decision. Why not stay and be caught? Should I give that a thought, What would be his response? But then what if he knew Who I am when I know That I'm not what he thinks That he wants? Or, then, what if I am? What a Prince would envision? But then how can you know Who you are till you know What you want, which I don't? So then which do you pick: Where you're safe, out of sight, And yourself, but where everything's wrong? Or where everything's right But you know that you'll never belong? And whichever you pick, Do it quick, 'Cause you're starting to stick To the steps of the palace. It's my first big decision, The choice isn't easy to make. To arrive at a ball Is exciting and all Once you're there, though, it's scary. And it's fun to deceive When you know you can leave, But you have to be wary. There's a lot that's at stake, But I've stalled long enough, 'Cause I'm still standing stuck In the stuff on these steps Better run along home And avoid the collision. Though at home they don't care, I'll be better off there Where there's nothing to choose, So there's nothing to lose. So I'll pry up my shoes. Wait, though, thinking it through, Things don't have to collide, I know what my decision is, Which is not to decide. I'll just leave him a clue: For example, a shoe. And then see what he'll do. Now it's he and not you Who'll be stuck with a shoe, In a stew, in the goo, And I've learned something, too, Something I never knew, On the steps of the palace.
He's a very smart Prince He's a Prince who prepares Knowing this time I'd run from him He spread pitch on the stairs I was caught unawares And I thought, well, he cares This is more than just malice Better stop and take stock while you're standing here stuck On the steps of the palace You think, what do you want? You think, make a decision! Why not stay and be caught? You think, well it's a thought What would be his response? But then what if he knew who you were When you know that you're not what he thinks that he wants? And then what if you are What a Prince would envision? Although how can you know who you are Till you know what you want, which you don't So then which do you pick: While you're safe out of sight And yourself, but where everything's wrong Or where everything's right And you know that you'll never belong? And whichever you pick, do it quick Cause you're starting to stick To the steps of the palace! It's your first big decision The choice isn't easy to make To arrive at a Ball is exciting and all Once you're there, though, it's scary And it's fun to deceive when you know you can leave But you have to be wary There's a lot that's at stake, but you've stalled long enough Cause you're still standing stuck on the stuff on the steps Better run along home! And avoid the collision Even though they don't care, you'll be better off there Where there's nothing to choose, so there's nothing to lose So you pry up your shoes... Then from out of the blue And without any guide You know what your decision is Which is not to decide You'll just leave him a clue For example: a shoe And then see what he'll do Now it's he and not you who is stuck with the shoe In a stew In the goo And you've learned something too Something you never knew On the steps of the Palace!
Książę mądry jest tak I przebiegły - to fakt Bym nie mogła mu uciec znów Wylał smołę i już I zaskoczył mnie ciut Czyżby do mnie coś czuł? Lecz jak to wytłumaczyć? Jednak dziwne to zbyt Kiedy w smole tak tkwisz Tu na schodach pałacu! Nie panikuj i myśl! Musisz podjąć decyzję I zastanów się czy Przyłapana chcesz być Bo uciekać ci żal? Ale co stanie się Kiedy on dowie się Że nie jestem tym kimś Kim by chciał? Z drugiej strony, kto wie? Sama nie wiem kim jestem Tylko ten wie, kim jest Który wie, czego chce A niestety, ja nie... Czy chcesz dalej tak żyć W świecie, w którym Ci wciąż czegoś brak? Zostać tu mogłabyś, Ale przecież to nie jest twój świat! No zdecyduj się już I coś zrób Przestań sterczeć jak słup Tu na schodach pałacu! Muszę podjąć decyzję! No tak, ale co zrobić mam? Fajnie pójść tak na bal I pokręcić się tam Mogąc wyjść w każdej chwili Super kimś innym być Ale gdyby czar prysł Już nie będą tak mili Muszę mądra być lecz Jak mam wygrać w tej grze? Prawie północ już jest A ja w smole wciąż tkwię Wkrótce zjawi się on! Więc czym prędzej uciekaj! W domu nie jest tak źle Choć nie znoszą tam cię To nie musisz się bać Że wybierzesz nie tak! Choć odchodzić stąd żal! Ale zaraz, mam myśl! Czemu działać mam ja?! Po co problem na siebie brać? Niech rozwiąże się sam! Więc wskazówkę dam mu I zostawię swój but! Drogi książę twój ruch! Teraz on, a nie ty Musi zrobić coś z tym! Będzie tu z butem tkwił! Nauczyłam się dziś Jak z opresji mam wyjść! Tu na schodach pałacu!
He's a very smart Prince He's a Prince who prepares Knowing this time I'd run from him He spread pitch on the stairs And I'm caught unawares Well it means that he cares This is more than just malice Better stop and take stock While you're standing here stuck On the steps of the palace All right what do you want Have to make a decision Why not stay and be caught Should I give that a thought What would be his response But then what if he knew Who I am when I know That I'm not what he thinks That he wants But what if I am What a Prince would envision But then how can you know Who you are till you know What you want, which I don't So then which do you pick Where you're safe, out of sight And yourself, but where everything's wrong Or where everything's right But you know that you'll never belong And whichever you pick Do it quick 'Cause you're starting to stick To the steps of the palace It's my first big decision The choice isn't easy to make To arrive at a ball Is exciting and all Once you're there, though, it's scary And it's fun to deceive When you know you can leave But you have to be wary There's a lot that's at stake But you've stalled long enough 'Cause you're still standing stuck In the stuff on the steps Better run along home And avoid the collision Though at home they don't care I'll be better of there Where there's nothing to choose So there's nothing to lose So I'll pry up my shoes Wait no thinking it through Things don't have to collide I know what my decision is Which is not to decide I'll just leave him a clue For example, a shoe And then see what he'll do Now it's he and not you Who is stuck with a shoe In a stew, in the goo And I've learned something, too Something i never knew On the steps of the palace
This is a stage version, as said in the description, so the lyrics are indeed different. Here is a vocal example of how it should be sung with this track: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UsspOBynnUU.html Hope it helps somehow. :) However, if it's still not right for you, hope you find what you're looking for elsewhere. :)