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When Will My Life Begin

Originally performed by
Composer	Alan Menken
Lyrics	Glenn Slater
Performer(s)	Rapunzel (Mandy Moore)
Length	2:32 (Original) 1:03 (Reprise 1)
Films	Tangled
Shows
Attractions		Video games
Albums	Tangled: Original Soundtrack
Preceded by
Followed by	Mother Knows Best

[Source]

When Will My Life Begin is Rapunzel's title song, featured in the hit Disney 2010 animated feature Tangled. The song was composed by Alan Menken with the lyrics by Glenn Slater . The song was sung by Mandy Moore as Rapunzel, as well as the reprises. However, the first reprise is not in the movie and is only found on the Tangled soundtrack.

Plot

The song is about Rapunzel who's bored staying in the tower because everyday she's just doing the same thing. The song is played while Rapunzel does her chores, which can be called "a Working Song".

In the second reprise, Rapunzel expresses her joy at seeing the world for the first time. She relishes the feel of the grass and summer breeze, and exclaims how her life is finally beginning.

Lyrics

7 AM, the usual morning lineup
Start on the chores and sweep 'til the floor's all clean
Polish and wax, do laundry, and mop and shine up
Sweep again, and by then it's like 7:15

And so I'll read a book
Or maybe two or three
I'll add a few new paintings to my gallery
I'll play guitar and knit
And cook and basically
Just wonder when will my life begin?

Then after lunch it's puzzles and darts and baking
Paper mache, a bit of ballet and chess
Pottery and ventriloquy, candle making
Then I'll stretch, maybe sketch, Take a climb, sew a dress!

And I'll reread the books
If I have time to spare
I'll paint the walls some more
I'm sure there's room somewhere
And then I'll brush and brush
and brush and brush my hair
Stuck in the same place I've always been

And I'll keep wonderin' and wonderin'
And wonderin' and wonderin'
When will my life begin?

And tomorrow night
The lights will appear
Just like they do on my birthday each year
What is it like
Out there where they glow?
Now that I'm older
Mother might just
Let me go...

Reprise 1

I've got my mother's love
I shouldn't ask for more
I've got so many things
I should be thankful for
Yes I have everything
Except, I guess, a door
Perhaps it's better that I stay in
But tell me when will my life begin