When Will My Life Begin

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 to stay in the tower, because everyday she's just doing the same thing. The song is played meanwhile Rapunzel doing her chores, which can be called "a Working Song". During the song, she cleans the floor, polishes and wax, do laundry, mops, paints, plays guitar, knits, cooks, puzzles, darts, bakes, paper mache, ballet, chess, pottery, ventriloquy, making candles, stretch, sketches, climbs, sews, reads, and brushes her hair.

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 finally, her life has begun.

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

Reprise 2
Look at the world So close, and I'm halfway to it! Look at it all So big, do I even dare? Look at me There at last! I just have to do it

Should I? No! Here I go

Just smell the grass! The dirt! Just like I dreamed they'd be! Just feel that summer breeze The way it's calling me For like the first time ever, I'm completely free!

I could go running And racing And dancing And chasing And leaping And bounding Hair flying Heart pounding And splashing And reeling And finally feeling

That's when my life begins!