A Hatful of Dreams

After seven years of life upon the ocean It is time to bid the seven seas farewell And the city I've pinned seven years of hopes on Lies just over the horizon, I can hear the harbour bell Land, ahoy Got a tattered overcoat and battered suitcase Got a pair of leaky boots upon my feet Gotta drag myself up by my one good bootlace Gotta work my rotten socks off if I want to make ends meet I've poured everything I've got into my chocolate Now, it's time to show the world my recipes I've got twelve silver sovereigns in my pocket And a hatful of dreams There's a famous restaurant on every street here There's Brandino's and the Bar Parisienne (restaurant map, sir?) (Thank you) Got a little map to tell me where to eat here Had a dozen silver sovereigns, now I'm somehow down to ten Want the finest produce? This is where they stock it (that's three sovereigns, mate) Though, the prices are suspiciously extreme (break my pumpkin, you pay for it) I've got five, six, seven Six silver sovereigns in my pocket And a hatful of dreams (Brush your coat, sir?) No, thank you (Cologne?) No, leave me alone At last, the Galéries Gourmet I knew that we'd see it one day It's everything you said, Mama And oh, so much more Each way that you turn, another famous chocolate store Here's my destiny, I just need to unlock it Will I crash and burn or go up like a rocket? I got nothing to offer but my chocolate And a hatful of dreams In this city, anyone can be successful If they've talent and work hard, or so they say But they didn't mention it would be so stressful Just to make a dozen silver sovereigns last more than a day (Could you spare a sovereign for a place to sleep, love?) Of course, here, take all you need (Thank you) I've got one silver sovereign in my pocket And a hatful of dreams