When I Fall in Love lyrics

[MRS. BENNET]
Happiness cannot be guaranteed
Love doesn’t always endure
When a girl marries she takes a chance
She hopes to be happy
She may not be happy
There’s no way of knowing for sure

[ELIZABETH]
The chance to be happy is small
So why do we marry at all?

[MRS. BENNET]
Without a connection
There is no protection
When old age and troubles befall!
So we gamble on marriage and happiness
As long as a man can provide

[ELIZABETH]
If happiness cannot be guaranteed
When I get married
If I get married
I will let love be my guide…

When I fall in love
Will I know it from the start?
Love can weave a magic spell
So how will I begin to tell?
When I fall in love
If I fall in love
What will love impart?
Will it change me, can I be
Bound by love and still be free?
When I fall in love

We must share a similar mind
His character strong and refined
And his reputation, whatever his station
Is generous, truthful, and kind!

When I fall in love
Fate will play its part
What will be my destiny?
Please let the man believe in me!

When I fall in love
I will give my heart!
What will be, I cannot guess
What I want is happiness!
When I fall—
If I fall—
When I fall in love!