[Verse 1: Celine Dion] Tale as old as time True as it can be Barely even friends Then somebody bends Unexpectedly [Verse 2: Peabo Bryson] Just a little change Small, to say the least Both a little scared Neither one prepared [Both:] Beauty and the Beast [Verse 3: Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson] Ever just the same Ever a surprise Ever as before Ever just as sure As the sun will rise [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3: Celine and Peabo] [Verse 4: Celine and Peabo] Tale as old as time Tune as old as song Bittersweet and strange Finding you can change Learning you were wrong [Verse 5: Peabo (and Celine)] Certain as the sun (Certain as the sun) Rising in the east (Tale as old as time) Song as old as rhyme Beauty and the beast (Tale as old as time) Song as old as rhyme Beauty and the beast [Outro: Peabo and Celine] Oh, oh, whoa Ooh Beauty and the beast