Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary Performance Page #5

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Hit the door

before they make a target of your ass

If you want to die in bed

in times of revolution

When the flag they fly is red,

let pride fill up your chest

Meanwhile pack a sack

and take the first boat heading west

Where's it? Where's it?

It's still here!

My precious souvenirs

of all the golden years

Rolex watches in steel

that look practically real

I'll need a little stock

to start me in Bangkok

If you want to die in bed,

forget about your karma

When your life hangs by a thread,

don't cry about the fates

Grab a stash of cash

and buy a strip joint in the States

Let me stop for a bit,

this was my greatest hit

Miss Saigon in her crown,

I made queen of the town

I got them paying more

for just another whore

Here I come, USA

Your next champ's on his way

For men will always be men

The rules are the same

For kings or for clerks

Give me francs or dollars or yen

I'll set up a game

I know how things work

Why was I born of a race

That thinks only of rice

and hates entrepreneurs?

Me, I belong in a place

where a man sets his price

And you pay and he's yours

I should be American

Where every promise lands

And every businessman

knows where he stands

First stop Bangkok, then I roam

'Cross that ocean white with foam

To the place that's my heart's true home

America

America

If you want to die in bed

en route to your Nirvana

You grab your chance and plunge ahead

And go where people win

Heaven's there

But sh*t...

You need a visa to get in

Ah!

Get out!

Engineer, Thuy is dead

He was going to kill my baby and I shot

You did what? Who is that?

You'll be followed,

get him out of here, goodbye

- F***!

- We must leave, Tam and I

We must set off for America tonight

All right, just like that

Tell me how

and while you're at it, tell me why

I hear the voice of my soldier

Telling me to bring his son

You're telling me this half-breed brat

is born the son of a Marine?

Let me see his Western nose

This bastard is the most beautiful sight

I've ever seen

A passport in my hand

My new life can begin

Your brat's American

So they must let us in

In the playground of mankind

The movie in my mind

I'm your dear brother from now on

And all our family is gone

Boy, kiss your brand-new Uncle Tran

This kid is OK

He is our entre

To the USA

With these two little diamonds

to bait my hooks

I'll book us on a cruise:

"Boat people deluxe"

Don't worry about sharks

out in the Mekong Bay

The pirates taking us

are more scary any day

You just stay here and hide,

don't show your face outside

Take care of our little dear,

I will go engineer

If you want to die in bed

Don't care too much for country

Hit the open sea instead

And float there like a cork

Yeah, why not?

Uncle Ho

Oh-ho ho-ho-ho...

I'll have to call you from New York

New York

New York

You who I cradled in my arms

You asking as little as you can

Little snip of a little man

I know I'd give my life for you

You didn't ask me to be born

You

Why should you learn of war or pain?

To make sure you're not hurt again

I swear I'd give my life for you

I've tasted love beyond all fear

And you should know

it's love that brought you here

And in one perfect night

When the stars burned like new

I knew what I must do

I'll give you a million things

I'll never own

I'll give you a world to conquer

when you're grown

You will be who you want to be

You can choose whatever heaven grants

As long as you can have your chance

I swear I'll give my life for you

Some nights I wake up

reaching for him

I feel his shadow brush my head

But it's just moonlight on my bed

Was he a ghost? Was he a lie?

That made my body laugh and cry

Then by my side,

the proof I see, his little one

Gods of the sun

Bring him to me

You will be who you want to be

You can choose

whatever heaven grants

As long as you can have your chance

I swear I'd give my life for you

No one can stop what I must do

I swear

I'd give my life for you

No place, no home

No life, no hope

No chance, no change

- No regret, no return

- No place, no home

- No regret, no return

- No life, no hope

- No regret, no return

- No chance, no change

One day, one night

One day, one night

One day, one night

One day

They're called Bui Doi

The dust of life

Conceived in hell and born in strife

They are the living reminder

Of all the good we failed to do

We can't forget, must not forget,

that they are all our children too

Like all survivors, I once thought

when I'm home, I won't give a damn

But now I know I'm caught

I'll never leave Vietnam

War isn't over when it ends

Some pictures never leave your mind

They are the faces of the children

The ones we left behind

They're called Bui Doi

The dust of life

Conceived in hell and born in strife

They are the living reminder

Of all the good we failed to do

We can't forget, must not forget,

that they are all our children too

These kids hit walls on every side

They don't belong in any place

Their secret they can't hide

It's printed on their face

I never thought one day I'd plead

for half-breeds from a land that's torn

But then I saw a camp for children

whose crime was being born

They're called Bui Doi

The dust of life

Conceived in hell and born in strife

We owe them fathers and a family

A loving home they never knew

Because we know deep in our hearts

That they are all our children too

These are souls in need

They need us to give

Someone has to pay

for their chance to live

- Help me try

- CHORUS:
They're called Bui Doi

The dust of life

Conceived in hell and born in strife

They are the living reminder

Of all the good we failed to do

- That's why we know

- That's why we know

- Deep in our hearts

- That deep down in our hearts

- That's why we know

- That they are all

Our children too

- John.

- Chris!

- Look at you.

- John, you were great.

Can I see you alone?

I've got to know

what you meant on the phone

Hey, what is this news you received

you could only tell me?

A lot of groups use my Bangkok staff

to process problems on their behalf

We got this in from the embassy

It's not easy to tell you,

it's best that you see

Kim. It's about Kim, isn't it?

Only you know how hard

I have tried to get word

Tell me first, nothing else,

tell me did she survive?

You should read the report, Chris,

but yes, she's alive

You don't know, John, these nightmares

The things that I've seen

I-I've seen her face burned,

seen her shot with my gun

I've chased her through streets

and heard nothing but screams

What's wrong? Come on,

there is still something more

She has a child

You have a son

You won't believe me,

but I dreamed this, John

He's in the nightmare when I see Saigon

- Jesus, John, I am married

- I know

Is this story for real?

I'm only telling you what I received

But our reports can usually be believed

Kim's a bar girl in Bangkok

Pal, I know how you feel

It's too late!

I have a whole new life

I have a wife I love,

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