Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary Performance Page #8

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She's just trying to use you

But I looked in her eyes

It could kill her to lose you

And maybe

Just maybe you need her, too

Back when we met

you were broken and wild

And I held you at night

and I ached when you cried

But despite what we lacked

we tried staying on track

No regret

Yet maybe

It was fate

that suddenly brought her back to you

And your love was true love

before I even knew you

If the life of your dreams

is the life she is giving

Should I be the one

to stop your dream from living?

If you're hers, then be hers

and forget about me now

I've been blind for so long

But perhaps I can see now

And maybe

Just maybe

I'll find the strength

I need to set you free now

I'll be strong, I'll stand firm

So my tears won't betray me

But my heart might just break

If what may be

May be

We couldn't find her anywhere

Honey, what's wrong?

Kim was here;

the one who had to tell her was me

Oh, my God,

I knew we were gone too long

No, I think

it's exactly what I had to see

You said you slept with her,

that's all you were

Only one thing you left out

is that you loved her, God

Yes, we were in love,

but it was years ago

We were torn apart

Don't explain,

there's nothing you can say

It's like she's gone insane,

she tried to give away her own child

- Ellen

- You weren't here

I saw the look in her eyes,

don't you see?

She thinks she is married to you

- What?

- You must tell her she's not

She must hear it from you!

Course, it only depends if it's true

Hey, don't you doubt me, Ellen

You're my wife

Lots of guys came back and had no life

I had you

Hey.

You can say what you want

but she's borne you a son

Ellen

In your nightmares,

the name that you shouted was hers

- I know

- You've been married two years

But not shared things you've done

- I'm sorry

- Don't

Don't, don't hold back

Let me see

Is it her now or me?

Let me tell you the way it was

Back when I was a different man

Back when I didn't have a clue

what was right

They drafted me and shipped me out

To wind up in that senseless fight

There, in the shambles of a war

I found what I was looking for

Saigon was crazed, but she was real

And for one moment I could feel

I saw a world I never knew

And through her eyes, I suffered too

God, in spite of all the things

that were

I started to believe in her

So I wanted to save her,

protect her

Christ, I'm an American

How could I fail to do good?

All I made was a mess,

just like everyone else

In a place full of mystery

that I never once understood

I wanted back a world I knew

The story of my life

began again with you

It's all right now

- That's all through

- No, Ellen, I should have told you

- We'll get past this, start anew

- Will you ever trust me again?

- All I want in my life now

- All I have in my life now

Is you

Hey. You guys OK?

Kim was here.

My God, alone?

Yeah, while we were out looking for her.

- You need some time?

- No, we're OK now.

Have you discussed Tam?

Look...

I run a camp that is filled with Bui Doi

Looking for the fathers

that they may never find

I don't know what I'd do

if Tam were my boy

Do you want to take him out

or leave him behind?

He's my son, I won't abandon him

Except that, Jesus Christ, John,

there is also Kim

What of her?

If it were only Tam we'd take him now

He's Chris's son,

we'd make it work somehow

But, John, she still loves him

How can we have her there?

There's no choice,

I think the answer's clear

They'll have to stay in Bangkok,

we'll support them here

I think this is the answer

You didn't see

what's in that girl's head

- For now, this is the answer

- I hope you're both proud

Of what you've just said

- Is it done?

- It's done

It's planned

Kim is smart, she'll understand

You must take Tam with you

In Bangkok,

he will go to American schools

I won't break my promise to my son

- He will start a new life

- You will take Tam with you

- It's not right

- We'll provide for their needs

You're both talking like fools

You won't forget Tam is a part of you

We will do what is right

Right for Tam

Right for us

And for Kim

I still taste your kisses

Your voice sings in my ear

You can betray what we were yesterday

But you'll come back tonight for him

Hey, Kim

Come on, come on, your recitation

Describe your reconciliation

I hope, before his stimulation

He bought our little group vacation

In all his dreams he saw our baby

And he's teaching him to fly

Paper dragons in the sky

Yes, papers, what's the situation?

We'll need our cards for immigration

No tricks, I've got my reputation

Don't want no phony complication

No, no

He's coming to us tonight

Pack your things, get yourself arranged

While I change for my last performance

Oh, I'll pack.

Me, Chris and you?

Yeah? What a mnage!

Bangkok can screw

Bon voyage!

I'm going to America!

I'm gonna smoke you soon.

My father was a tattoo artist

in Haiphong

But his designs on Mother

didn't last too long

My mother sold her body,

high on betel nuts

Oh...!

My job was bringing red-faced messieurs

to our huts

Selling your mom is a wrench

Perfume can cover a stench

That's what I learned from the French

Then it all changed with Dien Bien Phu

- The Frogs went home; who came?

- Guess who

Are you surprised we went insane

With dollars pouring down like rain?

Businessmen never rob banks

I can sell sh*t and get thanks

Now, that's what I learned

from the Yanks

I'm fed up with small-time hustles

I'm too good

to waste my talent for greed

I need room to flex my muscles

In an ocean where the big sharks feed

Make me Yankee

They're my family

We're selling dreams people need

Oh

What's that I smell in the air?

The American dream

Sweet as a new millionaire

The American dream

Pre-packed and ready to wear

My American dream

Fat like a chocolate eclair

As I...

suck out the cream

Au revoir, Miss Saigon

I'm moving on

Grab what you can till it's gone

The American dream

Greasy Chinks make life so sleazy

In the States,

I'll have a club that's four-starred

Men like me there have things easy

I'll have a lawyer and a bodyguard

To the johns there,

I'll sell blondes there

That they can charge on a card

Tshk-tshk!

Oh, what's that I smell in the air?

The American dream

Sweet as a suite in Bel Air

The American dream

Girls can buy tits by the pair

The American dream

Bald people think they'll grow hair

The American dream

Asses that stick out to there

The American dream

You can take more if you dare

The American dream

Banks print money from air

The American dream

Cocaine, shotgun and prayer

The American dream

Hallelujah

Schlitz down the drain

Pop the champagne

It's time we all entertain

my American dream

I want my girls

Don't you just love the feathers?

Blow your big daddy a kiss!

Oh, come on down.

I want to see my queen of the town.

Come on, baby. Rise and shine.

Come out, come out, wherever you are.

She's alive! She's alive!

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