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One of us will be Miss Saigon

I spread the word, it's Miss Saigon

- Who's left in town? Who hasn't gone? - Shut up and get your hot pants on

- Each day more Gls disappear - Will we survive when no-one's here?

- You girls must trust your Engineer - Shit! OK, OK!

I have a little surprise for you. Come here. Hey!

I found this new girl from the country, untouched

Get her ready

I'd give that virgin act a rest

You are my first American

Allez, allez, allez! Why does it take all day?

Get your asses on stage, I'm raising cash tonight

One of us will be Miss Saigon

They say Saigon has weeks

- I say it's time to pack - Tonight I must be Miss Saigon

Each night these little buns of theirs are worth less and less

I need a visa fast and I'm not looking back

Son of a bitch, they're here

I can still engineer

Monsieur Joey, please, come inside

It's like the old days, my little gamines

- Oh, sure - Just look who's in there

- A gang of Marines - They're here?

We'll pick 'em clean

- That's what tonight's all about - Bullshit!

One of these boys might be your ticket out

Get out of that dress Wow.

No, wait

- It's my new princess - What?

- Princess? - Are you fucking kidding me?

A virgin will give them a treat

Shut up!

Lower your eyelids and play sweet

Men pay the moon to get fresh meat

- Fresh is only fresh once - Allez, allez, allez

Line up and do your song

Don't make the show too long

Voilà! On stage, all

Welcome to Dreamland!

The heat is on in Saigon

The girls are ready to screw

One of these slits here will be Miss Saigon

And since we're stuck here in hell, what's a soldier to do?

The stink is making me choke! Turns out this war is a joke

Turns out the joke is on you

Hey, Monsieur Chris, Monsieur John, a gift

You've come to win Miss Saigon

You brought him

I gotta get my friend laid as a last souvenir

I love you, pal, but your bullshit I've had up to here

The heat is on in Saigon

But till they tell us we're gone, I'm gonna buy you a girl

- You can buy me a beer - It's showtime!

From Haiphong to the Mekong Delta,

may I present the most beautiful girls in Saigon!

- Mimi - See my bikini

- It's just the right size - Yvette

Don't you enjoy how it rides up my thighs?

- Dominique - Look from behind

- It'll knock out your eyes - Yvonne

I'll show you my special trophy of war

- Fifi - For a Marine I'll show more

You won't get up off the floor

The heat is on in Saigon

Don't tell me I'm reassigned, all that chickenshit sucks

Tonight I'm out of my mind, not to mention ten bucks

You all know her as the sex toy from Hanoi.

Miss Gigi Van Tranh.

If I'm your pin-up, I'll melt all your brass

Stuck on the wall with a pin in my ass

If you get me, you will travel first class

I'll show you, we'll make magic, chérie

You buy more tickets from me, the winner gets her for free

The meat is cheap in Saigon

I used to love getting stoned, waking up with some whore

I don't know why I went dead, it's not fun any more

How about something fresh from the country?

Legs unparted, parts uncharted. Kim.

I'm 17 and I'm new here today

The village I come from seems so far away

All of these girls here know much more what to say

But I know I'm so much more than you see

A million dreams are in me

Jesus, John, who is she?

The Cong is tightening the noose

Is it a week or a day or an hour we got?

Tonight could be our last shot, got to put it to use

I've got a fever, babe, and you're gonna catch it

I got an itch, and, baby, you'd better scratch it

Mimi, Gigi, Yvette or Yvonne

Gonna buy me a beer! Here's to you, Miss Saigon

Yvonne! Yvette!

Fifi! Mimi! Kim!

And Gigi!

Attention, s'il vous plait.

By popular demand, Miss Gigi Van Tranh is tonight's Miss Saigon.

The heat is on in Saigon

How'd we get used to the smell?

So let's get wasted, get high and get laid

- Whoo-hoo! - A goodbye party in hell

And now, who wins my little pussycat?

Number 66!

Who takes care of you, baby?

You do, but will you take me to America?

Come on. Not right now. Damn!

Hey! I'll make a good wife.

- I said no! - You prick!

- Let me take care of this. - This is bullshit!

Don't fuck with me.

- It's OK. Gigi, she likes it rough. - Crazy, man.

Come on, drink some more. Play with the girls.

They are not nice, they're mostly noise

They swear like men, they screw like boys

I know there's nothing in their hearts

But every time I take one in my arms

It starts

The movie in my mind

The dream they leave behind

A scene I can't erase

And in a strong Gl's embrace

Flee this life

Flee this place

The movie plays and plays

I'll find my true romance

He takes me to a place

Where I don't have to dance

Our children laugh all day

But all that I've been through

Can't make my dream come true

Dream

The dream I long to find

The movie in my mind

I will not cry, I will not think

I'll do my dance, I'll make them drink

When I make love, it won't be me

And if they hurt me

I'll just close my eyes and see

They are not nice, they're mostly noise

The movie in my mind

They kill like men, they die like boys

The dream that fills my head

They give their cash, they keep their hearts

A man who will not kill

But every night again it starts

He'll fight for me instead

He'll keep the fear at bay

So no one comes at night

To blow the dream away

Dream

The dream I have to find

The movie in my mind

- Hey, baby, come here. - Hey!

And in a strong Gl's embrace

Flee this life

Flee this place

A world that's far away

Where life is not unkind

The movie in my mind

Allez, allez, get back to work. Now'.!

- Come on, man. - Hey, Monsieur John.

How would you like to get rich? Go home in style?

- Yeah, OK, what's the pitch? - Yeah.

A US visa to help me get out

Lend me a bit of your embassy clout, you dig, baby?

There isn't a chance, pal, you're too well known

Look, what I want is that girl in the dress

You have a good eye, her name is Kim

She's my new princess

You give her a try

My buddy, Chris, it's like something just snapped

She's what he needs, she's got treasures untapped

But I have to warn you, she don't come cheap

I got that covered, my man.

- It's got to be 20 for my princess - 20 for this shit?

She's sort of a virgin... well, more or less

- You take it. - For 20 more you get a room and key

Don't fuck me, man!

For 50 bucks, she's got the whole night free

No one gives you a buzz like the Engineer does

You may share if you like.

Stop drooling, white boy, you're losing your cool

- You like this jail bait? - John, open your eyes

This is the end of the line, this whole rotten scene

She's good, man. What? Come on!

This little girl, we could be in the sack

I know, man

And I would take something I can't give back

It's time to go home, it's time to get clean

No, no, no

I'm starting to cry, you're so out of touch

The trouble with you is you think too much

- Get the fuck off of me! - A whore is better than an empty bed

Man, you need some action to fill your head

Nothing gives you a hit like the Engineer's shit

That's right

Let's get out of here. Let's go!

My little princess, I was right

You are the first to score tonight

You caught that sergeant by the nose

You stay with him until he goes

Call him Chris, he'll like that

- Please, don't - You said you needed a job

You said you'd turn a trick

You better prove it, and quick

Monsieur Chris?

Don't worry, she's clean. I washed her myself.

Look at that. Music.

She's a very good girl. I'll give her to somebody else.

- You fuck off. - All right, baby.

Monsieur John! Hit the high note!

My name is Kim

I like you, Chris

- Don't talk like that. - What did I say?

You shouldn't be here.

Just take this and get the hell out of here.

- Goddamn it. - Hey. What's going on?

- You don't like her? - Oh, yes, I do

I like him too

Take her away, come on, man

Take me away

Please, don't say a word, just come with me

All right, it's time to pay up, you horny bastards.

Thank you, Monsieur Tony.

The sooner you pay, the sooner you come, and you want to come, right?

Is that mine? Thank you, Tex. Enjoy that one.

Hey, Detroit, you're forgetting something.

Wash your fingers.

Monsieur John, this one doesn't scratch. She bites.

Engineer? A touch of class, man.

- I'll smoke this when I get to America. - Whatever, man. Got me a lady.

Sweet dreams, my princess.

Why does Saigon never sleep at night?

Why does this girl smell of orange trees?

How can I feel good when nothing's right?

Why is she cool when there is no breeze?

Vietnam

You don't give answers, do you, friend?

Just questions that don't ever end

Why, God?

Why today?

I'm all through here

On my Way

There's nothing left here that I'll miss

Why send me now a night like this?

Who is the girl in this rusty bed?

Why am I back in a filthy room?

Why is her voice ringing in my head?

Why am I high on her cheap perfume?

Vietnam

Hey, look, I mean you no offence

But why does nothing here make sense?

Why, God?

Show your hand

Why can't one guy understand?

I've been with girls who knew much more

I've never felt confused before

Why me?

What's your plan?

I can't help her

No one can

I want my memories as they were

But now I'll leave remembering her

Get out of my...

Out Of my way!

When I went home before, no one talked of the war

What they knew from TV didn't have a thing to do with me

Get out of here!

I went back and re-upped, sure, Saigon is corrupt

It felt better to be here driving for the embassy

Cos here if you can pull a string

A guy like me lives like a king

Just as long as you don't believe anything

Shit.

Hey, GI. Can you help me get out of here?

- I can't help you. - I've got money.

I don't need your money. I don't need your money.

Why, God?

Why this face?

Why such beauty in this place?

I want my memories as they were

But now I'll leave remembering her

Just her

Fuck!

This money's yours

Please, take it all

- Hey, you want more? - No, no, I don't want anything

- What's wrong with you? - I've not done this before

That can't be true

Why would I lie?

Look, all the girls lie, they just want to get out of here

Maybe you're not like that, but I don't know who you are

Fuck!

Do you want one more tale of a Vietnam girl?

Want to know I was bound to a man I don't love?

I'm sorry.

Do you want to be told how my village was burned?

Want to hear how my family was blasted away?

How I ran from the rice fields and saw them in flames?

How my parents were bodies whose faces were gone?

I have had my fill of pain

I will not look back again

I would rather die!

Can I see you tonight?

Well, I'll be at the club

Selling beaucoup amour

No. No, you won't.

How would you like...?

How would I like...?

How would you like staying with me?

It feels right like this

So that's how we should be

So, would you like?

Yes, I would like

OK, it's set, no more to say

Screw the Engineer!

You're the one good thing that I've found out here

You are sunlight

And I, moon

Joined by the gods of fortune

Midnight and high noon

Sharing the sky

One and the same

You and I

You are here

Like a mystery

I'm from a world

That's so different from all that you are

How in the light of one night

Did we come so far?

Outside, day starts to dawn

Your moon still floats on high

- The birds awake - And the stars shine true

- My hands still shake - I reach for you

And we meet in the sky

You are sunlight

And I, moon

Joined here

Brightening the sky

With the flame

Of love

We are sunlight

Moonlight

Tomorrow night will be the full moon

I can bring friends to bless our love

OK.

With paper dragons and perfume

If you want me to

- Dragons? - Yes.

Sure.

John, is that you, buddy? Listen to me

Do I sound different? That's how it should be

Last night, I spent a whole lifetime in paradise

Tell the CO I'm taking all of my leave

We're going to play house, John, it's like Christmas Eve

We have sworn we won't see the sun for 48 hours

What are you saying? Are you out of your mind?

All leave is canceled, you could be left behind

Saigon is falling apart and you'd better be here

Please have your papers ready!

Here is the news since you've been on the moon

Cities in the boondocks are dropping like flies

Wives and civilians will be shipping out soon

Crowds around the embassy have tears in their eyes

Thieu has resigned, the new regime may not hold

People at the palace think we'll send the Marines

We are sending nothing from what I've been told

- Buddy, are you there? - Yes!

Do you know what that means? Sure, time to fall in love!

John, listen fast, you did not get this call

You're the one who bought the girl for me, after all

Once you are a friend, you're a friend through and through

When you were in trouble, man, I covered for you

Not this time, the town's too hot for one Kongai whore

Ol' buddy, I will not get you killed

She is no whore, all right? You saw her too

She's really more like... the April moon

- April fucking moon? - Both her parents died

She was all alone, she was terrified

Sweet as that and she's an orphan too How can a guy fight that?

You've got one day, not two, then be back

- Monsieur Chris, you're late. - Shit!

What, she kept you up all night?

We had a deal for Kim, but that's on ice

I'm sorry, Sergeant, but I've changed the price

What do you mean?

I need a visa from your embassy

Hey? You give me that, you get the girl for free

Look, cut the crap, this money's all I've got

I don't give visas out, is this a deal or not?

- You tell me - Ah, shit

- OK, OK, the money, it will do - Down

Too bad, I had a Rolex watch for you, it's yours, take it.

I'll get my papers in another way.

I'll make a rich man of some attaché, you asshole!

With little shits like him, you take the bucks and run

He gave me six weeks' income, I'll be gone in one

I'll castrate you next time I see you, you little fuck.

One of us girls is moving on

One girl will get out of Saigon

So look who's really Miss Saigon

She'll leave this wasted life behind

She'll live the movie in my mind

They're here!

Shh! Surprise!

Look how he bought her a new dress

You did a job on him, I guess

He simply asked me, I said "yes"

Yeah, right

Come on, let's bless the new princess

Yeah, that's me. Get off.

Hey! Shoes off.

Dju vui vay

Vju doi may

Dju vui vay

Vao nyay ma)'

Will you who gave me life smile today?

Look with favoring eyes on this man

Show your daughter's heart your forgiveness

And send to us from your home above

Your blessing on our love

Dju vui vay

Dju vui vay

Vju doi may

Vju doi may

Dju vui vay

Dju vui vay

Vao nyay ma)'

Dju vui vay

It's pretty, but what does it mean?

Vju doi may

It's what all the girls sing at weddings

- What? - They didn't know what else to sing

Vao nyay ma)'

It's the prettiest thing that I have ever heard

Hey, girls!

To Miss Saigon. Miss Saigon!

You're here, at last

I've come to take you home

I hid all night, I tunneled through the line

Kim, come with me, we'll flee this shameful place

They're done, we'll win, you're safe and you are mine

- Hey! This girl is mine - Yours?

Now who are you? Stop

Who is this man, this American pig

Who I now find with you in this place?

Why are you here with these flea-bitten whores?

Do you wear the same paint on your face?

- Get out! - You have no right to be here

I'm not a prize you can claim

We were promised at 13

The woman I've become is not the same

Our fathers bound us together

Why couldn't you wait?

You knew I'd come back to get you! It isn't too late

My parents got themselves killed in the week you changed sides

If there were promises, all of them died when they died

Shaw's over, pal.

- Kim, leave this man behind - Stay here

No! Go on

And shoot!

I will not change my mind

- You are still mine - Not anymore

- You're mine until we die - Get off of her!

Saigon is doomed

And so is your GI

She'll leave with me

You broke your father's word

This is your curse

Get out!

What a party that was

You're going to leave me now

Yes, I'm going to leave

And take you out with me

In a place that won't let us feel

In a life where nothing seems real

I have found you

I have found you

In a world that's moving too fast

In a world where nothing can last

I will hold you

I will hold you

Our lives will change when tomorrow comes

Tonight our hearts drown the beating drums

And we'll have music, all right

Tearing the night

Our song

Played on a solo saxophone

A crazy sound

A lonely sound

A cry that tells us love goes on and on

Played on a solo saxophone

It's telling me to hold you tight

And dance like it's the last night of the world

On the other side of the Earth

There's a place your life will have worth

I will take you

I'll go with you

You won't believe all the things you'll see

I know cos you'll see them all with me

If we're together, that's when we'll hear it again

Our song

Played on a solo saxophone

A crazy sound

A lonely sound

A cry that tells us love goes on and on

Played on a solo saxophone

It's telling me to hold you tight

And dance like it's the last night of the world

Dreams were all I ever knew

Dreams you won't need when I'm through

Anywhere we may be

I will sing with you

Our song

Where are you going?

Played on a solo saxophone

So stay with me and hold me tight

And dance like it's the last night

Of the world

On silent feet it came

Breathing a sheet of flame

It came

Closing in on its rightful prey

Burning a hundred years away

The morning of the dragon, truth lit up the street

The tiger we were stalking walked on paper feet

And in the clear white heat of dawn

Was gone

- With guns from every shore - Victory

- The People's Army waged a war - Victory

- Tunneling underneath the trees - Victory

- Bringing the giant to its knees - The morning of the dragon

- All the walls fell down - Truth lit up the street

Brother greeted brother

The tiger we were stalking walked on paper feet

- And in the endless night - And in the clear white heat of dawn

Was gone

- On silent feet it came - Victory

- Breathing a sheet of flame - Victory

- Closing in on its rightful prey - Victory

- Burning a hundred years away - The morning of the dragon

- The morning of the dragon - Brother greeted brother

The tiger we were stalking walked on paper feet

- And in the endless night - And in the clear white heat of dawn

Was gone

Three years of school was nice

In rice fields, planting rice

You did good work, you see

Re-educating me

Who lives a lie must change or die

Three years, how quick they moved

Look how the world's improved

Saigon, that queen of sin

Renamed for Ho Chi Minh

Who lives a lie must change or die

But men will always be men

They washed out my brain

I'm still what I am

Deep inside, I know what I know

Wherever I go

I speak Uncle Ho

And think Uncle Sam

- Your name is Tran Van Dinh? - At your service

- You're called the Engineer - Yes, sir

- The People's Commissar - Am I free?

Has ordered you back here

Who lives a lie must change or die

We found the man that you wanted so bad

And, Commissar, you were perfectly right

He had been taken up north to a camp

We brought him down under cover of night

Once he had served the American clique

Selling our sisters and daughters for gold

Notice we caught him in less than a week

When we get orders, we do what we're told

All right, all right, that's it, that's all

You've done your job, that's it

You go back, I'll take over now

Kim.

You will find her for me

Crawl from under your shell

You know who her friends were

Go! See what they can tell

Sniff her out

Or I swear

You'll look forward to hell

I never saw her again

I am a different man

I've been enlightened since then

Yes

But men must help other men

And seeing it's you, I'll work to the bone

I'll give you 48 hours

If you want to stay free, don't come back here alone

On silent feet it came - Victory

- Breathing a sheet of flame - Victory

- Closing in on its rightful prey - Victory

Burning a hundred years away

The morning of the dragon, truth lit up the street

The tiger we were stalking walked on paper feet

And in the clear white heat of dawn

Was gone

Ha!

Last night I dreamed you held me

We slept here side by side

You whispered softly to me

I heard you speak my name

I cried

Though I know it's been so many years

Through the silence of my secret tears

You are here still

I still

I still believe

You will return

I know you will

My heart forevermore holds still

Yet still

I still believe

I know as long as I can keep believing

I'll live

I'll live

Love cannot die

You will return

You will return

And I alone know why

Last night I held you sleeping

Again, the nightmare came

I heard you cry out something

A word that sounded like a name

And it hurts me more than I can bear

Knowing part of you, I'll never share

Never know

But still

I still believe

The time will come

When nothing keeps us apart

My heart forevermore holds still

- Kim! - It's all over, I'm here

There is nothing to fear

Chris, what's haunting you?

Won't you let me inside? There is nothing to hide

What's hurting you?

- For still - I will hold you all night

I will make it all right

- I still believe - You are safe with me

- As long - And I wish you could share

- As I - What you're hiding in there

- Can keep believing, I'll live - What your hell must be

- I'll live, you will return - You can sleep now

- You can cry now - And I know why

- I'm your wife now for life - I'm yours

Until we die

Kim? Have you seen this girl?

Hey, you

Coo-coo, princess, look who's here

- Your resurrected Engineer - How did you find me?

Don't look surprised, I tracked you down

I have the sharpest nose in town

I'm here to throw a rope before you drown

For men will always be men

You change the regime, the lust doesn't stop

You and I will team up again

Together we'll reap the cream of the crop

Engineer, I don't want you here

I gave up that life, you must understand

Just out there is a big shot who waits like a pup

To come up and eat out of your hand, Kim

The good times are back

Don't go on, it's too late

Not too late for my star

- Please let me hide in peace - Better to screw the police

Come in, Monsieur Commissar

Three years I've been away

I kept faith we would meet

See? I found her for you

You, out in the street

Out! Get out

I knew in time, fate would weave a design

Tying your life and mine into one

Each day I'd wait

Like a soldier must wait

Trusting victory to come with the sun

After the fight in the still of the night

I would picture my bride, bright as jade

You'll be my wife, we will build a new life

And fulfill the vow our fathers made

My father's vow can't be honored this way

And I pray in my heart he'll forgive

What you want now are some words I can't say

If I lied to you, how could I live?

Don't say any more, not a word

You will change, you will learn

Look at me

Don't decide too soon

Somewhere deep in my soul

Shines the smallest of lights

And no wind blows it out

It burns steady and strong

Through the darkest of nights

Dju vui vay

Vju doi may

Dju vui vay

Vao nyay ma)'

I made a promise once with these words

Which neither time nor distance can change

He will come to me still

You must be mad, your American Jack has gone for good

And he'll never come back

- He ran away, Kim, he left you to rot - No

I'm sure by now he already forgot

Kim, come on now, princess, get off of your cloud

I'm sorry, sir, she was talking so loud

The Commissar is a powerful man

A girl with brains makes a life where she can

Princess, remember your place

Don't make people lose face

Why do you look away?

I can end all this shame

All you need to say is "yes"

Kim

On silent feet we came - You hear those soldiers outside?

Breathing a sheet of flame - They'll do whatever I say

Closing in on its rightful prey

I cannot change what I feel

- Burning a hundred years away - Soldiers, come!

I think you will change before my eyes

This Me-My has just been found

She hid the day we closed the bars

Show them that we don't forget

No one betrays us without scars

- You are a woman who lived without shame - You're an infection left over from war

- You have dishonored the national name - Re-education will cure the disease

- You must be shown what we do to a leech - See how we teach an American's whore

I have heard hundreds of speeches like these

Take it from me, you don't want to hear more

It's time to act, my friends

It's time

Her face betrays her crime

She must pay

And her partner too

Stop!

Get out!

I said, get out!

Are you waiting for them to kill me?

Did you not get what he said?

There's a big screw loose inside you

I will rip it out of your head

There's a mad dog on a rampage

- Just appease him, everyone wins - No

I don't give a shit if you love him, say you do, and we leave with our skins

I have a husband I love

Real as the sun in the sky

- I cannot live with a lie - You stupid...

Do you see now who has power?

Do you still think crazy things?

Chris will come to me like the phoenix

And he'll take me off on his wings

You're a traitor to your country

If I am, then let it be

I am talking of life or death now

I am talking of staying free

So there it is now, I'll be moving on

If you don't need me, I'd rather be gone

Two kids in love don't need strangers around

- You, just get out! - Ho Chi Minh, I won't make a sound

And as for you

- Come with me - No!

There is a secret

That you don't know

There is a force here

I never show

You say it's treason

To keep my vow

Season after season

I've survived somehow

If you want the reason

I will show you now

Tam!

It's OK.

Look, Thuy, this is my son

He is all that I have

Now you see why I must tell you "no"

No one must ever see this thing you're showing me

Your bastard fouls our name

My baby's not to blame for what I've done

You must decide upon which side you're really on

- You whored to have that kid - No! That isn't what I did

Don't touch my son

You must see how it is

When you're my wife

Keeping this child of his brands us for life

No alternative, this child cannot live

No!

You will not touch him

- Don't touch my boy - Kim

He's what I live for

He's my only joy

- You will not touch him - He is my enemy

It's he who turns you from me

- Don't touch my boy - Erase him from your life

Even your memory

- He's what I live for - He's one drop in a flood

Left here to taint our blood

- He's my only joy - Our marriage bond is sworn

Forget that he was born

Get back!

Of course you have a gun

- You will not touch my little boy - And now you'll shoot your cousin

And it's a US gun

- And do not test my will - A gun that lost the war

You're the corrupted one

- I'm warning you - Go on and shoot, don't wait

- For him I'll kill - To save your bastard son

You must not hesitate

The earth moves where I stand

- I feel the turning of a wheel - Shoot

- I feel nothing in my hand - Shoot

- Not even the chill of steel - Shoot

You will not take my child

You don't know how to kill

I have no other choice

What I must do I will! No!

This is the hour

This is our land

We found the power

In our brother's hand

And from a storm

- No! - Pierced with light

Fierce and white the lightning came

A brightening flame to end the night

One man to heed us

Each girl, each boy

One voice to lead us

In a song OTIOY

This is the hour

This is our land

If you want to die in bed, follow my example

When you see a cloud ahead, it's time to show your class

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, forgot 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 shit...

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

- Fuck! - 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 entrée

To the USA

With these two little diamonds to bait my hooks

"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 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, she can't just disappear

Listen, Chris, I know the shock you've had

It isn't always bad, there are solutions here

John, I never told her

My wife, how can I tell her?

A child, what can I do?

Oh, Jesus, Kim

What can I do?

I have learned the best thing for a couple to do

How can I tell her?

You should both go to Bangkok

- I have to tell her - I mean Ellen too

Us both?

You both should go

Hey, guys, come on

But first... First Ellen has to know

What?

- Are you OK? - No.

- We need to talk. - Sure.

Come on. Fuck.

- Best girls in Bangkok - Pussy galore!

- Check it out! - Hey, what are you doing there?

- You're nothing but second-rate... - I'll get back to work, boss.

Son of a bitch. Hey, you looking for a girl? What can I get you?

You want a big-breasted girl? Hey, you're back!

I told you that girl was clean.

What can I get you this time? A girl that looks like a boy?

A boy who looks like a girl? Or someone who looks like this?

Yeah!

- Girls - Come to my bar.

- I got girls - You'll thank me later.

- Gorgeous girls - I'm glad my wife's not here with me

Check this out. Look at this girl. The way she moves.

It's impossible. You...

What a waste

To pay for my keep, I'm rounding up sheep

To fleece here in Bangkok

I'm disgraced

I can't get ahead

There's nothing as dead as peace here in Bangkok

Ten cents an hour, that's the most they pay

I'll have to swim to the USA

Special offer on pussies, buy one, get one free

If you're looking for fun, original sin

If you want to put out, then you've gotta come in

- Girls - Hey, boys

- Don't stand around like wimps - I got girls

Watch out, those guys, they're really pimps

- Pearls - You want some thrills?

- Come on and grab it - Half the price

Two girls, a gerbil and a rabbit

- Nasty stuff, you like that - Hey, come to me

- Look what you'll see - Ping pong, ha

Hey, that's a joke

Mine blows smoke for a small extra fee

Hey, Joe, try taking a little excursion

You'll all feel good from a little perversion

- Oh, yeah? - Massage requiring total immersion

- Oh, wow! - Some strange positions

- They say are Persian - Oh, no!

- I am a Mormon! - Drinks are on me

Yeah, baby! Go! First girl is free

Hey, what can I say? You get me for a small extra fee

It was only a joke.

You want a girl, sir? You'll like one of these

You have a Kim here? Can I see her, please?

You pick 'em well.

Monsieur John. Is that you?

The Engineer? Jesus Christ, you're here too?

Oh, you

Of all my friends, you're the one that I miss

- I'm looking for Kim - I love you so

You and your buddy Chris

I'm here about him; Kim has a child

- Born in - '75

I filled that out, and it's you who arrive

You'll find the end of your quest here in our little dive

Man, I'm impressed

American clerks, a system that works

- There's really no other - Listen, spare me the gas

Is there really a child?

Oh, yes, we're blessed

And Kim's on a trip for citizenship

And I am her brother

You're her brother, my ass

Come on, take me inside

Look, Kim, who got our application

I said I'd bring us all salvation

Oh, my God, Monsieur John, yes, of course he sent you

Not in here, is there someplace near we could talk?

Take your hands off, she's finished, go find someone else

Come with me, there's a lot I've got to say first

Chris is here, say he's here

Oh, my God, it's all true

I suggest whatever may be, you leave this to me

Just play little mother

- What I need to find out - Anything

She can tell me alone

Can you take me to Chris? I can leave here right now

- We - We've been here for so long

- I took this job to survive - One month at sea

I was sure we'd drown

But I thought about Chris and we didn't go down

I've done terrible things, but we're safe and you're here

So perhaps all the gods have begun to forgive

Has the gentleman ordered champagne?

She was about to get it

You'd better get back on the chain, or get out

- Monsieur John - I am sick of that prick

- Quick, before he gets wise - Look at this

Let John look at our kid, see the lids of his eyes?

- Come see, love - Let John have his surprise

- Come see Chris - Open a bottle!

Look, Uncle Sam, hey?

How nice I am

I'm doing all this just for Tam

An American boy

Look, John, this is his son

- Give me five. - Don't they have the same smile?

He's been waiting for his father for a long, long while

I'm not here as a friend

I have a job to do

It's strange to find my work should lead me here to you

Chris knows all about you, I have shown him all this

But I think that it's time you know all about Chris

Yes, tell me everything, I beg you

How I've longed for this to start

All my prayers are finally answered

This is too much for one heart

Kim, he went crazy when he lost you

Spoke to no one for a year

Then he finally said, "I'm home now"

"My life has to go on here"

- What are you talking about? - Kim

Let me finish talking, please

That was three whole years ago

Yes, yes, I know

I know how pain can grow

When the rock you hold on to is a love miles away

Listen, please

I already know the story

Take us to the USA, John

When we're finished here, you'll see him

Chris arrived with me today

Oh, Tam, he's here

He's here, he's so near

We might breathe the same air tonight

Your father's here

- I dreamed so hard - I can't tell her like this

- I kept my faith - I should not be the one

- And now it's true - Chris must first see his son

- Now I can see - They don't say in the files

- We've been watched over - There's a woman in love

- And our life's about to start - Here

- What I see in her eyes - Sun and moon

- Will be together - Chris don't know nothing of

This is too much for one heart

There's only one thing I can do

I must bring Chris here to see you

- Thank you. - OK.

I thought I said no kids around

So what's the brat doing here?

You better take care, I'm watching both of you

You and your Engineer

Sir, would you like a massage?

No, thanks, it's not my scene

I can get boys from La Cage

- Whatever, man. Get out of my way. - Watch out, sir! Sir!

Why is he leaving?

What is that look?

He was right on the hook

Don't tell me he slipped free

Engineer, Chris is here

John is going to get him and bring him to me

My heart's ready to burst

I don't know what I'll tell him first

That guy is no one to trust

Or a soldier who just learned he fathered a son

You got to get to Chris first

I will find his address now before he can run

- Stupid - You can trust what he'll do

- Don't you worry, I'll mention you - You'll mention me?

Don't screw with me, little bitch, I don't want any hitch

You just do as you're told

You go to his hotel

I'll be working as well

Guarding our bag of gold

Tell me where and I'll go

He'll be longing for me, I know

You have brought me through the lightning

You have watched me from afar

You know all and you forgive me

Loving parents that you are

- Please - Go on, talk to your ghosts

- May your daughter have your blessing - Little girl, till you're blue

On the life about to start

- You have one chance, just one - We must journey to a new world

- He's here, talking to you - This is too much for one heart

I'll fix this

Make yourself pretty.

Did you think I'd gone away?

I am the man you killed that day

Cold, with a bullet inside my chest

My corpse may be sleeping

But my soul won't rest

I'm the crime that you hid

You can try, but you'll never forget what you did

You will never be free

Not as long as there's me

Did you think you would escape the judgment that was planned?

Did you think you would escape the truth's avenging hand?

Just because you have escaped the boundaries of your land?

I'm here

I'm here, I'm never dead!

I'm here, I am the guilt inside your head

You think your Marine's not like other men

He betrayed you once

And he will again

Think about that night

Where was he back then?

I'm getting you out! Let's go!

Sorry, Sergeant, as things degenerate

All I'm giving her are her emigration papers

Without the wait

- Sign here - Bullshit

This'll get her on board the carrier

You're declaring that you will marry her

When you get back to the States

Sign here, come on

By order of the old man

The embassy will close according to plan

I'll stretch a couple of rules to issue her pass

- Thank you - That's it, you're ready

Nice ass, you're next

By order of the old man

We're processing the gooks as fast as we can

I mean Vietnamese, hey, don't get me wrong

Can't save these looks for the Cong, right? Get in there

Christ, I'm due at the embassy, no time to lose

I don't want you to leave me today

Well, at least Uncle Sam bought our honeymoon cruise

- If you're going, I don't want to stay - Look, I'm leaving my gun

- We've got time, stay and pack - I will do whatever you say

I'll get plenty of word when the VC attack

I want you in that bed waiting when I get back

Sorry, Sergeant, we must accelerate, State Department says we evacuate

The word is, we must be out by dawn

Sorry, Sergeant, it's straight from Washington

No one leaves the grounds now, not anyone

As fast as we load the planes, we're gone, go!

OK, keep quiet, don't shout

The ambassador won't leave till everyone's out

The choppers are on their way have room for you all

They're climbing over the wall

Get back, get back, I tell you, don't shout

The ambassador won't leave till everyone's out

The ambassador just sent an order to freeze

That's it, no more Vietnamese, get in

Lock the gates

I'm the wife of a soldier, please let me through

Wait, help me, who must I pay? Tell me what I must do

- Chris! - Let me out

- No! - I've got to get back for my bride

No, listen, someone, my husband is waiting inside

Please, Kim, hear the phone

I can't get there

Please be home

Please, Chris

No one sees I am lost here

Find me, please

Please get me through, I don't care how

Don't take my love away, not now

- Oh, Chris, I can't get free - Please get free

Still I'm with you I am with you

Wait for me

Sorry, Sergeant, inside the embassy

We are pulling out now and there will be no more reprieves

I've got till the old man leaves

Chris, don't be an ass! The ambassador is leaving now

- Take me with you - Take my children

- I have a letter here - I helped the CIA

They'll kill who they find here

Don't leave us behind here

I've a wife who left already

I have an aunt in New York

I have gold, I can pay

There is no one to find here

They have left us behind here

I must get in there, listen, anyone

Please tell my husband, look, I have his gun

Out of my way if that's all that you've got

If I am here when they come, I'll be shot

Let me go, John, I can't leave her

Why in the world should I be saved instead of her?

They'll kill who they find here

Don't leave us behind here

- Get off! - It's not you, it's war that's cruel

And if some dreams get smashed, perhaps it's best they were

There is no one to find here

They have left us behind here

Wake up, my friend, your mercy trip has failed

There's nothing you can do, that ship has sailed

She's not the only one we'll have betrayed

Get to the roof or else we are betrayed

Oh, Chris

I still believe

The heart of you is here with me

My heart against all odds holds still

Kim!

Please!

You are sunlight

And I, moon

Joined by the gods of fortune

Midnight and high noon

That's what we are

How in one night

Have we come so far?

Outside, day starts to dawn

One long nighttime has gone

I feel you near

I reach your place

I know you're here

I touch your face

And our love is reborn

Brightening the sky

With the flame

Of love

Made of

Sunlight

Moonlight

Kim. Kim.

I've found Chris. He's at this hotel.

Go! I'll take care of Tam. Don't screw this up.

Yes!

Oh!

- I'm sorry. - Don't turn the bed yet, thank you.

- I'm not the maid. - Oh. Well, how can I help you?

- 317? - Yes.

Christopher Scott's room?

Oh, God, I see. I know who you are.

You must be Kim

Chris went to find you

Please come inside

No one will hurt you

I'm Chris's wife

My name is Ellen.

In a way, I'm glad I'm meeting you first

Understand, you were only a name till tonight

I don't know how I'd feel if our roles were reversed

Tell me you are lying

We've been married two years, I'm sorry, it's true

- He said he'd come to get me - He said he tried to reach you

- But what could he do? - Please tell me you're not married

You don't know, you can't know what I've done to be here

You don't know how he needed a new start

I feel walls in my heart closing in

I can't breathe, I can't win

And your child, you say it's Chris's

Oh, yes, madame, my son is Chris's

I had a dream for my son to belong

Not live his life in the street like a rat

We aren't rich, but we'll give what we can

Chris and I are totally together on that

Then you must take Tam with you

Take a child from his mother? Impossible, Kim

You must take Tam with you

Then he'll get what I wanted for him

But, Kim, your child needs you

Chris is married to me, we want kids of our own

Tam's chance lies with you now, not with me

- Please - No, it won't work

He's your child, he's not mine

If you're saying that because you made him change his mind

Chris must go away and leave me and his son behind

If you're saying that because my husband has another wife

My child has no future like the dust of life

Chris must come tonight to my place, tell me so to my face

Kim! Kim!

Chris

Why aren't you here now?

I don't understand, I really need you here

Please

Please, help me

Am I fooling myself

If I've already lost you?

Nothing's changed, you're still mine

We can try to ignore this

But if she has come back in your life

Well, then maybe you were never mine

And yet my heart cries maybe

It's a trick, it's a lie

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

“W - 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 ménage!

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 shit 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

on

What's that I smell in the air?

The American dream

Sweet as a new millionaire

The American dream

Pro-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

Tsh k-tsh k!

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!

Look at her. Isn't she beautiful?

She's a big girl. She needs big boys.

- Hello, boys! - Yeah! Yeah!

You guys are big. American big.

Think you can handle her?

I love you, lady, I love you.

You make me moist.

- We're just sexy bitches, aren't we? Oh

Winner, winner!

yeah!

Live like you haven't a care

The American dream

Take even more than is fair

The American dream

Is this too much? I can never tell.

Call girls are lining Times Square

- The American dream - You think I know different?

Bums there have money to spare

The American dream

Spend when the cupboard is bare

The American dream

Just sell your soul and you gain the American dream

Say, can you see?

Land of the free

Sure can

Soon you will buy it from me

The American...

Dream! Dream! Dream! Dream!

Hey!

Where's my money going?

Where are you guys going? Come back!

It was just getting good.

Wasn't that fabulous?

That's what I smell in the air

My American dream

Oh!

Now, Tam, my brave boy

Our long wait has ended

Smile, Tam, for you have a father at last

He has come to take you home

All I dreamed for you he'll do

You're still mine

But I can't go along

Don't be sad; though I'm far away, I'll be watching you

This is the hour

I swore I'd see

I alone can tell now

What the end must be

They think they'll decide your life

No, it will be me

Look at me one more time

Don't forget what you see

One more kiss

And then say goodbye

Kim!

Kim! Oh, my God!

What have you done, Kim?

Why?

The gods have guided you to your son

Oh, Jesus!

Please, don't die

Hold me

One last time

I've got you.

How in one night

Have we come so far?

Hey.

Kim.

Kim!

No! Kim!

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