THE LAST NIGHT OF THE WORLD
CHRIS
in a place that won't let us feel
in a life where nothing seems real
I have found you
I have found you
KIM
in a world that's moving too fast
in a world where nothing can last
I will hold you
I will hold you
CHRIS
our lives will change, when tomorrow comes
KIM
tonight our hearts drown the distant drums
CHRIS
and we have music all right
tearing the night
BOTH
a 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
CHRIS
on the other side of the earth
there's a place where life still has worth
I will take you
KIM
I'll go with you
CHRIS
you won't believe all the things you'll see
I know 'cause you'll see them all with me
BOTH
if we're together that's when
we'll hear it again
a 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
KIM
dreams
were all I ever knew
CHRIS
dreams
you won't need when I'm through
BOTH
anywhere
we may be
I will sing with you
a song...
(they dance together in the balcony)
BOTH
so stay with me
and hold me tight
and dance
like it's the last night of the world
IF YOU WANT TO DIE IN BED
(The ENGINEER is making his way furtively through the city.
SOLDIERS seem to be everywhere.)
ENGINEER
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
(he enters the abandoned backroom of what was once "Dreamland", opens
a trapdoor in the floor and removes a tin box. He opens it.)
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 plan a rest'rant 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 'em paying more
for just another whore
here I come
U.S.A.
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 it works
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
if you want to die in bed
en route to your nirvana
you grab a chance and plunge ahead
and go where people win
heaven's there... oh, shit!
you need a visa to get in!
I' D GIVE MY LIFE FOR YOU
KIM
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
sometimes I wake up
reaching for him
I feel his shadow brush my head
but there'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'll give my life for you
no one can stop what I must do
I swear I'll give my life for you.
I STILL BELIEVE
KIM
last night I watched him sleeping
my body pressed to him
and then he started speaking
the name I heard him speak...was Kim
yes I know that this was years ago
but when moonlight fills my room I know
you are here... still
I still
I still believe
you will return
I know you will
my heart
against all odds
holds still
yes, 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
(in a bedroom on the other side of the world, in America. A woman is
sitting beside CHRIS who is sleeping. She is ELLEN, CHRIS' s wife)
ELLEN
last night I watched you sleeping
once more, 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, forever more
holds still
(CHRIS wakes up from his sleep with a cry. ELLEN takes him in her
arms and calms him)
ELLEN
it' s all over, I' m here
there is nothing to fear
Chris, what' s haunting you?
won' t you let me inside
what you so want to hide!
I need you too!
KIM ELLEN
for still I will hold you all night, I will make
[it all right
I still believe you are safe with me
as long as I and I wish you could tell what you don't
[want to tell
can keep believing, I'll live what your hell must be
I'll live you can sleep now
you will return you can cry now
and I know why I'm your wife now
I'm yours for life
until we die until we die
(In America, CHRIS holds ELLEN; in Vietnam, KIM is alone in
her room.)
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