Lyrics Asking For Leave - Live - Miss Saigon Original Cast feat. Hugh Maynard & Alistair Brammer

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
Hey, tell the CO I'm taking all of my leave
We're gonna play house
Oh John, it's like Christmas Eve
We have sworn we won't see the sun for forty-eight hours

What are you saying?
Are you out of your mind?
All leave is cancelled, you could be left behind
(Cancelled?)
Saigon is falling apart
And you 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're sending 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 con gái whore
Oh buddy, I will not get you killed

Hey!
She is no whore
You saw her too
She's really more like the, the april moon
(April fucking moon?)
Look, both our 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 got one day, not two
Then be back!