Miss Saigon - If You Want to Die in Bed Lyrics

2014 West End Revival
Miss Saigon the Musical - If You Want to Die in Bed Lyrics

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

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


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Miss Saigon the Musical Songs Lyrics

SYNOPSIS
Backstage Dreamland
The Heat is On in Saigon
The Movie in My Mind
The Transaction
The Dance
Why, God, Why?
This Money's Yours
Sun and Moon
The Telephone Song
The Deal
The Wedding Ceremony
Thuy's Arrival
Last Night of the World
The Morning of the Dragon
I Still Believe
Back in Town
Thuy's Death / You Will Not Touch Him
This is the Hour
If You Want to Die in Bed
Let Me See His Western Nose
I'd Give My Life for You
Bui Doi
The Revelation
What a Waste
Please
Too Much For One Heart
Chris is Here
Kim's Nightmare
Fall of Saigon
Sun and Moon (Reprise)
Room 317
Now That I’ve Seen Her
Maybe
The Confrontation
Paper Dragons
The American Dream
This is the Hour (Reprise)
Finale