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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Jonathan Pryce
Jonathan Pryce
Künstler:in
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Richard Maltby Jr.
Richard Maltby Jr.
Songwriter:in
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Komponist:in
Alain Boublil
Alain Boublil
Songwriter:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Alain Boublil
Alain Boublil
Produzent:in
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Produzent:in
David Caddick
David Caddick
Zusätzliche:r Produzent:in
David Hunt
David Hunt
Aufnahmeingenieur:in
Jonathon Morton
Jonathon Morton
Aufnahmeingenieurassistent:in

Lyrics

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 restaurant 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 entrepeneurs?
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 the chance and plunge ahead
Go where people win
Heaven's there, oh shit
You need a visa to get in
Written by: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Richard Maltby Jr.
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