Kim’s Nightmare

Lyrics

[THUY] 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 cry 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? [CHRIS, spoken] I'm getting you out! [CAPTAIN SCHULTZ] Sorry, Sergeant, as things degenerate All I'm giving her are her emigration papers Without the wait, sign here This will get her on board the carrier You're declaring that you will marry her When you get back to the States, sign here [EMBASSY WORKERS] By order of the old man The embassy will close according to plan [CAPTAIN SCHULTZ] I'll stretch a couple rules to issue her pass That's it, you're ready, nice ass Who's next? [EMBASSY WORKERS] By order of the old man We're processing the gooks as fast as we can [CAPTAIN SCHULTZ] I mean Vietnamese, hey, don't get me wrong Can't save these looks for the Cong, right? Get in there! [CHRIS] Christ, I am due at the embassy No time to lose [KIM] I don't want you to leave me today [CHRIS] Well, at least Uncle Sam bought our honeymoon cruise [KIM] If you're going I don't want to stay [CHRIS] Look, I'm leaving my gun We've got time, stay and pack [KIM] Well, I will do whatever you say [CHRIS] We'll get plenty of word when the V.C. attack I want you in that bed waiting when I get back [OFFICER] Sorry Sergeant, we must accelerate State Department says we evacuate The word is we must be out by dawn [CHRIS, spoken] No [OFFICER] 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 [CHRIS, spoken] No, wait [MARINE CAPTAIN] Okay, keep quiet, don't shout The ambassador won't leave 'til everyone's out The choppers on their way have room for you all [MARINE] They're climbing over the wall [OFFICERS] Get back! Get back, I tell you, don't shout The ambassador won't leave 'til everyone's out [MARINE] The ambassador just sent an order to freeze [MARINE CAPTAIN] That's it! No more Vietnamese Get in! Close the gates! [KIM] I'm the wife of a soldier Oh, please let me through! Wait, wait! Help me, who must I pay? Tell me what I must do Chris! [CHRIS] Let me out! [OFFICER, spoken] No! [CHRIS] I've got to get back for my bride [OFFICER, spoken] Go this way! Shut up! [KIM] Listen, someone My husband is waiting inside! [CHRIS] Please, Kim Hear the phone I can't get there Please be home [KIM] Please, Chris No one sees I am lost here Find me please [KIM & CHRIS] Please get me through I don't care how Don't take my love away Not now! [KIM & CHRIS] Oh, Chris, (Oh, Kim) I can't get free (Please get free) Still I'm with you (I am with you) [KIM & CHRIS] Wait for me [MARINE CAPTAIN] Sorry Sergeant, inside the embassy We are pulling out now and there will be No more reprieves [CHRIS] I got 'til the old man leaves [JOHN] Chris, don't be an ass The ambassador is leaving now [CROWD, variously] Take me with you Take my children I have a letter here I helped the C.I.A.  [CROWD] They'll kill who they find here Don't leave us behind here [CROWD, variously] I've a wife who left already I have an aunt in New York I have gold, I can pay [CROWD] There is no one to find here! They have left us behind here! [KIM] I must get in there Listen, anyone Please tell my husband Look, I have his gun [A VIETNAMESE] Out of my way if that's all that you've got [CROWD] If I am here when they come, I'll be shot [CHRIS] Let me go, John I can't leave her Why in the world should I be saved Instead of her? [CROWD] They'll kill who they find here Don't leave us behind here [JOHN] It's not you, it's war that cruel And if some dreams get smashed Perhaps it's best they were [CROWD] There is no one to find here! They have left us behind here! [JOHN] 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 [CROWD] Get to the roof or else we are betrayed [KIM] Oh, Chris I still believe The heart of you Is here with me My heart against all odds holds still [CHRIS, spoken] Kim! Kim! I'm sorry!