The Telephone Song Lyrics - Singles - Miss Saigon

[CHRIS] 

John, is that you, buddy? Listen to me 

Do I sound diff'rent? how else could I 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 

[JOHN at the Embassy, in the midst of chaos: files being] 

[packed or burned, typewriters crated, etc.] 

[JOHN] 

What are you saying? Are you out of your mind? 

All leaves are canceled, you could be left behind 

Saigon is falling apart, and you'd better be here 

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'll send the marines 

We are sending nothing from what I've been told 

Buddy, are you there? Do you know what this means? 

Sure! Time to fall in love! 

[CHRIS] 

John, listen fast, you did not get this call 

You're the one who bought the girl for me after all 

"Once you're a friend, you're a friend through and through" 

When you are in trouble, then I'll cover for you 

[JOHN] 

Not this time, the town's too hot 

For one Kongai whore 

Ol' buddy, I will not get you killed 

[CHRIS] 

She is no whore, you saw her too 

She's really more, like... the April moon 

[JOHN] 

April fuckin' moon!! 

[CHRIS] 

She's been hurt, you see 

Both her parents died 

What else could she be? 

[JOHN] 

Sweet as that, and she's an orphan too! 

How can a guy fight that? You got one day, not two 

Then be back!