Why God Why? - Original London Cast Recording/1989

Why does saigon never sleep at night?
 Why does this girl smell of orange trees?
 How can I feel good when nothing's right?
 Why is she cool when there is no breeze?
 Vietnam
 You don't give answers, do you friend?
 Just questions that don't ever end
 Why God? Why today?
 I'm all through here, on my way
 There's nothing left here that I'll miss
 Why send me now a night like this?
 Who is the girl in this rusty bed?
 Why am I back in a filthy room?
 Why is her voice ringing in my head?
 Why am I high on her cheap perfume?
 Vietnam
 Hey look I mean you no offence
 But why does nothing here make sense?
 Why God? Show your hand
 Why can't one guy understand?
 I've been with girls who knew much more
 I never felt confused before
 Why me? What's your plan?
 I can't help her - no one can
 I liked my memories as they were
 But now I'll leave rememb'ring her
 When I went home before
 No one talked of the war
 What they knew from TV
 Didn't have a thing to do with me
 I went back and re-upped
 Sure Saigon is corrupt
 It felt better to be here driving for the embassy
 'cause here if you can pull a string
 a guy like me lives like a king
 just as long as you don't believe anything
 Why God? Why this face?
 Why such beauty in this place?
 I liked my memories as they were
 But now I'll leave rememb'ring her
 Just her