The Confrontation - Live

CHRIS
 we could not find her anywhere
 honey, what's wrong?
 ELLEN
 Kim was here
 the one who had to tell her was me
 JOHN
 oh, my God, it's my fault
 CHRIS
 I knew we were gone too long!
 ELLEN
 no, I think it's exactly what I had to see
 there are some things that you left out all right
 she wants her husband to go to her place tonight
 CHRIS
 that's not how things were, I just promised her
 JOHN
 it's the same to her
 ELLEN
 don't explain
 there's nothing you can say
 it's like she went insane
 she tried to give away
 her own child
 JOHN
 she wants her son to be an American boy
 ELLEN
 don't you see, she still thinks she's married to you
 you must tell her she's not, she must hear it from you
 'course it only depends if it's true
 CHRIS
 please don't doubt me Ellen: you're my wife
 lots of guys came back and had no life
 I had you
 ELLEN
 you can say what you want but she's borne you a son
 in your nightmares the name that you shouted was hers
 you've been with me two years and not shared things you've done
 don't hold back
 let me see
 is it her now
 or me?
 CHRIS
 let me tell you the way it was
 back when I was a different man
 back when I didn't have a clue who I am
 the feelings locked behind a dam
 that kept me there in Vietnam
 there in the shambles of a war
 I found what I was looking for
 Saigon was crazed, but she was real
 and for one moment, I could feel
 I saw a world I never knew
 and through her eyes I suffered too
 in spite of all the things that were
 I started to believe in her
 so I wanted to save her, protect her
 Christ, I'm American, how could I fail to do good?
 all I made was a mess, just like everyone else
 in a place full of mystery that I never once understood!
 I wanted back a world I knew
 the story of my life began again
 with you
 ELLEN CHRIS
 it's all right now, I'm with you oh Ellen, I should have told you
 we'll get through this, we'll will you ever trust me again?
 [pull through
 all I want all I have
 in my life in my life now
 is you is you
 (CHRIS and ELLEN decide, against JOHN'S advice, to go to KIM'S club
 to convince her that their only possible choice is to support her and TAM
 in Bangkok. KIM has returned to the Club and lies to the ENGINEER,
 telling him that CHRIS is overjoyed and will arrive later that evening to
 take them all to America.)