“RIO”
RIO
SCENE FIFTEEN
“RIO”
In Amin
John starts walking back toward the Copacabana Beach, reflecting.
I. Rio, where the Centavos won’t buy you a thing.
Where El Tourista’s supposedly king.
That’s where I found her a jewel among thieves,
glistening in sunshine a flower among weeds.
Rio, where children beg and or steal for their keeps
From Corcovado, God watches and weeps.
She wants to help them, her mind’s filled with dreams.
Copacabana is not what it seems.
Chorus I close my eyes and I can see her in Rio
She whispers in my ear come see her in Rio
Her arms reach out to me to see her in Rio.
Rio, Rio Dejaneirio
II. Rio, where Casanovas lambada till dawn
where half the children have fathers now gone.
But still she’s so filled with love that she glows.
I’ve got so much I can learn, heaven knows.
Chorus I close my eyes and I can see her in Rio
She whispers in my ear come see her in Rio
Her arms reach out to me to see her in Rio.
Rio Dejaneirio.
Segue I feel like I’ve been here forever.
I feel I’ve just begun to live.
She’s shown me a faith I’ve not had before.
That maybe even here her God can still forgive.
Music continues as John reports to the police. He then begins to walk back toward his hotel lobby.
Sargeant (In Portuguese)…….Senhor, precisamos a descriao do homem que nos ferimos… (Phonetics—Sanyor, precezamos, ah descrisaun du omeng key noise feremos…)
John In English please….I don’t understand much else.
Sargeant Sorry, Sir, could you give me a description of the man we just shot?
John Sir, I don’t know a soul down here…except maybe one
Sargeant Please meet me in the hotel lobby after you collect your thoughts.
John I’ll be there in a moment.
III. Rio, where all the rich have their own private police.
Paid to protect them from those they have fleeced.
While in the ghetto, the drug lord is King.
And yet she still finds the joy each day brings.
Chorus I close my eyes and I can see her in Rio
She whispers in my ear come see her in Rio
She reaches out to me to see her in Rio
I need to know more what the score is in Rio Dejaneirio
Rio, Rio Dejaneirio
lights and music fade as he walks off into the hotel.
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