Jason Robert Brown
Hawaii / Waiting For You
[RAYMOND]
The coconut trees
Scent the tropical breeze
A o o'e ku'u pua
Ku'u pua lei!
It's peaceful and calm
Near the ginger and palm
A o o'e ku'u pua
Ku'u pua no!
[STAFF]
Ah! Ah
[RAYMOND & STAFF]
Sweet Waikiki!
[RAYMOND]
With Hibiscus and ham
Where a Malihini
Meets a cute Wahini
And wham, bam, mahalo ma'am!
[RAYMOND & STAFF]
The sand and the sea
Sing "aloha!" with me
[RAYMOND]
A o o'e ku'u pua
Ku'u pua lei ona ona hao kao
La'a'wake
Maha mahama'e ipo kakalepa mua
Nanikewa Kanawu'u-e nono umake
Kema-alano...
Ha...
[BETSY]
I'm waiting
Waiting for you
Honestly, I've been a saint
Who knew I had such restraint?
Every pause and delay
Every hour, every day
I've been waiting
Waiting for you
Five years, and what did I learn?
What did I get in return?
Well, no point in sitting here seething
Not with this fabulous view
Maybe I'm finally breathing
Strange what an island can do
While I'm waiting
Waiting for you
I'm waiting
[JACK]
Betsy...
[BETSY]
Waiting for you
[JACK]
Wait for me, please!
[BETSY]
How long have I been a fool?
[JACK]
I'm gonna fix this!
[BETSY]
Look at the size of this pool
And the house and staff
Man, I just gotta laugh...
[FRAT]
Hibiscus in spring
Is a beautiful thing!
[BETSY]
Peaceful and easy and slow...
[STAFF]
Ah!
[RAYMOND & STAFF]
Sweet Waikiki
Where the winds of change blow
[JACK]
Don't forget me yet, see
I am coming, Betsy!
And then, God...
Please stop touching me!
[RAYMOND & STAFF]
We've been waiting!
Waiting for you!
Fluffing the follows with pride!
Hoping you'll be satisfied!
[BETSY]
Clearly, he isn't a poor man
He treats me well, that is true
[RAYMOND & STAFF]
Welcome back home, Mrs. Korman!
Have a papaya or two!
We've been waiting
[JACK]
Betsy!
[BETSY]
Is it too early for a Mai-tai?
[RAYMOND & STAFF]
Waiting!
[JACK]
Betsy!
[BETSY]
That's actual caviar, right?
[RAYMOND & STAFF]
Waiting for you!