[00:00:00] A New Argentina - Michael Cerveris/Elena Roger/Ricky Martin/New Broadway Cast of Evita (2012) [00:00:01] Written by:Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd-Webber [00:00:05] Dice are rolling the knives are out [00:00:09] Would be presidents are all around [00:00:11] I don't say they mean harm [00:00:13] But they'd each give an arm [00:00:16] To see us six feet underground [00:00:21] It doesn't matter what those morons say [00:00:25] Our nation's leaders are a feeble crew [00:00:29] There's only twenty of them anyway [00:00:33] What is twenty next to millions who [00:00:36] Are looking to you [00:00:41] All you have to do is sit and wait [00:00:45] Keeping out of everybody's way [00:00:49] We'll you'll be handed power on a plate [00:00:55] When the ones who matter have their say [00:00:58] And with chaos installed [00:01:03] You can reluctantly agree to be called [00:01:08] There again we could be foolish not to quit while we're ahead [00:01:14] For distance lends enchantment and that is why [00:01:20] All exiles are distinguished more important they're not dead [00:01:26] I could find job satisfaction in Paraguay [00:01:31] This is crazy defeatist talk [00:01:33] Why commit political suicide there's no risk [00:01:36] There's no call for any action at all [00:01:40] When you have unions on your side [00:01:43] Peron Peron [00:01:51] A new Argentina the chains of the masses untied [00:01:59] A new Argentina the voice of the people [00:02:05] Cannot be denied [00:02:10] There is only one man who can lead any workers' regime [00:02:15] He lives for your problems he shares your ideals and your dream [00:02:21] He supports you for he loves you [00:02:24] Understands you is one of you [00:02:26] If not how could he love me [00:02:32] A new Argentina the workers' battle song [00:02:40] A new Argentina the voice of the people [00:02:46] Rings out loud and long [00:02:51] Now I am a worker I've suffered the way that you do [00:02:57] I've been unemployed and I've starved and I've hated it too [00:03:02] But I found my salvation in Peron may the nation [00:03:08] Let him save them as he saved me [00:03:13] A new Argentina a new age about to begin [00:03:21] A new Argentina we face the world together [00:03:27] And no dissent within [00:03:32] Nationalization of the industries that the foreigners control [00:03:37] Participation in the profits that we make [00:03:43] Shorter hours [00:03:45] Higher wages [00:03:46] Votes for women [00:03:48] Larger dole [00:03:49] More public spending [00:03:50] A bigger slice of every cake [00:03:54] How annoying that we have to fight elections for their cause [00:04:00] The inconvenience having to get a majority [00:04:06] If normal methods of persuasion fail to win us applause [00:04:11] There are other ways of establishing authority [00:04:17] We have ways of making you vote for us [00:04:19] Or at least of making you abstain [00:04:24] Peron has resigned from the army and this we avow [00:04:29] The descamisados are those he is marching with now [00:04:34] He supports you for he loves you understands you is one of you [00:04:41] If not how could he love me [00:04:45] A new Argentina [00:04:48] The chains of the masses untied [00:04:54] A new Argentina [00:04:56] The voice of the people cannot be [00:05:02] And will not be and must not be denied [00:05:10] There again we could be foolish [00:05:14] Not to quit while we're ahead [00:05:17] I can see me many miles away [00:05:20] Inactive [00:05:23] Sipping cocktails on a terrace [00:05:26] Taking breakfast in bed [00:05:29] Sleeping easy doing crosswords [00:05:32] It's attractive [00:05:35] Don't think I don't think like you I often get those nightmares too [00:05:39] They always take some swallowing [00:05:41] Sometimes it's very difficult to keep momentum if [00:05:45] It's you that you are following [00:05:47] Don't close doors [00:05:49] Keep an escape clause [00:05:50] Because we might lose [00:05:52] The big apple [00:05:56] But would I have done what I did [00:06:00] If I hadn't thought if I hadn't known [00:06:04] We would take the country [00:06:12] A new Argentina