Leia:
A long, long time ago
I can still remember
In a galaxy far far away
I fought to keep our dream alive
And help the Rebel fleet survive
And destroy the evil Empire some fine day
But Tarkin with his heart of granite
Threatened to destroy my planet
The Rebels I'd unveil
My one choice was betrayal
I can't remember if I cried
When I realized that he had lied
And something hardened deep inside
The day my homeworld died.
CHORUS:
So bye, bye, big Imperial lie
We're dreamin' of the freedom
that no money can buy
And Rebel boys are shooting into the sky
Singin' this'll be the day that we fly,
This'll be the day that we fly.
Old Ben:
Will you read the Book of the Whills
And will you learn your Jedi skills
As your father did before?
Will you come with me to Alderaan
And help the Princess if you can?
Cause you can't be just a farm boy anymore
Well I told you Vader killed your dad
And I know you feel like you've been had
But what I said was true,
From a certain point of view...
You were a lonely teenage farmer boy
With an old landspeeder and an X-wing toy
And flying was your only joy
The day your uncle died.
You started singin' bye, bye, big Imperial lie...
Han:
Now we've all been living by our wits
Since we blew the Death Star into bits
Then they came to Hoth and caught us there
So we lifted off in the nick of time
And were almost smashed to floating grime,
And we headed off to Bespin runnin' scared
Oh, but Vader got there first again
My "friend" sold out to save his skin
They used us both for bait
But the kid showed up too late
And while Luke and Vader had their fight
The bounty hunter took his flight
With me still stuck in carbonite
The day I almost died.
I started singin' bye, bye, big Imperial lie...
Lando:
Razzle-dazzle up at Jabba's castle
The Sarlaac pit was a major hassle
Here we staged our rescue plan
It was a kinda narrow slice
And we almost bought it once or twice
But we made it off of Tattooine with Han
Now the Rebel fleet attacked once more
To destroy the Death Star like before
We all had to advance
Cause there would be no second chance
As the strike team tried to drop the shield
The Rebel band refused to yield
And Endor was our battlefield
The day the Empire died.
We were singin' bye, bye, big Imperial lie...
Vader/Anakin:
And there we were all in one place
The Second Death Star out in space
The final battle neared its end
"So come on, Luke, get angry; Luke, get mad;
Young Luke, you're mine, just like your dad,
And power is the Jedi's only friend...."
And as Luke watched the final stage
His hands were clenched in fists of rage
So close, he almost fell,
But he broke the Dark Side spell
And as the Emperor fell into endless night
Exploding in a blaze of light
I felt my soul singing with delight
The day the Emperor died.
And it was singin' bye, bye, big Imperial lie...
[Music slows.]
Luke:
I met a girl who fought to win
And I told her that she was my twin
She just smiled and said "I know..."
[Spoken: "Somehow...I've always known."]
I built my father's funeral pyre
And I brought his body to the fire
And I stood there, and I watched the embers glow....
And in the trees the Ewoks sang
The drums resounded, the trumpets rang
Joyful words were spoken
The Empire's rule was broken
And the three men I admire most
My father, Ben, and Yoda's ghost
They stood and smiled, a silent host
The day my father died.
And they were singin'
Bye, bye, big Imperial lie,
We're dreamin' of the freedom
that no money can buy,
And Rebel boys were shooting into the sky,
Singin' this'll be the day that we fly,
This'll be the day that we fly.
They were singin'
Bye, bye, big Imperial lie,
We're dreamin' of the freedom
that no money can buy,
And Rebel boys were shooting into the sky,
Singin' this'll be the day that we fly.