Ryan Seacrest: (Introduction) On stage right now with "Home" by Michael Bublé it's Elliott Yamin again...
Elliott sings...
¯ Another summer day ¯ Has come and gone away ¯ In Paris and Rome ¯ But I wanna go home ¯ May be surrounded by ¯ A million people, I ¯ Still feel all alone ¯ Just wanna go home ¯ And I've been keeping all the letters ¯ That I wrote to you ¯ Each one a line or two ¯ I'm fine baby, how are you? ¯ Another aeroplane ¯ Another sunny place ¯ I'm lucky I know ¯ But I wanna go home ¯ Mmm, I got to go home ¯ Let me go home ¯ I'm just too far ¯ From where you are ¯ I wanna come home ¯ Let me go home ¯ ...be alright ¯ I'll be home tonight ¯ I'm coming back home ¯
(Cheers and applause)
Randy Jackson: (Laughs) Elliott!
Elliott starts trotting off the stage!
Simon Cowell: God, it's all gone crazy tonight.
Ryan greets Elliott, throws his arm around him and jogs him back center-stage for the judges comments.
Randy Jackson: (Cuts in on the audience laughter) Elliott, Elliott, yeah run over here dawg, run over here, run over here! So yo man. That was kind of funny. (Elliott laughs) That was kind of funny, but listen, you know what... you know what?... (Paula cackles loudly) ...Check it out. You know what I loved about that? Seein' a tender side of you, doin' that whole kind of Donny Hathaway, Sam Cooke thing. Nice choice baby, nice. (Cheers)
Paula Abdul: This song we got to really hear and feel the richness of your voice and that... uh... it's just... it can melt you. It's great.
Elliott: Thank you very much. (Cheers)
Simon Cowell: I'm not sure I would have chosen a lyric saying "I Wanna Go Home" tonight Elliott.
Elliott: Well hey now... Hey! Hey! Please...
Randy Jackson: Well yeah.
Simon Cowell: Not the smartest lyric in the world.
Randy Jackson: Yeah but.
Simon Cowell: I... I'm worried about that song for you...
Paula Abdul: No.
Simon Cowell: ...because I'm not sure it has enough of a hook, enough of a wow factor.
Randy Jackson: What?
Paula Abdul: "I Wanna Go Home" is not enough of a hook?
Elliott: I'm not ready to go home just yet, so don't take that literally. (Laughs)
Simon Cowell: Melodically darling, not lyrically...
Randy Jackson: Do you wanna go home Simon?
Simon Cowell: I'm just, I'm just a little bit concerned. Now run back to Ryan. (Laughter and cheers)
Ryan Seacrest: Get over here... (jogging) Now we can make it over here.
Elliott keeps those knees up as he chases Ryan over towards the stools.
Elliott: (Laughs)
Ryan Seacrest: I thought... it was an American Idol first. You don't want to hear what any of 'em had to say. (Elliott laughs) Just wanna get outta there. Which is your perogative.
Elliott: No, I knew I was supposed to come over here at some point. But ah...
Ryan Seacrest: It's just when! (Elliott laughs) All right, for Elliott... (Gives out the voting numbers) ...you're definitely sweating now.
Elliott: Definitely...
Ryan Seacrest: Okay.
Elliott: ...yes, absolutely. Got a little work out over there!
Ryan Seacrest: (Laughs and shakes Elliott's hand) Thanks Elliott, good luck.
Elliott: Thanks Ryan.