Movies ‘Til Dawn

All alone now, everyone’s sleeping
some personal thoughts I am no longer keeping
it could be I’m wrong, but that clock on the wall
keeps right on creeping towards dawn
so suddenly you’re gone

Vigil me this – my runaway riddle
is your new address somewhere in the middle
of the same cheatin’ plot on this little silver screen
or were you just a bit part in my Technicolor dream?
a little of neither or both it would seem

Basil Rathbone’s trying his best 
Bette Davis and all of the rest
can’t hold these tears that flow in the West
pressed for an answer why not reply
that you’ll be home when the sun meets the sky
‘scuse me while I suppress this yawn
been too many nights watching movies ‘til dawn

 So, if my calm reaction 
doesn’t give you satisfaction
on your jaded wings of passion, fly away

There’s no need to mention
that it wasn’t your intention
to return from intermission, anyway

Darling, if my competition
has now captured your attention
by the pain in my permission, hear me pray


Hear ‘Go See Cal’ for the 29th time
something ‘bout commercials just don’t wanna rhyme
this breakin’ up business should be a crime
let no law enforce it
I’m so full of remorse
that it’s curtains of course
Gary Cooper’s at bat with ‘The Thing from the Slime’

This Grade B life reels on & on
cast in the role of expendable pawn
I’m wasting my nights watching movies ‘til dawn
but the credits are rolling over antique jokes
the speed’s run down and I’m all outta smokes
so I guess for now
th-th-th-th-th-th-that’s all folks!


Poway, California
5:35 a.m.