THE SILVER SCREEN

We used to hide in our neighbors pickup bed

Every Friday night

They were headed to the drive-in

And we never had a dime

But we’d risk it all for just one more smile

On Marlon Brando’s lips

Or to see John Wayne swagger out

With a gun hung on his hip

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We were junkies of the silver screen

We laughed, cried, swooned, and screamed

Held our breath and pressed our luck

In the bed of our neighbors pickup truck

Addicted to the silver screen

Devoted to its stars

My Sister and I hopelessly

Hooked right from the start

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We spent every Friday with a handsome man

Cooper, Hunter, Flynn, and Ladd

Eastwood, Peck, Grant, and Dean

Newman, Redford, and McQueen

Astair and Kelly taught us to dance

Martin and Lewis made us laugh

We cheered when Gable cussed at Leigh

And witnessed Heston part the sea

Mmm… Widmark, Hudson, and Duvall

My Sister and I we loved them all

Stewart, Brenner, and Sinatra whew

Douglas, Walker, and Burton too

Elvis Presley drove us wild

Couldn't wipe away the smiles

Barely made it through the week between

Friday nights with the silver screen

~~~*Chorus*~~~

We were junkies of the silver screen

We laughed, cried, swooned, and screamed

Held our breath and pressed our luck

In the bed of our neighbors pickup truck

Addicted to the silver screen

Devoted to its stars

My Sister and I hopelessly

Hooked right from the start

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
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