Born to entertain us back in 1925
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So beautiful and strong enough to bring their dreams alive
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Always thought it would last forever
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And be the greatest thing they¡¯d ever seen
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With a heart like Judy Garland
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And a the soul of Jimmy Dean
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And while the world was growing
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He was so gone with the wind
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That the future they were building
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Didn¡¯t have a room for him
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And now the buildings scrape the skyline
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And the stars no longer shine
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Cause nothing lasts forever in the changing times
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Oh so long and fare thee well
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A thousand stories he could tell
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Brick by brick they pulled him down
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The last picture house in town
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The crowds grew smaller though the years
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While the candy girls left town
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The projector slowly gathered dust
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While the house came tumbling down
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And at the final curtain calling
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He knew a golden age had passed
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Cause the lights had finally fallen
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And the dreams they didn¡¯t last
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Cause now the buildings scrape the skyline
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And the stars no longer shine
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Cause nothing lasts forever in the changing times
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Oh so long and fare thee well
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A thousand stories he could tell
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Brick by brick they pulled him down
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The last picture house in town
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Gene Kelly went singing for the last time in the rain
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And one more kiss with Betty Davies before the final frame
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And as the lights inside the ticket box go fading away
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It was the last movie the picture house would play
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Oh so long and fare thee well
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A thousand stories he could tell
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But brick by brick they pulled him down
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The last picture house in town.
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The Last Picture House
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| Sandi Thom |
