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I can't pay today and I never will
I'm on the downside of the double bill
Here's where I am (no surprise)
A Monogram guy with Bela Lugosi eyes
So why did you say "love" is an act of the will?
to see something in me is to fall in love w/ a B film,
Detective on call, Columbia crime;
with you in the hall, and me on the line.
When you come in you're my only income
On Poverty Row, my silver screen someone.
So why did you say "love" is an act of the will?
to see something in me is to fall in love w/ a B film,
Camera's on, I read my lines
Up from the dead, I give you Plan 9
If you can say cut and live with the take
It's not much of a set; it's all I've got time to make.
So why did you say "love" is an act of the will?
to see something in me is to fall in love w/ a B film.
I'm on the downside of the double bill
Here's where I am (no surprise)
A Monogram guy with Bela Lugosi eyes
So why did you say "love" is an act of the will?
to see something in me is to fall in love w/ a B film,
Detective on call, Columbia crime;
with you in the hall, and me on the line.
When you come in you're my only income
On Poverty Row, my silver screen someone.
So why did you say "love" is an act of the will?
to see something in me is to fall in love w/ a B film,
Camera's on, I read my lines
Up from the dead, I give you Plan 9
If you can say cut and live with the take
It's not much of a set; it's all I've got time to make.
So why did you say "love" is an act of the will?
to see something in me is to fall in love w/ a B film.
Lyrics submitted by eatMUSIC87
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He's comparing himself to a poorly made film. Basically saying that he is no good compared to what's out there, and that no one would be silly enough to prefer him.
A B film is a film made with an extremely low budget. Monogram Pictures Corporation is a Hollywood film studio famous for making B films, hence "A Monogram guy". Poverty Row is a place in Hollywood that is home to most of the studios like that, so it's not a prestigious place to be. It's a place for second best.
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