My Husband Makes Movies

My husband makes movies
To make them he lives a kind of dream
In which his actions aren't always
What they seem
He may be on to some unique romantic theme
Some men catch fish, some men tie flies,
Some earn their living baking bread
My husband, he goes a little crazy
Making movies instead
My husband spins fantasies
He lives them, then gives them to you all
When he was working on the film
on Ancient Rome,
He made the slave girls take the
Gladiators home
Some men buy stocks, some men punch clocks,
Some leap where others dare to tread
My husband as author and director
Makes up stories in his head
Guido Contini, Luisa Contini
Number one genius and number one fan
Guido Contini, Luisa Contini
Daughter of well-to-do Florentine Clan
Long ago, twenty years ago
Once the names were Guido Contini,
Luisa Del Forno
Actress with dreams and a life of her
Own
Passionate, wild and in love on Livorno
Singing with Guido all night on the phone
Long ago, someone else ago
How he needs me so
And he'll be the last to know it
My husband makes movies
To make them, he makes himself obsessed
He goes for weeks on end without
a bit of rest
No other way can he achieve his level best
Some men read books, some shine their shoes
Some retire early when they've seen
The evening news
My husband only rarely comes to bed
My husband makes movies instead
My husband...makes movies...