Another Place and Time

Another Place and Time
I sat inside the theater one rainy, dreary day
And watched the great Kate Hepburn in a wonderful screenplay
With Bogie down in Africa upon the broken “Queen”
Spitting fire at each other almost every scene
No longer was it raining, no longer was it gray
But sweating in my seat it was an African mid-day
Chorus: I’m a movie watcher
So often you will find
I’m sitting in a theater
In another place and time
When Butler told O’Harah he didn’t give a damn
The Civil war was raging in that woman and that man
When Scarlet said tomorrow will be another day
Her plantation, nearly ruined, couldn’t take her strength away
And you know whatever theater this movie’s playing in
I have to find a seat and then I’m “Gone with the Wind.” (chorus)
The sun was nearly at its peak, it’s 10 more minutes ‘til noon
When Gary Cooper starts his walk, will it be toward his doom?
The townsfolk all are hiding, everyone’s afraid
Alone he’ll get the killers on this hot, southwestern day
Someone coughs a little while sitting next to me
But soon my eyes are riveted on Gary Cooper’s victory (chorus)
Take me to the Roman days, the land of Spartacus
Take me to a cave where there’s a spider after us
Take me to the meadow where I can fall in love
With my lady sitting next to me and clouds drifting up above
Take me to the movies, that’s where I want to go
Take me to the theater, take me to the show (chorus twice)