MARLENE IN A MOVIE
© Krista Detor and David Weber, Cover Their Eyes
At the bottom of a bottle, in the back of my head
At the bottom of a bottle, it was something you said
In the dark and the distant - lying there in a blue silk dress
Marlene in a movie - that's how I like you best
At the door of the basement, at the bottom of the stairs
At the door of the basement, sparkly things in your hair
Down in the dark unfinished just there where the light falls in
Marlene in a movie - and you smell a little like gin
CHORUS:
All the writing on the wall
Never bothered you at all
See her smile and she's gone
And the band played on, and the band played on
At the end of the party – everybody's going home
At the end of the party – and you want to be alone
Somebody's waiting for you to pick him from all the rest
Marlene in a movie - and they all love you best
CHORUS:
All the writing on the wall
Never bothered you at all
See her smile and she's gone
And the band played on, and the band played on
Like the world was watching - it was something you said
Making eyes for the camera - it was something you said
About the ghosts and the bones in the folds of your dress
Marlene in a movie, just like Marlene in a movie –
That's how I like you best
CHORUS:
All the writing on the wall
Never bothered you at all
See her smile and she's gone
And the band played on, and the band played on