Bo rn to entertain us back in 1 925
So beaut iful and strong enough to bring their dre ams alive
Always th ought it would last forever
And be the gr eatest thing they'd ever seen
With a he art like Judy Garland
And a the so ul of Jimmy Dean
And whi le the world was growing
He was so gone with the wind
That th e future they were building
Didn't have a room for him
And now the bu ildings scrape the skyline
And the s tars no longer shine
Cause not hing lasts for ever in the changing times
Oh so l ong and fare t hee well
A thou sand stories he could t ell
Brick by brick they pulled him d own
The last pi cture house in town
The crow ds grew smaller though the years
While t he candy girls left town
The pro jector slowly gathered dust
While t he house came tumbling down
And at the fi nal curtain calling
He knew a go lden age had passed
Cause the lig hts had finally fallen
And the dreams they didn't l ast
Cause now the b uildings scrape the skyline
And the stars no longer s hine
Cause noth ing lasts for ever in the cha nging times
Oh so long and fare thee wel l
A thou sand stories he could tell
Brick by brick they pulled him d own
T he last p icture house in to wn
Gene Kell y went singing for the la st time in the rain
And one more kiss with Betty Davies before the final frame
And as the l ights inside the ticket box go fading away
It was the last movie the picture house would p lay
Oh so long and fare the e well
A tho usand stories he could tell
But b rick by brick they pulled him down
The las t picture house in tow n
