Film Noir Lyrics
(J. Webb/C.Simon)Got on in New HavenLast car on the train.Put my hat on the seat,Wipe the tears from my eyes.I watched my life go by,Like a movie in my brain.Scenes unreeling;In a sceneless chainOn the window,and a silver screen of rain!And the opening title scroll,and the score comes in and under.And I'm in the starring role,in a world of love-struck wonder;It's a tale full of promise, about two crazy kids;Falling in love, but in flashback.And then the music,that gorgeous music;And I wake up,Rattling down the railroad track.He could be sweet,But I stayed on my guard.Just how good a liarcan a decent man be?I always played my handLike I didn't have the cards.Cause he held them allSo I could never see.Yes, he played me for a fool,and I agreed.And the closing credits roll,And the waves come in like thunder.Cause the hero's lost control,And I made a fatal blunder.Just another sad story;Two star-crossed kids,Racing headlong up a cul-de-sac.And then that music,That mournful music.And the train's disappearingDown that railroad track.And the long, slow dissolve,As we fade to black.
Carly Simon Film Noir
