Picture Palace from Picture Palace by David Burnett
Tracklist
| 1. | Picture Palace | 4:58 |
Lyrics
I can write my own ticket I’m sure of that
And if I’m wrong well then Alice I’ll eat my hat
I won’t always be working in a laundromat
Eating beans from a can
I’ve got a mail order course on the way
I’m gonna learn how to fix up old radios
Plan to put up a shop right on Main Street
And be my own man
Can I take you Alice
To the picture palace?
Can I hold your hand in the dark
And sit by your side?
Girl I’m destined for glory
If that helps you make up your mind
Well my father he’s taken his share of licks
Spent his days digging ditches and laying bricks
Every Saturday night goes and drinks himself sick
Staggers home at daybreak
But my mother she claims to have no regrets
Long as she’s got a nice television set
And a fresh pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes
There’s no burden too great
Can I take you Alice
To the picture palace?
Can I hold your hand in the dark
And sit by your side?
Girl I’m destined for glory
And I’m leaving my old life behind.
I’ll tell it straight — there’s no wind in our favor
But that’s not to say we won’t turn it round
If you won’t say a word cross your heart and swear
Then I’ll tell you a secret I’ve never shared
Truth be told Alice sometimes I’m awful scared
For what the future may hold
Can I take you Alice
To the picture palace?
Can I hold your hand in the dark
And sit by your side?
Girl I’m destined for glory
But it won’t be the overnight kind.
