Without so much as by your leave, discussion or debate
It seems the powers that be have brought you down and sealed your fate
Though papers wrote of glory days when you stood both proud and tall
Now your velvet sheen has faded as the final curtain falls
Come tell us of your story and come tell us what you saw
When people came from miles around to line up at your door
They filled the old dress circle and the balcony and stalls
When they cheered you to the rafters as the final curtain falls
They rolled up for my matinee, kids, sweethearts and all
I rolled out their dreams for them with Bogie and Bacall
In later years, they changed the type of role you were to play
The only things now showing are the signs of your decay
They can fill the cracks and save your face but what about your soul?
Now it’s eyes down for the last time as the final credits roll
They rolled up for my matinee, kids, sweethearts and all
I rolled out their dreams for them with Bogie and Bacall
Sitting in the shadows, feels like time is closing in
Hear the words and music; see the stars you shared within
Close the gates behind you, still standing proud and tall
Making keepsakes out of memories, as the final curtain falls
They rolled up for my matinee, kids, sweethearts and all
I rolled out their dreams for them with Bogie and Bacall
They rolled up for my matinee, kids, sweethearts and all
I rolled out their dreams for them with Bogie and Bacall
(Jennie Beasty, Chris Green, Dave Holmes, Alistair Hulett, Rebecca Hemmerman,
Angela Jackson, Valerie Marshall, Gary Miller, Nick Stubbs)