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colin meloy - made for tv movie lyrics

[verse 1]
this is the story of how i was in a made for tv movie in ’93
in the summer before i went to college
i was living back home in montana, i was 18
it was called return to lonesome dove
a sequel to the one they made before with robert duvall
based on the book by larry mcmurtry
but this one was starring jon voight as captain call
there was a casting call
in the community theater school i’d just graduated from

[verse 2]
i read for one of the irish brothers
i had some dialogue, i sang “danny boy”
they asked me if i could ride a horse
i said “a little bit” and i was employed
but what i hadn’t told them was the last time i was saddled on a horse was so long ago
riding our family’s ancient mare susie in circles with my sister on the back
being led by a rope
at never more than a lope
at the time i did not think this was a slippery slope

[chorus]
but oh, reese witherspoon
you had me over the moon
when you emerged from your room
and i was just some shrinking soul
listening to uncle tupelo
on a honda stereo
how i longed to just go

[verse 3]
i arrived at my first day of shooting
everyone was gathered by some palominos
rick schroder was telling a story of a time in texas
when he k!lled a bunch of javelinas with a bow and arrow
he stuffed them in the trunk of his car
all bl++dy and gross
then out came the director
and told us he was ready to shoot the scene
let’s keep this on course
so everyone on their horse
with your rifles firing, galloping at full force down a ravine

[verse 4]
before the camera started rolling
i went over to the director pointing at the filly
i said when i told them i could ride a horse
i said “a little bit” i meant “not really”
he seemed a but put out and told me to take the day off
and they’d figure it out
the next thing that i knew
they called and said i’d a different part that they would assign
i’d still have a few lines
and the summer tumbled on in the meantime

[chorus]
but oh, reese witherspoon
you had me over the moon
when you emerged from your room
and i was some indeterminate shape
listening to bubble & scr+pe
on a tbk tape
planning my imminent escape

[bridge]
and when the day arrived
and i was led inside a suburban to the set
with jon voight and louis gossett jr
moody for the cameras of the network show
of entertainment weekly
who’s this kid? he’s got to go
so they lacquered me with makeup and they point me to the lights
saying this star is going stellar
introducing: rancher mckeller

[verse 5]
i had one line addressed to jon voight
and i had practiced it nearly to a science
it was “law’s either kept out of it or bought and paid for by their alliance”
but in the pressure of the moment
with all the lights and cameras around
and an [?] buck
i stammered and i stuttered
the words all turned to mush in my mouth
the line just kept getting stuck
till the director said cut
and jon had to take me aside for a pep talk

[chorus]
but oh, reese witherspoon
did you notice me swoon?
no, you were gone too soon
far from this thankless place
where my whole family was raised
oh this western waste
if only i could give chase

[verse 6]
this story has a happy ending
jon had lunch with me in the cantina
he told me all about how he got started
about his son james and daughter angelina
and then my day was over
and i was returned to my clothes, i got into my car
and when i finally got my paycheck
totalling more money than i had seen thus far
i blew it on a guitar amp
and headed directly west for school’s start

- colin meloy lyrics

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