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I wonder if they ever heard The noise that people made Watching them up on the screen Until the final credits fade Did anybody tell them Thanks for what you did For just a while you took me back And made me feel just like a kid Once the greasepaint was washed off And the curtains had come down Did they know the magic that they made Still filtered through the town Acting like we wanted to Up there upon the screen They filled the world with laughter You know just what I mean Most of them are gone now Very few that we would know Acetates and ashes Are all they have to show If we took the time to tell them Thank you for the laughter Would they ever hear us... Those who have come after The mantle never passed The best are long now dead The ones who worked in silence With words seen but not said The names are not all famous Some are never known But, we owe them for the laughter In the movies that were shown We'd remember lines that they said And we'd think of them and smile They took us out of where we were If just for a short while Think of your favorite actor Who you watched and always laughed Whether slapstick or through word play They all chose to share their craft I will not list my favorites here The list may never end But, to them I'd just say thank you A message I must send I wonder if the next time Or even the next time after If they would ever hear us tell them Thank you for the laughter
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Nov 25, 2016
Nov 25, 2016 at 12:20 AM UTC
Thank you for the laughter
I wonder if they ever heard The noise that people made Watching them up on the screen Until the final credits fade Did anybody tell them Thanks for what you did For just a while you took me back And made me feel just like a kid Once the greasepaint was washed off And the curtains had come down Did they know the magic that they made Still filtered through the town Acting like we wanted to Up there upon the screen They filled the world with laughter You know just what I mean Most of them are gone now Very few that we would know Acetates and ashes Are all they have to show If we took the time to tell them Thank you for the laughter Would they ever hear us... Those who have come after The mantle never passed The best are long now dead The ones who worked in silence With words seen but not said The names are not all famous Some are never known But, we owe them for the laughter In the movies that were shown We'd remember lines that they said And we'd think of them and smile They took us out of where we were If just for a short while Think of your favorite actor Who you watched and always laughed Whether slapstick or through word play They all chose to share their craft I will not list my favorites here The list may never end But, to them I'd just say thank you A message I must send I wonder if the next time Or even the next time after If they would ever hear us tell them Thank you for the laughter
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Nov 25, 2016
Nov 25, 2016 at 12:20 AM UTC
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