[Verse 1]
C
We both share the stage... sing and dance
Em
put on smiles... you’d think….. at a glance
F G Am G
We’re oh so real ... but you don’t know...
C
The audience thinned, and ticket sales slowed
Em
Our life's work replaced by the picture show
F G Am
Forced to retire cause its all that we know
G C
It’s life’s last reality.. our final Vaudeville show.
[Verse 2]
C
We board the Rockville Island Line
Em
Conductor says it’s the last time
F G
you’ll hear her whistle blow
Am G
Diesel engines... now.... you know
C
Water tank now has no use
Em
No brakeman rides the caboose
F G Am
One car less ....not carrying coal
G C
It’s life’s last reality, the steam to diesel show.
G C Em F G
[Verse 3]
C
We made our calls from wooden phone booths
Em
We went to baseball games in 3 piece suits
F G G G
All the planes we flew on.. were props
Am
Life is just a circle you go round and round
G C
begins in the cradle.... ends... in the ground...
G C
It’s life’s... last... reality.