Story of My Life, The movie - Mrs. Remington lyrics
rate meALVIN<br>
The Beginning.<br>
A story about Alvin Kelby.<br>
MY MOM PASSED AWAY<br>
IN THE SUMMER I TURNED SIX<br>
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Write that down.<br>
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THOMAS<br>
Alvin, what's the point?<br>
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ALVIN<br>
Trust me.<br>
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(Thomas writes in his notebook.)<br>
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THOMAS<br>
Alvin's Mom passed away in the summer he turned six.<br>
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ALVIN<br>
Good.<br>
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AND LEFT A SINGLE FATHER AND HIS SON.<br>
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BUT DAD HAD THE BOOKSTORE<br>
WITH A LEAKY ROOF TO FIX.<br>
SO I WAS ON MY OWN<br>
FACING THE UNKNOWN,<br>
THE TERRIFYING PROSPECT OF GRADE ONE.<br>
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BUT AT THE TIME HOW WAS I TO SEE<br>
A KIND AND GENTLE SOUL WAS WAITING THERE FOR ME?<br>
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MRS. REMINGTON, OUR FIRST GRADE TEACHER<br>
MADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A BETTER PLACE.<br>
BUT HER SINGLE MOST DISTURBING FEATURE<br>
WAS THE COARSE BLACK HAIR ON HER FACE.<br>
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MAYBE SHE WAS MENOPAUSAL.<br>
LACK OF ESTROGEN WILL CAUSE<br>
A LOT OF ODD CONDITIONS,<br>
SOME ACUTE!<br>
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THE IRONY WOULD NEVER FAZE HER<br>
NAMESAKE OF A FAMOUS RAZOR.<br>
AND TO BE SO FACIALLY HIRSUTE.<br>
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BUT MRS. REMINGTON SMILED<br>
AND SHE WOULD BRIGHTEN MY DAY.<br>
BACK THEN A TEACHER HUGGED YOU<br>
TO MAKE YOU FEEL OKAY.<br>
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THOUGH MY FACE SORTA STUNG<br>
FROM MRS. REMINGTON’S BEARD,<br>
WHEN SHE HELD ME, MY PROBLEMS DISAPPEARED.<br>
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MRS. LYNCH WAS AN IGNORAMUS,<br>
MR. POLLACK WAS JUST PLAIN MEAN.<br>
MRS. REMINGTON WAS NEARLY FAMOUS<br>
FOR HER PARTIES AT HALLOWEEN.<br>
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PUMPKIN HEADS OF EVERY SHAPE<br>
WERE CUT OUT OF CONSTRUCTION PAPER.<br>
EACH AND EVERY ONE WOULD BE DISPLAYED.<br>
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THE HIGHLIGHT FOR THE CHILDREN WAS<br>
TO MAKE A REALLY SPECIAL COSTUME<br>
FOR THE YEARLY HALLOWEEN PARADE.<br>
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MRS. REMINGTON SMILED<br>
AND SHE WAS CLEARLY CONTENT<br>
AS SHE LOVINGLY PRESIDED<br>
OVER THIS, THE MAIN EVENT.<br>
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SO WE’D NERVOUSLY WALK<br>
PAST HER CRITICAL EYES<br>
AND WE’D VIE FOR MRS. REMINGTON’S TOP PRIZE.<br>
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THOMAS<br>
There was this one kid wearing cardboard wings,<br>
a coat hanger halo, carrying a bell and a homemade book that said Tom Sawyer.<br>
Nobody had a clue what he was supposed to be.<br>
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ALVIN Except me.<br>
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(Alvin becomes his younger self.)<br>
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Oh, oh, oh, Mrs. Remington!<br>
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Pamela Koshan thought he was the Statue of Liberty.<br>
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Mrs. Remington, I know!<br>
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THOMAS<br>
Donnie Carter thought he was a Thanksgiving turkey.<br>
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ALVIN<br>
Mrs. Remington, I know. He’s Clarence.<br>
The angel from It’s A Wonderful Life. He was my mother’s favorite.<br>
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THOMAS<br>
The class laughed.<br>
ALVIN<br>
I cried. And Mrs. Remington announced that I was next.<br>
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BUT MRS. REMINGTON SMILED<br>
IN THAT WAY THAT SHE HAD.<br>
A SMILE THAT MADE YOU REALIZE<br>
THAT THINGS WERE NOT SO BAD.<br>
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AND I KNEW FROM HER FACE<br>
THAT THIS FEELING WOULD PASS.<br>
SO I WENT TO TAKE MY TURN BEFORE THE CLASS.<br>
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THOMAS<br>
Those poor kids were still trying to figure out who the heck Clarence was...<br>
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ALVIN<br>
... when I shuffled onto the platform in fuzzy slippers and bathrobe,<br>
with pink sponge curlers in my hair.<br>
"Alvin Kelby," Mrs. Remington said, "And what are you supposed to be?"<br>
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I’m a ghost. The ghost of my mother.<br>
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LUNCH THAT DAY WAS AWFUL LONELY<br>
SITTING BY MYSELF AND ONLY<br>
WEARING FUZZY SLIPPERS AND CHENILLE.<br>
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WHILE ALL THE KIDS WERE MAKING FUN<br>
IN CAME MRS. REMINGTON<br>
WITH CLARENCE DRAGGING SLOWLY ON HER HEEL.<br>
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"Clarence," she said, "I’d like you to meet Mrs. Kelby. She’s a big fan of yours."<br>
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AND MRS. REMINGTON SMILED<br>
‘CAUSE MRS. REMINGTON KNEW<br>
THAT THE BATTLEFIELD OF CHILDHOOD<br>
WAS EASIER WITH TWO.<br>
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MRS. REMINGTON WATCHED,<br>
AS THE ANGELS DO,<br>
AND ON HALLOWEEN THAT YEAR<br>
SHE SAW TWO MASKS DISAPPEAR<br>
WHEN MY MOTHER MET HER ANGEL<br>
AND I MET YOU. <br>
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