Story of My Life, The movie

Story of My Life, The movie - Mrs. Remington lyrics

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ALVIN<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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