What can you do when it`s all gone and you`re not alone?
What can I do to make you care?
The key still fit, I turned the lock and I was home
But what can I do when you`re not there?
I`m going to the movies, the dollar fifty movies
A dollar fifty that ain`t a lot
I`m going to the movies, the dollar fifty movies
A dollar fifty`s all that I`ve got
But a dollar fifty that ain`t a lot
To get away
I can ride upon a star
You know that`s gonna get me far
I searched the couch I cleaned the car
I broke apart my penny jar
I`m going to the movies, the dollar fifty movies
A dollar fifty that ain`t a lot
Catching third run movies is really kind of groovy
When a dollar fifty`s all that you`ve got
And you tried to sneak in but you got caught
You hope the film`s not foreign cause you find `em kinda boring
And the print will have more holes than the plot
Plus so many splices you`ll have to watch it twice
Just to piece together the dialogue
It`s power when you point out who plays every part
When you`ve seen it twice already and you know the words by heart
When the audience is into it and has a great time
For a dollar, a quarter, three nickels, and a dime
I`m home from the movies, the dollar fifty movies
I just saw the film they said was so hot
It was supposed to be so sexy, so special effects-y
But it had such a predictable plot
Every time you thought the hero was caught
He got away
Nothing to do and nothing to say
A dollar fifty of your pay
And ninety minutes of your day
It don`t take much to get away
I`m not going to the movies, the dollar fifty movies
Cause a dollar fifty`s all that I`ve got
I`m not going to the movies cause the movies never move me
And in the end the time`s all I`ve ever bought
And when the lights come up I`m left with one thought
You got away
