Action!
I had a dream on a backlot 1
And saw my life like a long shot
I smile at faces in a picture parade
Of all the stills from the films that you've made
And you would see me in Essoldo 2
Up there drinking coffee at the "Girotondo"
Elstree, 3 remember me
I had a part in a B movie
I played a man from History
Elstree, look at me
Now I work for the BBC
Life is not what it used to be
I took no dives in the fight scene
I had a stuntman keep my suit clean
There's no technology to fake up a song
They stop the orchestra if you get it wrong
Elstree, remember me,
I had a part in a B movie
I played a man from history
Elstree, look at me,
Now I work for the BBC,
Life is not what it used to be,
Elstree
They made a field into a war zone
I beat the enemy on my own
All the bullets just went over my head
There's no reality and no one dead, in
Elstree, remember me,
I had a part in a B movie
I played a man from history
Elstree, look at me
now I work for the BBC
Life is not what it used to be
Elstree
Elstree
Elstree
Elstree
Elstree
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1. A backlot is an area behind or adjoining a movie studio, containing permanent exterior buildings for outdoor scenes in filmmaking or television productions, or space for temporary set construction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backlot2. http://www.eastend-memories.org/cinema/essoldo/essoldo1.htm3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elstree_Studios