The
big theatre in Salt Lake
With
the huge speakers
Lining
the walls
Was
worth the trek
All
the way up from Provo
It
was worth a quick remedy
My
first taste of Coke
To
settle my stomach
Stop
me from having the pukes
Whatever
it took to get there
We
were on a mission
When
we settled into the ornate hall
With
the plush red velvet seats
There
was a sense of awe
That
it had all been worth it
My
dad had told me what was coming
It
was better than the hype
The
space ship stormed in
Almost
making me duck
Only
to be dwarfed
By
the massive star cruiser
In
hot pursuit
That
really made you duck
I
instantly became a nerd
My
world became Star Wars
You
have to understand
There
was nothing like it
It
shaped my generation
It
some theaters it even ran
For
a whole year
It
wasn’t replaced
There
was no competition
So
complain about the script
Bag
on the special effects
Comment
on the costumes
And
the proliferation of feathered hair
I
am deaf to all critics
A
devotee of the Force
A
trading-card-carrying member
Of
the geek generation
One
of the wide-eyed devotees
Of
the venerable George Lucas
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