Gene Autry, My Hero
Nostalgic Dreams: Gene Autry's Cinematic Ride in Marty Robbins' Melody
Lyrics
The childhood memories I treasure
The speaker cherishes childhood memories.
The most I suppose
The speaker considers Saturday afternoons at the town picture show as the most cherished memories.
Are the Saturday afternoons spent at
Highlighting the significance of the time spent at the town picture show.
The town picture show
The speaker worked in the fields all day but looked forward to the evening movie dreams.
I worked all day long in the fields
Describes the hard work in the fields during the day.
But at night I would dream
Despite the hard work, the speaker dreams at night.
Of seeing Gene Autry go ridin'
Expresses the dream of seeing Gene Autry on the big screen.
Across the big screen
Imagines Gene Autry riding across the big screen.
Saturday mornings I'd walk twenty
Describes the dedication of walking long distances to the picture show on Saturday mornings.
Miles or more
Specifies the effort of walking twenty miles or more.
Twelve o'clock noon found the first one
Describes the anticipation of being the first in line at noon.
In line at the door
Emphasizes the commitment to fulfilling the dream on that specific day.
'Cause all week I'd work but today
Contrasts the week's work with the anticipation of fulfilling the dream on Saturdays.
I would fulfill my dream
Expresses the excitement of fulfilling the dream on that particular day.
And I'd see Gene Autry go
Reiterates the dream of seeing Gene Autry riding on the big screen.
Ridin' across the big screen
Imagines the fulfillment of the dream with Gene Autry riding on the big screen.
The man in the white cowboy hat
Describes Gene Autry, wearing a white cowboy hat, as a hero to the speaker.
Was a hero to me he was then, he is now
Highlights the enduring heroism of Gene Autry in the speaker's eyes.
And I guess he always will be
Reflects on Gene Autry's perpetual heroism.
Time takes away many things but
Acknowledges that time may change many things but not the dream.
It can't take a dream
Asserts the resilience of the dream despite the passage of time.
And I can still see him go
The speaker vividly recalls seeing Gene Autry riding on the big screen.
Ridin' across the big screen
Reiterates the vivid memory of Gene Autry on the big screen.
When as a kid from our shack
Recalls the speaker's childhood on the desert, wandering from the shack.
On the desert I'd roam
Describes the speaker's roaming on the desert as a child.
My daddy would whip me 'cause
Explains the consequence of the speaker's roaming with a mention of parental discipline.
I'd never be around home
Attributes the discipline to the speaker's absence from home.
But mom understood me I know
Highlights the understanding of the speaker's actions by the mother.
'cause she'd smile when I'd say
Recalls the mother's positive response to the speaker's mention of Gene Autry.
Gene Autry and I had been
Shares the speaker's imaginative adventures with Gene Autry.
Rounding up outlaws all day
Reiterates the speaker's fantasy of rounding up outlaws with Gene Autry.
The man in the white cowboy hat
Repeats the admiration for Gene Autry as a hero.
Was a hero to me he was then, he is now
Restates the enduring heroism of Gene Autry in the speaker's perspective.
And I guess he always will be
Reaffirms the lasting impact of Gene Autry as a hero.
And every so often I go back
Reflects on revisiting the past occasionally.
In time and I dream and I see Gene Autry go
Expresses the act of dreaming and seeing Gene Autry riding on the big screen in those moments.
Ridin' across the big screen
Reiterates the vivid image of Gene Autry riding on the big screen.
And I see Gene Autry go
Repeats the mention of seeing Gene Autry riding on the big screen.
Ridin' across the big screen
Concludes with a final image of Gene Autry riding on the big screen.
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