So you want to be in love like the movies

But in the movies they're not in love at all

And with a twinkle in their eyes

They're just saying their lines 

So we can't be in love like the movies


Now in the movies they make it look so perfect

And in the background they're always playing the right song

And in the ending there's always a resolution

But real life is more than just two hours long


So you want to be in love like the movies

But in the movies they're not in love at all

And with a twinkle in their eyes

They're just saying their lines 

So we can't be in love like the movies


Well you can freeze frame any moment from a movie

Or run the whole damn thing backwards from reel to reel

But I don't see one single solitary light technician

Or one single camera in this moonlit field


I don't want to be in love like the movies

Cause in the movies they're not in love at all

With a twinkle in their eyes

They're just saying their lines

So we can't be in love like the movies.


And with a twinkle in their eyes

They're just saying their lines

And so we can't be in love like the movies.

Nooooooo

We can't be in love like movies