In a hall, on a wall, in a house in Rosita
There is a poster's held up by two nails and a pin
It's my Daddy, the actor, 'bout to die with his boots on
He's the man standing up there, beside Errol Flynn
He got third or fourth billing at the end of each picture
"Well that don't mean much", he would say with a grin
But he'd hold her hand tight as he pointed his name out
Only four or five names down below Errol Flynn
Now fame, it is fleeting and stars, they keep falling
And staying right up there, that's the business of art
And luck kisses some and she passes by others
Disappointment and bourbon are hard on the heart
Now, the women and beers, and the years with old Errol
They took their toll, and took me from his side
He kissed me goodbye at the old Union Station
It's the last time I saw him, the last time I cried
Now I sitting alone in that house in Rosita
Watchin' the Late Show as the moonlight shines in
And up on the screen, yippee, here comes my Daddy
It's a sad, funny feeling, now I am older than him
Oh, you daddies and daughters, you sons and your mothers
Remember life's over before it begins
So love one another and stand close together
As close as my Dad stood to old Errol Flynn