Steve Goodman
Old Smoothies
My grandfather used to take usDown to the ice skatin' show,At the hockey rink at the stadium,When the Blackhawks were on the road.We'd cheer for the clowns in their costumes,And the beautifal figure ballet,Of the former Olympic championsAs they'd spin on the frozen spray.But there was one moment in that whole spectacular show,When the band would strike up a quiet waltz,And they turned all the lights down low.Old smoothies,Two old people on skates.Sequined septuagenarians Doing their figure eights.How they'd glide 'round the arena,So serene and sublime.They had been the old smoothies for a long, long time.Where did they get the stamina?How did they stay in shape?I bet that took the lion's shareOf linament, pride and tape.See my Grandpa would smile as the smoothiesWould glide and pirouette,Letras de cancionesAnd then he would reach for my Grandma's hand,And Grandma's eyes got wet.The spotlight stayed on the smoothies,While they circled the ice and bowedBefore fifteen thousand hockey fans,Not a dry eye in the crowd.
From Letras Mania