The Strand performed by the Statler Brothers on their 1982 television special which was re-aired in 2008 on RFD TV.
To every silver cowboy who rode the silver screen Do you remember ridin' through the strand And do you remember me I'm the front row kid Who galloped right behind you 'til the end And saved your life so often by callin' out your name When it looked like Blackie had the upper hand We saved towns a
nd ranches in spite of threats and rain While stayin' safe and dry inside the Strand The Strand it was a fortress in the heart of town It's marquee proudly boasted out you name Sendin' out a message to youngin's all around and each and every Saturday we came We came to watch our hero's ride the si
lver screen In hot pursuit of Blackie's outlaw band I wish that I could walk up to that ticket booth again And buy just one more ticket to the Strand But our town is changin' and it seems we need A parking lot to help our town expand Today I learned a lesson, like you I must be brave Today I learn
ed their tarein' down the Strand I wish that there was somethin' Fellow's we could do One more effort before we disband We've saved those towns and ranches And now before we're through Seems we ought to try to save the Strand But they say it's over and I guess it's true They'll park their cars whe
re horses used to stand I'll try to use the courage that I learned from you Every time I think about the Strand And If I could live life over there's much that I would change And possibly I'd be a different man I'd follow many different trails but one would stay the same And that's the one that led
me to the Strand That happy trail that led me to the Strand

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