Sunset Boulevard - Betty Office lyrics

JOE How about They don't know each other He works the night shift, And she takes cla**es all day? Here's the thing They both share the same room, Sleep in the same bed It works out cheaper that way. BETTY Well, I've a feeling you're just kidding, But to me it sounds believable. Makes a better opening than that car chase scene: Girl finds boy Borrowing her toothbrush Or oversleeping Or at her sewing-machine. (She's got up as the excitement over her ideas has gripped her, and now JOE takes her place behind the typewriter.) JOE You know, it's not bad, there are some real possibilities... (BETTY picks up JOE's cigarette case, helps herself to a cigarette and then notices the inscription.) BETTY Who's Norma? JOE Who's who? BETTY I'm sorry, I don't usually read private cigarette cases. JOE Normas a friend of mine, middle-aged lady, very foolish, very generous. BETTY I'll say: this is solid gold. Mad about the boy? (JOE rises to his feet, thinks of a way to change the subject.) JOE So how's Artie? BETTY Stuck in Tennessee. It rains all the time, they're weeks behind. Nobody knows when they'll get back. JOE Good. BETTY What's good about it! I'm missing him something fierce. JOE No, I mean this idea we had is really pretty good. (He picks up the notebook, scribbles a note, as BETTY moves back towards the desk.) JOE Back to work. BETTY What if he's a teacher? JOE Where does that get us? Don't see what good it would do. BETTY No, it's great, If they do the same job... JOE So much in common, They fall in love, wouldn't you? BETTY Yes, but if he's just a teacher, We lose those scenes in the factory. JOE Not if he's a champion for the working man. Girl likes boy, She respects his talent. BETTY Working with someone, Can turn you into a fan. JOE This is fun, Writing with a partner. BETTY Yes, and it could be... JOE A Helluva movie. BETTY Can we really do this? JOE AND BETTY I know that we can! (Blackout.)