Telstar Bonnie

You saw her on a drive-in screen

Back in '65,

And she flipped that switch inside

That made you feel alive.

Now you stare at vapor trails

On an empty sky,

Like you turned your back

And life just slipped on by.

Skins and Mercury fins

And the steel in her eyes,

Princess of a plastic moon

On a dime store sky;

Radar angels are all

That's on your screen,

False echoes flying away

On their weary wings.

Nothin' left to do,

And no one here for you,

You're still dreamin' 'bout Telstar Bonnie

In a dreamless town.

Lost in a tremolo wash

When the future was new,

Wing camera caught her

But nobody saw her but you;

And it's another dead planet

Circling a burned-out star.

See the dashboard lights

Fade in a million cars.

Search the horizon blue,

Search every wavelength too,

You're still dreamin' 'bout Telstar Bonnie

In a dreamless town.

So I pray God bless and keep

Grace Whitney and Joe Meek,

Leo Fender, John Agar and Theremin;

Twistin' through the night

Like a wayward satellite,

She says "Close your eyes

And dream in black and white."

T minus 15 seconds,

You're aimed at the sky;

You never feel more inspired

That when you're sayin' goodbye.

Tomorrow's in the shine

Of a starlet's eyes,

And Heaven's in the grooves

Of an old 45.

Somewhere in the noise

Lovers still rejoice.

You're still dreamin' 'bout Telstar Bonnie

In a dreamless town.