I've been searching for a town like this for years. You know, when I got off that train...
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Lawrence 'Rip' Smith:
I've been searching for a town like this for years. You know, when I got off that train this morning, I said to myself "This is it." I've just walked through your town, folks, with its shade trees and its lovely parks. I stood before your impressive buildings mellowed with age, and I said to myself "Here is a sturdy challenge to the evils of the modern era." I watched your people on the street, and I felt their vitality and their sense of security. Your children are happy. They're happy. You can see it in their dear little faces, and hear it in their wholesome talk. There's beauty here. It's almost indescribable. You're used to it, you're all a part of it, you take it for granted. But to me, it's a hope and a dream of a lifetime. I too want to become a part of it. Please don't change it. [addressing a meeting of the Grandview city council]
I've been searching for a town like this for years. You know, when I got off that train this morning, I said to myself "This is it." I've just walked through your town, folks, with its shade trees and its lovely parks. I stood before your impressive buildings mellowed with age, and I said to myself "Here is a sturdy challenge to the evils of the modern era." I watched your people on the street, and I felt their vitality and their sense of security. Your children are happy. They're happy. You can see it in their dear little faces, and hear it in their wholesome talk. There's beauty here. It's almost indescribable. You're used to it, you're all a part of it, you take it for granted. But to me, it's a hope and a dream of a lifetime. I too want to become a part of it. Please don't change it. [addressing a meeting of the Grandview city council]
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Think of it I've been searching for a town like this for years
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You like it Speak up young man
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When I got off that train I said to myself This is it
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I've just walked through your town with its shade trees and lovely parks
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I stood before your impressive buildings
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and thought Here's a challenge to the evils of the modern era
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I watched your people on the street and felt their vitality and sense of security
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All in less than one hour Hmm
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Your children are happy Happy
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You can see it in their dear faces and hear it in their wholesome talk
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Oh there's beauty here It's almost indescribable
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You're used to it You take it for granted
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Movie Summary
An opinion pollster finds a town which is a perfect mirror of U.S. opinions.
