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Cryin' Elvis

from Drink Ring Jesus by Stephen Simmons

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CRYIN’ ELVIS
 
Oh there’s a cryin’ Elvis
Looking down on the stage at me tonight
I’m in some random bar
In this very un-random life
His eyes are squinted
His sideburns thick and full
Thirty years of hard living
Corroded all around his skull
 
Chorus:
Jesus they say you’re coming back
And that Elvis never left it’s an act
But you both left tears down in your tracks
Billy Batson yelled Shazam
And lightning’d strike him where he'd stand
Had Captain Marvel to lend his hand
 
Hardwood boards upon my floor
But I can’t feel ‘em anymore
Though my bare feet have been exposed
Ears are ringing in my head
But I heard that rock n’ roll was dead
Guess these ole ears have heard too many shows
 
Chorus:
But Hank you’re never coming back
But the trains still hot upon them tracks
And your long gone lonesome daddy’s gone now Jack
And Johnny’s gone now that’s a fact
The cash is spent with no change back
And how can the circle remain intact
 
Boxes in the corner stacked
Packed neatly all intact
But what good is storage for
Milk crates stacked up in there tight
My vinyl records slid inside
But things don’t sound like they did before
 
Chorus:
Natty Bumpo cleared a path out West
Through our minds and the wilderness
But these days hatchets are worth much less
And Captain America helped to win the big war
Then got froze and sent up North
And woke up to a world he didn’t know no more
 
Oh there’s a cryin’ Elvis
Looking down on the stage at me tonight
I’m in some random bar
In this very un-random life
 
 
 
Words and music by Stephen Simmons
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from Drink Ring Jesus, released March 15, 2006
Stephen Simmons: vocals, acoustic guitar

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Stephen Simmons was raised in the small town of Woodbury, Tennessee. As a songwriter and Ten years as a Road Dog, Stephen’s vision has grown to entail more than just reflections of rural America. Stephen’s records (which were compared to everyone from Johnny Cash to Ryan Adams) combine virtuosic songcraft and musicianship with unparalleled artistic honesty. ... more

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