Elvis Presley

from When I Go by Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer

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© 1998 David Robert Carter (BMI), administered by Tracy Grammer Music

dedicated to t. weathington.

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elvis presley came to me in a dream last night
like a sleepy golden eagle on the breeze
wearin wings of spanish leather, he was lookin all right
but his rebel heart lay bleeding on his knees

he said, "sherman's wolves howl 'round the gate
and the sheep have gone astray
and priscilla's flown to paris, now she's lost to me"

he said, "throw out the lifeline, throw out the lifeline
'cause somebody's driftin away"

then he took me over cracker malls and chicken shacks
where the lost souls prowl the lonesome oceanside
they were waitin on the shadow of the merrimack
floatin brave as davis sabers on the tide

but he said, "dixie slumbers in the cold, cold ground
and lincoln moulders in the clay
and they got john wilkes booth on the radio

"singin, 'throw out the lifeline, throw out the lifeline
'cause somebody's driftin away'"

now the truth is plain and simple, but it flickers on my lips
like a moonbeam in a blue kentucky pool
'cause the union, she's a clever and a worthy ship
but she's prideful, and she will not bear a fool

so the fleet sails blind past beauregard
and the flagship founders in the bay
while the captain paces on the quarterdeck

cryin, "throw out the lifeline, throw out the lifeline
'cause somebody's driftin away"

these blue suede shoes were made for someone else's feet
me, I grow weary ever walkin down that line
'cause I never seem to reach the end of lonely street
even though my heart's been broken for sometime

oh, if you should meet me on the march
from appomattox all in gray
won't you take this message to the king for me

tell him, "throw out the lifeline, throw out the lifeline
'cause somebody's driftin away"

tell him, "throw out the lifeline, throw out the lifeline
'cause somebody's driftin away"

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from When I Go, released October 11, 1998

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Tracy Grammer Greenfield, Massachusetts

Writer. Actor. Storyteller. Singer. Multi-instrumentalist. Former head cheerleader, now a fearless navigator of the heart.

“One of the finest pure musicians anywhere in folkdom.” - Boston Globe

“A brilliant artist.” - Joan Baez

“Her gifts as a musician are like that of a painter who is a master of chiaroscuro, offering light and shadow at every turn.“ - Mary Chapin Carpenter ... more

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