Well I'm a gonna raise a fuss I'm a gonna raise a holler Bout workin all summer just to try to earn a dollar Well the time to go on baby tryin to get a date Boss says no date son you gotta work late Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do But their ain't no cure for the summertime blues Well my mom and pop told me son you gotta make some money If you want to use the car then go right on next Sunday Well I didn't go to work told the boss I was sick Now you can't use the car cause you didn't work a lick Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do But their ain't no cure for the summertime blues
Gonna take two weeks gonna have a fine vacation Gonna take my problem to the United Nation Well I called my congress man and he said quote I would like to help ya son but you're to young to vote Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do But their ain't no cure for the summertime blues
Well my baby and me went out late Saturday night I had my hair piled high and my baby just looks so right Well, pick you up at ten got to have you home by two, Mama don't know what I've got in store for you Well that's alright 'cause we're looking as cool as can be
Well we found a little place that really didn't look half bad I'll have a whiskey on the rocks and change of a dollar for the jukebox Well, I put a quarter right into that can, but all it played was disco man C'mon pretty baby, let's get outta here right away.
We're gonna rock this town, rock it inside out We're gonna rock this town, make 'm scream and shout Let's rock, rock, rock man rock, rock We're gonna rock till we pop, We're gonna roll till we drop We're gonna rock this town, rock it inside out
Well we're having a ball just bopping on the big dance floor Well there's a real square cat he looks nineteen seventy four Well, you look at me once, you look at me twice, You look at me again there's gonna be a fight We're gonna rock this town, we're gonna rip this place apart
We're gonna rock this town, rock it inside out We're gonna rock this town, make 'm scream and shout Let's rock, rock, rock man rock, rock We're gonna rock till we pop, We're gonna roll till we drop We're gonna rock this town, rock this place apart
We're gonna rock this town, rock it inside out We're gonna rock this town, make 'm scream and shout Let's rock, rock, rock man rock, rock We're gonna rock till we pop, We're gonna roll till we drop We're gonna rock this town, rock it inside out
We're gonna rock this town, rock it inside out We're gonna rock this town, rock it inside out
All night long way black top highway midnight hitting a groove Mustang radio rag top jukebox hound dog don't be cruel Roadside rest stop all night truck stop side show out of a van Rhinestone lunchbox ashtray junk shop key chain hitting the fan
[Chorus] Elvis on velvet, don't know why it makes me blue Elvis on velvet, it's got a strange effect on you Elvis on velvet, somehow it makes me mad Elvis on velvet, and I can see him tonight up on the road ahead
Well drift back daydream Memphis street scene 1955 Street flair flat bed three piece string band shaking man alive Then heartbreak hotel, jailhouse rock, love me tender please I'm all shooked up, too much, so treat me nice and wear my ring
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Well Graceland wasteland right this way ma'am one low price to pay His life, his love, his home, his stuff, his final resting place Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, thy records re-released All kneel to second guess and bless him, let him rest in peace
Pick you up on a Saturday night Hopin' that later I can hold you tight Spendin' my money like it's out of style Pull up in my truck It brings a smile from you baby
You don't like it I'll say goodnight I don't need no crybaby goodbye
Took you out on another date I begged you baby Please don't be late Supposed to ready 'Bout an hour ago Me downstairs just pacin' the floor You're late I'll wait
The moon is risin', we could be driven Girl we're just wastin' time With all your cryin' your just denying Any love that comes to you
Bless my soul what's wrong with you Whinin' all the time just like babies do Playin' your games just not my bag Why must you be such a drag No fun I'm done
Don't you touch me baby 'cause I'm shakin' so much Don't you touch me baby 'cause I'm shakin' so much
Well there ain't no other woman that makes me feel this way When she comes up close I just ain't got a word to say
Please don't touch I shake so much Please don't touch I shake so much Don't you touch me baby 'cause I'm shakin' so much
You know I get so nervous when I see her eyes that shine She looks right through me and a shiver runs down my spine
Please don't touch I shake so much Please don't touch I shake so much
I don't know why she's got her claws in me I wanna be a bachelor fancy free Runnin' from the preacher oh what a relief Spending my life just shakin' like a leaf
I remember the first time her ruby lips brushed my cheek Well I opened up my mouth but the rest of me just couldn't speak
Please don't touch I shake so much Please don't touch I shake so much Don't you touch me baby 'cause I'm shakin' so much
I don't know why she's got her claws in me I wanna be a bachelor fancy free Runnin' from the preacher oh what a relief Spending my life just shakin' like a leaf
I remember the first time her ruby lips brushed my cheek I opened up my mouth but the rest of me just couldn't speak
Please don't touch I shake so much Please don't touch I shake so much Don't you touch me baby 'cause I'm shakin' so much Don't you touch me baby 'cause I'm shakin' so much Don't you touch me baby 'cause I'm shakin' so much Don't you touch me baby 'cause I'm shakin' so much
The wind is blowin' beercans down a cold deserted street I feel as empty as those beercans rollin' past my feet I can hear Chicago blues from an out of tune guitar And a 1939 neon sign buzzin' above the bar
I'm at an intersection lost my direction and I don't know which way to go She left me on the corner of lust and love Left me on the corner of lust and love Left me on the corner of lust and love She left me on the corner of lust and love
I got an old tattoo dedicated to you covered up with thorns But the heart bleeds through and your name does too forever on my arm Each night I go walkin' through the darkness all alone But I never get of that dirty old street no matter how far I roam
I'm at an intersection lost my direction and I don't know which way to go She left me on the corner of lust and love Left me on the corner of lust and love Left me on the corner of lust and love She left me on the corner of lust and love
Underneath the street light I strain my eyes to see The silhouettes reflection of a long black mercury Shadows on the pavement from the corners of my eye Fool me into thinkin' my baby's passin' by
Intersection lost my direction and I don't know which way to go You're the only one I've been thinking of Left me on the corner of lust and love Left me on the corner of lust and love She left me on the corner of lust and love Left me on the corner of lust and love Left me on the corner of lust and love
Always a queen, always so fine, always some joker standin' in line To get a view, and now he's hittin' on you
Well let me hear you sing it Baby sing the beautiful blues
Since you were a babe you've been heaven sent Just think of all the money These crazy men have spent on you I guess I'm one of them too
Well let me hear you sing it Baby sing the beautiful blues
Now there must be times when you get tired of being idolized It's got you searchin' for a man who ain't that kinda guy Where you gonna be when you get old You're gonna need somebody to have and to hold on to Who really cares about you. I do
Well let me hear you sing it Baby sing the beautiful blues
Always a queen, always so fine, always some joker standin' in line To get a view, and now he's hittin' on you
Well let me hear you sing it Baby sing the beautiful blues
I'm gonna tell you since you were a babe you've been heaven sent Just think of all the money These crazy men have spent on you I guess I'm one of them too
Well let me hear you sing it Baby sing the beautiful blues
Now there must be times when you get tired of being idolized It's got you searchin' for a man who ain't that kinda guy Where you gonna be when you get old You're gonna need somebody to have and to hold on to Who really cares about you.
Well let me hear you sing it Baby sing the beautiful Let me hear you sing it Baby sing the beautiful Let me hear you sing it Baby sing the beautiful blues
Where does it say all the love that we made must disappear And who made the rule that the one who is cruel won't cry the tears
Well we woke up unsatisfied, got out of bed and said goodbye But don't leave me here dying on the cross of love
Don't leave me here dying on the cross of love I got down on my knees and prayed to the lord above Don't leave me now, baby realize you can't make our love a sacrifice But don't leave me here dying on the cross of love
Who pays the cost if the love that is lost goes unredeemed And why should I care if this cross that I bear is destiny My heart was pure, my love was strong forgive me if I've done you wrong But don't leave me here dying on the cross of love
Don't leave me here dying on the cross of love I got down on my knees and prayed to the lord above Don't leave me now, baby realize you can't make our love a sacrifice Don't leave me here dying on the cross of love
Where does it say all the love that we made must disappear And who made the rule that the one who is cruel won't cry the tears
Well now I know how cruel thou art Have mercy baby on my heart Don't leave me here dying on the cross of love
Don't leave me here dying on the cross of love I got down on my knees and prayed to the lord above Don't leave me now, baby realize you can't make our love a sacrifice Don't leave me here dying on the cross of love
Don't you leave me here dying on the cross of love
Don't you leave me here dying on the cross of love
Low down dealin' in Memphis a card game in a back room I was lookin' at my last dollar hopin' lady luck would come by soon They raised the betting limit the cards were flying fast I bet away my future I'd already lost my past
I can't go back to Memphis I can't go back to Memphis - I played out every game Can't go back to Memphis Can't go back to Memphis - Everybody knows my name Too many people wanna even out the score And I can't go back to Memphis no more
I hung out on the east side I heard my reputation was in doubt It was starting to look like a bad ride It looked like time for gettin' out I sent the man a message said I was gonna split He sent a message back that said I don't let nobody quit
I can't go back to Memphis I can't go back to Memphis - I played out every game Can't go back to Memphis Can't go back to Memphis - Everybody knows my name Too many people wanna even out the score And I can't go back to Memphis no more
I tried my best to beat the system but the system put me back in my place They maintained a delicate balance where no one got in nobody's face I tried to make a dollar just surviving in the streets I fought the gangs, I fought the law but they both had me beat
I can't go back to Memphis I can't go back to Memphis - I played out every game I can't go back to Memphis Can't go back to Memphis - Everybody knows my name Too many people wanna even out the score And I can't go back to Memphis no more
I can't go back to Memphis I can't go back to Memphis
Sittin' by myself lookin' out a broken window And out on the street crowds of people passin' by But how are they to know I'm feeling so alone I feel like I could break down and cry Now I know how broken hearts must feel
But my heart is a liar for you My heart is a liar it's true The flame keep on burnin', burnin' so high Never gonna die
Sittin' all alone, feelin' sorry for myself I catch my reflection and I see the kinda fool I've been But how was I to know I had to let you go The only way to make it alright Now you've lit the flame again
My heart is a liar for you My heart is a liar it's true The flame keep on burnin', burnin' so high It's never gonna die
Sometimes I think, I pass you by But it's just love blinding my eyes
Sittin' all alone, feelin' sorry for myself I catch my reflection and I see the kinda fool I've been But how was I to know I had to let you go The only way to make it alright Now you've lit the flame again
My heart is a liar for you My heart is a liar it's true The flame keeps burnin', burnin' so high It's never gonna die No no My heart is a liar for you My heart is a liar it's true The flame keeps burnin', burnin' so high Never gonna die
