Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley came to me in a dream last night Like a sleepy golden eagle on the breeze Wearing wings of Spanish leather, he was looking alright 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 drifting away." Then he took me over cracker malls and chicken shacks Where the lost souls prowl the lonesome oceanside They were waiting on the shadow of the Merrimack Floating brave as Davis sabres on the tide But he said, "Dixie slumbers in the cold, cold ground And Lincoln moulders in the clay And they've got John Wilkes Booth on the radio Singing, "Throw out the lifeline Throw out the lifeline 'Cause somebody's drifting 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 Crying, "Throw out the lifeline Throw out the lifeline 'Cause somebody's drifting away." These blue suede shoes were made for someone else's feet Me, I grow weary ever walking down that line 'Cause I never seem to reach the end of Lonely Street Even though my heart's been broken for some time Oh, if you should meet me on the march From Appomattox all in grey Won't you take this message to the King for me Tell him, "Throw out the lifeline Throw out the lifeline 'Cause somebody's drifting away" Tell him, "Throw out the lifeline Throw out the lifeline 'Cause somebody's drifting away."