The Mississippi delta

was shining like

a national guitar

I am following the river

down the highway

Through the cradle

of the Civil War

I’m going to Graceland

Graceland

In Memphis, Tennessee

I’m going to Graceland

Poor boys and

pilgrims with families

And we are going

to Graceland

My traveling companion

is nine years old

He is the child

of my first marriage

But I’ve reason to believe

we both will be received

in Graceland

She comes back to

tell me she’s gone

As if I didn’t know that

As if I didn’t know

my own bed

As if I’d never noticed

The way she brushed

her hair from

her forehead

And she said

losing love

is like a window

in your heart

Everybody sees

you’re blown apart

Everybody sees

the wind blow

I’m going to Graceland

Memphis, Tennessee

I’m going to Graceland

Poor boys and

pilgrims with families

And we are going

to Graceland

My traveling companions

are ghosts and

empty sockets

I’m looking at

ghosts and empties

But I’ve reason

to believe

we both will be received

in Graceland

There’s a girl

in New York City

Who calls herself

the human trampoline

And sometimes

when I’m falling, flying

or tumbling in

turmoil I say

Woah, so this is

what she means

She means we’re

bouncing into Graceland

And she say’s

losing love

is like a window

in your heart

Everybody sees

you’re blown apart

Everybody feels

the wind blow

Oooh in Graceland

Graceland

I’m going

to Graceland

For reasons

I cannot explain

There’s some part

of me that wants

to see Graceland

And I may be

obliged to defend

every love, every ending

Or maybe there’s

no obligations now

Maybe I’ve a

reason to believe

we all will be received

in Graceland

Oooh in Graceland

Graceland

I’m going to Graceland