Goodbye Graceland
by @williamh
Liner Notes
Lyrics
There comes a time in everyone’s life When the curtain must be drawn And the encore fades to silence Cause the spotlight has moved on
Every song has been sung Every record spun around Every ear has heard the legend But the king no longer wears the crown
His generation’s grown old His moment’s come and gone It’s time to put away the blue suede shoes And stop holding on so long
Graceland ain’t our home now The myth can finally breathe Elvis has left the building And so have we
Let it go, let it go, let it go It’s the last show After all these years Elvis has left the building Time to dry the tears
The scarves are on the hanger The sideburns long retired The hound dog’s quietly sleeping The fever’s lost its fire
It’s been a long time coming Almost fifty years gone by We kept the flame still burning But even flames get tired
So shed no more tears now There’s freedom when you leave Elvis has left the building… And so have we
Let it go, let it go, let it go Make it the last show Almost fifty years Elvis has left the building Time to dry the tears Yeah, Elvis has left the building… And now it’s time to leave Goodbye Graceland thanks for the show.
I love the vivid imagery! It really honors Elvis with specific details while acknowledging the passage of time. Beautiful!