TODAY! ... Jim Gleason's Little People - Part 2 - And World Premier of Eric Brace & Peter Cooper's new album
Songs:Elvis Presley (3560)
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© 1998 Dave Carter / Dave Carter Music (BMI) 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 molders in the clay And they've 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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 | Folk 6,003 items |
 | Acoustic Guitar 9,976 items |
 | Fiddle 1,712 items |
 | Depressed 122 items |
 | Dreamy 269 items |
 | Gotta Listen To The Lyrics 115 items |
 | Thought Provoking 204 items |
 | Mellow 1,943 items |
 | Peaceful 327 items |
 | Pretty 2,106 items |
 | Quiet 270 items |
 | Sad 203 items |
 | Slow 1,448 items |
 | Elvis Presley 9 items |
 | Civil War 21 items |
 | War 168 items |
 | Jim's Double Favorite 375 items |
 | Solo vocalist 11,964 items |
 | Acoustic 10,060 items |
 | Kelli 77 items |
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Categories: Folk | Acoustic guitar | Fiddle | Depressed | Dreamy | Gotta listen to the lyrics | Thought provoking | Mellow | Peaceful | Pretty | Quiet | Sad | Slow | Elvis presley | Civil war | War | Jim's double favorite | Solo vocalist | Acoustic | Kelli
