Looking For Elvis
Patti Scialfa * Track #1 On Play It As It Lays
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Looking For Elvis Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Warm black asphalt
South of nowhere
I'm going there under a dirty cotton sky
When the rain comes round
I roll my window down
I lift my face to heaven
And wash these tears from my eyes
[Chorus]
I'm just looking for some inspiration
I'm looking for something to rock my soul
I'm looking for a brand new destination
I'm looking for Elvis down a Memphis road
I'm looking for Elvis
[Verse 2]
I remember
All those Septembers
The pledges of allegiance
The prayers of trust
I slept on those beds of hope and promise
Woke up choking on cheap paint and carnival dust
[Verse 3]
So where are you now
With all those illusions
Fallen dreams and charity
If faith restores you
And truth delivers
Then don't tell me that I'm standing
When I'm on my knees
[Chorus]
I'm just looking for some inspiration
Looking for something to rock my soul
I'm looking for a brand new destination
I'm looking for Elvis down a Memphis road (Elvis)
I'm looking for Elvis (Looking for Elvis)
I'm looking for Elvis down a Memphis road
I'm looking for Elvis
[Bridge]
You've got to give yourself over now
Roll like a river stone
There's mud in the water
There's gravel in the dust
Work a little harder
Sing a little stronger
Stand up and deliver
If you want my trust (My trust, my trust, my trust)
[Verse 3]
West of Babylon
East of Eden
I'm breathing in these winds of change
I'm gonna rise up from these ashes
Gonna rise up and find the truth again
[Chorus]
I'm just looking for some reparations
Looking for love to soothe my soul
I'm at the crossroads of my destination and
I'm looking for Elvis down a Memphis road (Elvis)
I'm looking for Elvis (Looking for Elvis)
I'm looking for Elvis down a Memphis road
I'm looking for Elvis
I'm looking for Elvis down a Memphis road (Elvis)
I'm looking for Elvis (Looking for Elvis)
I'm looking for Elvis down a Memphis road
[Post-Chorus]
Gotta give yourself over now
Roll like a river stone
Mud in the water
Gravel in the dust
Gotta work a little harder
Sing a little stronger
Stand up and deliver
If you want my trust
Give yourself over now
Roll like a river stone
Mud in the water
Gravel in the dust
[Harmonica Outro: Bruce Springsteen]
(Hey!)
(Hey!)
(Hey!)
(Aaah)
Looking For Elvis Q&A
Who wrote Looking For Elvis's ?
Looking For Elvis was written by Patti Scialfa.
Who produced Looking For Elvis's ?
Looking For Elvis was produced by Patti Scialfa & Steve Jordan & Ron Aniello.
What did Patti Scialfa say about "Looking For Elvis"?
In an online interview, Patti said the following about this track:
This was one of the first songs I had for the album and to me it creatively telegraphed what this record would be about, so that’s why I ended up putting it first. Elvis when he was young was — and is — for me a powerful symbol of A...