Wherefore Art Thou, Elvis?

[Verse 1]
I cut my teeth on the stone
Of a teenage romance
I was the salt of the earth, I was hard
The last of the independents
And the breath from my chest I was blowing kerosene
My lips and fingertips were stone, I wore my heart on my jeans
I sang the blues like the dogs left too long in the street
I still sing the blues with the dogs

[Pre-Chorus]
And I got half a mind to let it all burn up in this fire
That's been burning through my veins since I first learned to cry
I'd watch this whole night come down and never miss her again
I never felt right and never fit in walking in my own skin
Walking in my own skin

[Verse 2]
Now I got scars like the number of the stars
My head's full of vipers
I got the dust of the desert in my bones
Coming through the amplifiers
Between the minor chord fall and the fourth and the fifth
It's a broken Hallelujah and a pain in my fist
I wash my hands like the man with the blood on his teeth
Over and over without relief

[Pre-Chorus]
And I got nothing for you, darling, but a story to tell
About the rain on the pavement and the sound as it fell
I'd watch this whole night come down and never miss her again
I never felt right and never fit in

[Chorus]
Walking in my old man's shoes with my scientist heart
I got a fever and a beaker and a shot in the dark
I need a Cadillac ride, I need a soft summer night
Say a prayer for my soul, Señorita

[Chorus]
Walking in my old man's shoes with my scientist heart
I got a fever and a beaker and a shot in the dark
I need a Cadillac ride, I need a soft summer night
Say a prayer for my soul, Señorita

[Outro]
'Cause I've been dying out here in the cold and the snow
I've got a picture of you, Mama, to remind me of home
On the hood of a Dodge on a Saturday night
Say a prayer for my soul, Señorita