Story Behind The Song
Inspired by a one time Elvis, mistreated by time passing, hanging on to her one moment -- the scarf she got from Elvis
| Song Length |
3:26 |
Genre |
Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Sociable, Cool |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
With handful of change she buys herself a spritzer
She?s a thrift shop mixture
Nothing matches nothing fits her
She looks like Janis Joplin had she gotten old
More than a little crazy, what a sight to behold
Just pieces of a puzzle left for me to connect
She wears a scarf from Elvis ?round her neck
She climbs into her handbag like a raccoon into trash
Pulls out a silver dollar
Lays it by her glass
She says Today is his birthday, he?s 67
Come over have a beer
we?ll toast The King in heaven
Each year on this day I get as dressed as I can get
I put this scarf from Elvis round my neck
It?s Elvis in Vegas, 1972
Just hit the finish line of "The Wonder of You"
Music is peaking, a kick and then a pose
The crowd goes wild as he reaches the front row
He takes his white silk scarf looks down and says
You?ll never forget, long as you live,
The night Elvis laid his scarf around your neck
The years disappear.
From a life neglected
She?s Queen for a day
The King?s been resurrected
It?s gonna be OK, everything?s alright
At least on this day, at least for tonight
There?s party going on somewhere in her head
A place all her own the wicked world can?t wreck
Something in her eyes I don?t think that I?ll forget
She?s got a scarf from Elvis ?round her neck