Elvis

From the backwoods down in Tupelo To the Vegas lights and the midnight show Elvis Aaron Presley made the news Lord, that boy could sing the blues [chorus] Elvis was a corporation Colonel Tom sold a generation Shake, rattle, roll and lose control All sung by a kid with a golden soul Elvis was a corporation Built on dreams and expectation Everybody wanted rock ’n’ roll All sung by a kid with a golden soul [verse] Then Colonel Parker came along Saw dollar signs inside the songs Contract signed, a gilded cage Selling fantasy, youth and fame Taking care of business became More than just an Elvis name [chorus] Elvis was a corporation Colonel Tom sold a generation Shake, rattle, roll and lose control All sung by a kid with a golden soul Elvis was a corporation Built on dreams and expectation Everybody wanted rock ’n’ roll All sung by a kid with a golden soul [bridge] I was seven when I heard the news The King would never sing the blues Too young then to understand How one boy changed the promised land An earthquake rolled through rock ’n’ roll And left its mark upon us all [verse] Years went by, I went to Tennessee Paid my way through Graceland history Velvet ropes and memories Exit through the gift shop, if you please Bought myself a souvenir I guess Elvis would’ve smiled at me [chorus] Elvis was a corporation Colonel Tom sold a generation Shake, rattle, roll and lose control All sung by a kid with a golden soul Elvis was a corporation Long after the final ovation Still they’re selling rock ’n’ roll And the memory of that golden soul