Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number one hit in the United States. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously popular—and controversial.
In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate, just 42 years of age.
Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Commercially successful in many genres, including pop, country, blues, and gospel, he is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music. He won three competitive Grammys, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame.
Until It's Time For You To Go
Elvis Presley Lyrics
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You're not an angel
You're a woman
I'm not a king,
I'm a man,
Take my hand
We'll make a space
In the lives that we planned
Until it's time for you to go
Yes, we're different worlds apart
We're not the same
We laughed and played
At the start like in a game
You could have stayed
Outside my heart
But in you came
And here you'll stay
Until it's time for you to go
Don't ask why,
Don't ask how
Don't ask forever,
Love me now
This love of mine
Had no beginning
It has no end
I was an oak,
Now I'm a willow
Now I can bend
And tho' I'll never
In my life see you again
I still stay
Until it's time for you to go
The song “Until It’s Time For You To Go” by Elvis Presley is a beautiful love ballad. The opening lines of the song sets the tone for the rest of the lyrics. The singer acknowledges the reality of the woman’s presence and identifies her as a woman and not an angel or a dream. The next line, “I’m not a king, I’m a man,” suggests that he is just an ordinary man who has found something special in this woman. He wants her to take his hand and make a space in their lives. The line, “And here we’ll stay until it’s time for you to go” indicates the transience of their love affair.
As the song progresses, the singer acknowledges that they come from different worlds and they are not the same. However, they played and laughed together like children. The woman had the option to stay outside his heart, but she came into his life and has now occupied his space. The line “Don’t ask why, Don’t ask how, Don’t ask forever, love me now” signifies the moment or the “now” as important, while the future and the past don’t matter. Finally, the song ends with the beautiful words, “This love of mine, Had no beginning, It has no end,” indicating that their love for each other is infinite and beautiful, something that they will take with them wherever they go.
Line by Line Meaning
You're not a dream
You are not a figment of my imagination, but rather a real person.
You're not an angel
You are not a celestial being, but rather a human being like me.
You're a woman
You are a female human being.
I'm not a king,
I do not hold a title of royalty or any similar status.
I'm a man,
I am a male human being.
Take my hand
Let us hold hands and experience intimacy and closeness.
We'll make a space
We will create an area in our lives for each other.
In the lives that we planned
In the future we envisioned for ourselves.
And here we'll stay
We will remain together in this relationship.
Until it's time for you to go
We will remain together until it is time for you to leave or end the relationship.
Yes, we're different worlds apart
We come from different backgrounds or ways of life.
We're not the same
We are distinct in our personalities, interests, and identities.
We laughed and played
We had fun and enjoyed each other's company.
At the start like in a game
Initially, our relationship may have felt like a game, but now it has deeper emotional significance.
You could have stayed
You had the option to not enter into a relationship with me.
Outside my heart
You could have chosen to not let me into your heart.
But in you came
But you chose to let me into your heart and into a relationship with you.
Don't ask why,
Do not question why we are in this relationship.
Don't ask how
Do not question how we ended up in this relationship.
Don't ask forever,
Do not ask about the future of our relationship.
Love me now
Focus on the present and love me in this moment.
This love of mine
My feelings of love.
Had no beginning
My love for you has always existed.
It has no end
My love for you is infinite and eternal.
I was an oak,
I used to be rigid and unyielding.
Now I'm a willow
Now I am more flexible and adaptable, able to bend and compromise.
Now I can bend
I am now able to be more open and flexible in this relationship.
And tho' I'll never
Although it may never happen.
In my life see you again
We may not cross paths again in this life.
I still stay
I will still remain in this relationship with you.
Until it's time for you to go
Until the time comes for you to leave or end the relationship.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BUFFY SAINTE MARIE
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