Graceland
Justin Townes Earle Lyrics

The Mississippi Delta was shining
The Mississippi Delta was radiant and captivating

Like a National guitar
As captivating as the sound of a National guitar

I am following the river down the highway
I am traveling alongside the river on the highway

Through the cradle of the civil war
Through the historic region that witnessed the Civil War

I'm going to Graceland, Graceland
I am heading towards Graceland

In Memphis, Tennessee, I'm going to Graceland
Specifically, I am going to Graceland located in Memphis, Tennessee

Poor boys and Pilgrims with families
People who are economically disadvantaged or on a pilgrimage, accompanied by their families

And we are going to Graceland
Together, we are all going to Graceland

My traveling companion is nine years old
The person accompanying me on this journey is a nine-year-old

He is the child of my first marriage
He is my son from my previous marriage

But I've reason to believe
However, I have a strong conviction

We both will be received in Graceland
That both of us will be welcomed and accepted in Graceland

She comes back to tell me she's gone
She returns to inform me that she has left

As if I didn't know that
As if I was unaware of that fact

As if I didn't know my own bed
As if I was not familiar with my own sleeping place

As if I'd never noticed
As if I had never paid attention to

The way she brushed her
How she used to brush her

Hair from her forehead
Hair away from her forehead

And she said losing love
And she said that the experience of losing love

Is like a window in your heart
Is akin to a vulnerable opening in your heart

Everybody sees you're blown apart
Where everyone can witness your emotional devastation

Everybody sees the wind blow
Everybody perceives the effects of the emotional turmoil

And my traveling companions are
Meanwhile, those accompanying me on this journey are

Ghosts and empty sockets
Spectral beings and vacant empty spaces

I'm looking at ghosts and empties
I find myself observing apparitions and vacant spaces

But I've reason to believe
Nevertheless, I have a strong conviction

We all will be received in Graceland
That all of us will be welcomed and accepted in Graceland

There is a girl in New York City
In New York City, there exists a girl

Who calls herself the human trampoline
Who identifies herself as the human trampoline

And sometimes when I'm falling, flying
Occasionally when I am experiencing a tumultuous period

Or tumbling in turmoil I say
Or when I am caught in a state of confusion, I remark

Whoa, so this is what she means
Whoa, so this is what she refers to

She means we're bouncing into Graceland
She means that we are finding ourselves propelled towards Graceland

And I see losing love
I understand that the experience of losing love

Is like a window in your heart
Is akin to a vulnerable opening in your heart

Everybody sees you're blown apart
Where everyone can witness your emotional devastation

Everybody feels the wind blow
Everyone experiences the effects of the emotional turmoil

In Graceland, Graceland
Within Graceland, in Graceland

I'm going to Graceland
I am heading towards Graceland

For reasons I cannot explain
Due to reasons that I struggle to articulate

There's some part of me
There exists a certain aspect of myself

Wants to see Graceland
That desires to witness Graceland

And I may be obliged to defend
And it is possible that I will be required to justify

Every love, every ending
Every instance of love, every conclusion

Or maybe there's no obligations now
Alternatively, maybe there are no expectations at present

Maybe I've a reason to believe
Perhaps I have a valid reason to firmly believe

We all will be received in Graceland
That all of us will be welcomed and accepted in Graceland

Woah, in Graceland, Graceland, Graceland
Wow, within Graceland, in Graceland, in Graceland

I'm going to Graceland
I am heading towards Graceland