douglas brent smith
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Elvis Has Left The Building















Elvis Has Left The Building


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it was a hot august night on dorinda's couch in allentown
there was a ring around the moon
the man on the tv said "elvis has left the building,
there'll never be another like him soon"

must be a record of his around here somewhere
so we can pay tribute to the vegas king
must be an album of his but i can't find it
guess i never really liked the way he'd sing

listen, chuck berry rocked me fats supplied the rolls
from new york to detroit memphis to muscle shoals
make it hot authentic make it black and real
i like the parts that the king could never steal

if all he was known for were those stupid movies
he'd rank right up there with good old sal mineo
but he brought a feeling to the music
when he brought conviction to the theft of soul

listen, chuck berry rocked me little richard supplied the roll
from new york to detroit memphis to muscle shoals
make it hot authentic make it black and real
i like the parts that the kind could never steal

it was a hot august night on dorinda's couch in allentown
there was a ring around the moon
the man on the tv said "elvis has left the building,
there'll never be another like him soon"

listen, chuck berry rocked me little richard supplied the soul
from new york to detroit memphis to muscle shoals
make it hot authentic make it black and real
i like the parts that the king could never steal


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words & music by douglas brent smith - copyright 2011