Graceland-Paul Simon

[ti:Graceland] [ar:Paul Simon] [al:The Paul Simon Anthology CD2] [by:] [offset:0] [00:41.81]The Mississippi delta [00:43.49]Was shining like a national guitar [00:46.05] [00:49.42]I am following the river down the highway [00:52.48]Through the cradle of the Civil War [00:54.98] [00:57.29]I'm going to Graceland Graceland [01:00.38] [01:00.94]In Memphis Tennessee [01:01.62]I'm going to Graceland [01:03.12] [01:06.30]Poorboys and pilgrims with families [01:09.11]And we are going to Graceland [01:11.17] [01:14.04]My traveling companion is nine years old [01:18.16]He is the child of my first marriage [01:21.15] [01:22.28]But I've reason to believe [01:24.34]We both will be received [01:26.40]In Graceland [01:27.33] [01:34.20]She comes back to tell me she's gone [01:36.69] [01:38.81]As if I didn't know that [01:40.87]As if I didn't know my own bed [01:44.32] [01:46.94]As if I'd never noticed [01:48.82] [01:49.44]The way she brushed her hair from her forehead [01:52.75] [01:54.68]And she said losing love [01:57.80]Is like a window in your heart [02:00.05] [02:01.98]Everybody sees you're blown apart [02:05.42] [02:06.79]Everybody sees the wind blow [02:08.97] [02:10.97]I'm going to Graceland [02:13.71]Memphis Tennessee [02:14.65]I'm going to Graceland [02:16.58] [02:19.95]Poorboys and Pilgrims with families [02:23.01]And we are going to Graceland [02:24.99] [02:27.99]And my traveling companions [02:30.11]Are ghosts and empty sockets [02:31.73]I'm looking at ghosts and empties [02:33.73] [02:36.04]But I've reason to believe [02:37.97]We all will be received [02:40.09]In Graceland [02:40.97] [02:48.08]There is a girl in New York City [02:50.83]Who calls herself the human trampoline [02:52.82] [02:56.75]And sometimes when I'm falling flying [02:59.06]Or tumbling in turmoil I say [03:01.37]Whoa so this is what she means [03:03.43]She means we're bouncing into Graceland [03:05.80] [03:08.42]And I see losing love [03:11.61]Is like a window in your heart [03:13.92] [03:15.66]Everybody sees you're blown apart [03:18.97] [03:20.65]Everybody feels the wind blow [03:22.93] [03:25.24]In Graceland in Graceland [03:27.30] [03:28.86]I'm going to Graceland [03:30.35] [03:32.97]For reasons I cannot explain [03:34.78] [03:35.35]There's some part of me wants to see Graceland [03:38.53] [03:41.09]And I may be obliged to defend [03:43.64]Every love every ending [03:45.08]Or maybe there's no obligations now [03:48.14] [03:49.64]Maybe I've a reason to believe [03:51.76]We all will be received [03:53.82]In Graceland [03:55.00] [04:16.97]Whoa-oh-oh-oh in Graceland in Graceland in Graceland [04:22.25]I'm going to Graceland