Song Lyrics Collection

Graceland

Paul Simon
1986-08-254:22 minSynced lyrics

"Graceland" is a song by Paul Simon, released in 1986 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:22 long and contains 56 lines and 304 words.

Lyrics

0:41The Mississippi delta
0:43Was shining like a national guitar
0:49I am following the river down the highway
0:52Through the cradle of the Civil War
0:57I'm going to Graceland Graceland
1:00In Memphis Tennessee
1:01I'm going to Graceland
1:06Poorboys and pilgrims with families
1:09And we are going to Graceland
1:14My traveling companion is nine years old
1:18He is the child of my first marriage
1:22But I've reason to believe
1:24We both will be received
1:26In Graceland
1:34She comes back to tell me she's gone
1:38As if I didn't know that
1:40As if I didn't know my own bed
1:46As if I'd never noticed
1:49The way she brushed her hair from her forehead
1:54And she said losing love
1:57Is like a window in your heart
2:01Everybody sees you're blown apart
2:06Everybody sees the wind blow
2:10I'm going to Graceland
2:13Memphis Tennessee
2:14I'm going to Graceland
2:19Poorboys and Pilgrims with families
2:23And we are going to Graceland
2:27And my traveling companions
2:30Are ghosts and empty sockets
2:31I'm looking at ghosts and empties
2:36But I've reason to believe
2:37We all will be received
2:40In Graceland
2:48There is a girl in New York City
2:50Who calls herself the human trampoline
2:56And sometimes when I'm falling flying
2:59Or tumbling in turmoil I say
3:01Whoa so this is what she means
3:03She means we're bouncing into Graceland
3:08And I see losing love
3:11Is like a window in your heart
3:15Everybody sees you're blown apart
3:20Everybody feels the wind blow
3:25In Graceland in Graceland
3:28I'm going to Graceland
3:32For reasons I cannot explain
3:35There's some part of me wants to see Graceland
3:41And I may be obliged to defend
3:43Every love every ending
3:45Or maybe there's no obligations now
3:49Maybe I've a reason to believe
3:51We all will be received
3:53In Graceland
4:16Whoa-oh-oh-oh in Graceland in Graceland in Graceland
4:22I'm going to Graceland
The Mississippi delta
Was shining like a national guitar
I am following the river  down the highway
Through the cradle of the Civil War
I'm going to Graceland  Graceland
In Memphis  Tennessee
I'm going to Graceland
Poorboys and pilgrims with families
And we are going to Graceland
My traveling companion is nine years old
He is the child of my first marriage
But I've reason to believe
We both will be received
In Graceland
She comes back to tell me she's gone
As if I didn't know that
As if I didn't know my own bed
As if I'd never noticed
The way she brushed her hair from her forehead
And she said losing love
Is like a window in your heart
Everybody sees you're blown apart
Everybody sees the wind blow
I'm going to Graceland
Memphis  Tennessee
I'm going to Graceland
Poorboys and Pilgrims with families
And we are going to Graceland
And my traveling companions
Are ghosts and empty sockets
I'm looking at ghosts and empties
But I've reason to believe
We all will be received
In Graceland
There is a girl in New York City
Who calls herself the human trampoline
And sometimes when I'm falling  flying
Or tumbling in turmoil I say
Whoa  so this is what she means
She means we're bouncing into Graceland
And I see losing love
Is like a window in your heart
Everybody sees you're blown apart
Everybody feels the wind blow
In Graceland  in Graceland
I'm going to Graceland
For reasons I cannot explain
There's some part of me wants to see Graceland
And I may be obliged to defend
Every love  every ending
Or maybe there's no obligations now
Maybe I've a reason to believe
We all will be received
In Graceland
Whoa-oh-oh-oh  in Graceland  in Graceland in Graceland
I'm going to Graceland

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