Elvis, Keith, and Merle

Copyright 1999 by David Alan Cates.  All Rights Reserved.

[VERSE 1]

 

It's a hard life to live when you've got nothing left to give

And everything you’ve ever cared about is gone

And you try to find a way to make it through another day

Wondering if you’ll always be alone

 

[VERSE 2]

 

But I learned long ago, me and this old radio

Together, can make it through this world

I ain’t never short of friends once the music begins

Travelling with Elvis, Keith, and Merle

 

        [CHORUS]

 

Elvis helps me with my heartbreak, in this lonely old hotel

Merle and his silver wings, they lift me up so well

Keith can always ease my pain, we’re no strangers to the rain

Together, we make it through this world

Me, and Elvis, Keith, and Merle

 

[VERSE 3]

 

Merle says his mama tried, but we both got a fightin’ side

He’s right there when trouble comes to call

And when the sadness sets in, I just turn to Keith, my friend

He tells me it ain’t nothing at all

 

[VERSE 4]

 

Elvis says I should surrender, find someone who’ll love me tender

It’s a now or never kind of world

But it’s hard to feel alone, when I’ve got the music on

Travelling with Elvis, Keith, and Merle

 

        [REPEAT CHORUS]

 

[TAG]

 

Yeah, that old brother jukebox, just wipes away my teardrops

Travelling with Elvis, Keith, and Merle

 

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