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I saw my face in the paper today
it said hello to the face that i saw at home
then I read a tale of a girl with my name
it was not the one that I know, no
you shook my hand and you said you understand
and you said that you know where I'm coming from
but the only place that I've ever been
is far, far from known
what you say about me
stabs me in the heart
what you read about me is a shot in the dark
I've never been to Memphis
I've never seen my good-luck star
I've never seen Las Vegas lights
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, hm
I want to see my name in neon lights
cause the words that you write they don't last, my friends
they only shine a day at a time
and leave stains on my hands, well
so what's the use in rolling the dice
when you already know how it's gonna fall
you think that if you play your cards right
you might deal with us all
what're gonna do
when a seven falls
will the rolling thunder scatter all of your cards
I've never been to Memphis, no
I've never seen my good-luck star
I've never seen Las Vegas lights
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, cross my heart
ooh yes
believe me
I've never been to Memphis, no no
I've never seen my good-luck star, baby
I wanna see Las Vegas lights, yeah
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, cross my heart
I've never been to Memphis, no no no
I've never seen my good-luck star, yeah
I've never seen Las Vegas lights, yeah
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard (yeah)
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, yeah
I've never been to Memphis, no no
I've never seen my good-luck star (no no)
I've never seen Las Vegas lights, yeah
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged a train of my dress
through the Nevada desert sand
I've never been to Memphis
raise my hand, raise my hand, baby, yeah
tell it how it is, c'mon on
whoo!
cross my heart
whow! that's the one - that was the one
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2. |
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I saw my face in the paper today
it said hello to the face that i saw at home
then I read a tale of a girl with my name
it was not the one that I know, no
you shook my hand and you said you understand
and you said that you know where I'm coming from
but the only place that I've ever been
is far, far from known
what you say about me
stabs me in the heart
what you read about me is a shot in the dark
I've never been to Memphis
I've never seen my good-luck star
I've never seen Las Vegas lights
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, hm
I want to see my name in neon lights
cause the words that you write they don't last, my friends
they only shine a day at a time
and leave stains on my hands, well
so what's the use in rolling the dice
when you already know how it's gonna fall
you think that if you play your cards right
you might deal with us all
what're gonna do
when a seven falls
will the rolling thunder scatter all of your cards
I've never been to Memphis, no
I've never seen my good-luck star
I've never seen Las Vegas lights
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, cross my heart
ooh yes
believe me
I've never been to Memphis, no no
I've never seen my good-luck star, baby
I wanna see Las Vegas lights, yeah
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, cross my heart
I've never been to Memphis, no no no
I've never seen my good-luck star, yeah
I've never seen Las Vegas lights, yeah
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard (yeah)
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, yeah
I've never been to Memphis, no no
I've never seen my good-luck star (no no)
I've never seen Las Vegas lights, yeah
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged a train of my dress
through the Nevada desert sand
I've never been to Memphis
raise my hand, raise my hand, baby, yeah
tell it how it is, c'mon on
whoo!
cross my heart
whow! that's the one - that was the one
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3. |
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I saw my face in the paper today
it said hello to the face that i saw at home
then I read a tale of a girl with my name
it was not the one that I know, no
you shook my hand and you said you understand
and you said that you know where I'm coming from
but the only place that I've ever been
is far, far from known
what you say about me
stabs me in the heart
what you read about me is a shot in the dark
I've never been to Memphis
I've never seen my good-luck star
I've never seen Las Vegas lights
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, hm
I want to see my name in neon lights
cause the words that you write they don't last, my friends
they only shine a day at a time
and leave stains on my hands, well
so what's the use in rolling the dice
when you already know how it's gonna fall
you think that if you play your cards right
you might deal with us all
what're gonna do
when a seven falls
will the rolling thunder scatter all of your cards
I've never been to Memphis, no
I've never seen my good-luck star
I've never seen Las Vegas lights
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, cross my heart
ooh yes
believe me
I've never been to Memphis, no no
I've never seen my good-luck star, baby
I wanna see Las Vegas lights, yeah
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, cross my heart
I've never been to Memphis, no no no
I've never seen my good-luck star, yeah
I've never seen Las Vegas lights, yeah
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard (yeah)
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, yeah
I've never been to Memphis, no no
I've never seen my good-luck star (no no)
I've never seen Las Vegas lights, yeah
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged a train of my dress
through the Nevada desert sand
I've never been to Memphis
raise my hand, raise my hand, baby, yeah
tell it how it is, c'mon on
whoo!
cross my heart
whow! that's the one - that was the one
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4. |
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I saw my face in the paper today
it said hello to the face that i saw at home
then I read a tale of a girl with my name
it was not the one that I know, no
you shook my hand and you said you understand
and you said that you know where I'm coming from
but the only place that I've ever been
is far, far from known
what you say about me
stabs me in the heart
what you read about me is a shot in the dark
I've never been to Memphis
I've never seen my good-luck star
I've never seen Las Vegas lights
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, hm
I want to see my name in neon lights
cause the words that you write they don't last, my friends
they only shine a day at a time
and leave stains on my hands, well
so what's the use in rolling the dice
when you already know how it's gonna fall
you think that if you play your cards right
you might deal with us all
what're gonna do
when a seven falls
will the rolling thunder scatter all of your cards
I've never been to Memphis, no
I've never seen my good-luck star
I've never seen Las Vegas lights
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, cross my heart
ooh yes
believe me
I've never been to Memphis, no no
I've never seen my good-luck star, baby
I wanna see Las Vegas lights, yeah
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, cross my heart
I've never been to Memphis, no no no
I've never seen my good-luck star, yeah
I've never seen Las Vegas lights, yeah
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard (yeah)
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, yeah
I've never been to Memphis, no no
I've never seen my good-luck star (no no)
I've never seen Las Vegas lights, yeah
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged a train of my dress
through the Nevada desert sand
I've never been to Memphis
raise my hand, raise my hand, baby, yeah
tell it how it is, c'mon on
whoo!
cross my heart
whow! that's the one - that was the one
|
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5. |
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I saw my face in the paper today
it said hello to the face that i saw at home
then I read a tale of a girl with my name
it was not the one that I know, no
you shook my hand and you said you understand
and you said that you know where I'm coming from
but the only place that I've ever been
is far, far from known
what you say about me
stabs me in the heart
what you read about me is a shot in the dark
I've never been to Memphis
I've never seen my good-luck star
I've never seen Las Vegas lights
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, hm
I want to see my name in neon lights
cause the words that you write they don't last, my friends
they only shine a day at a time
and leave stains on my hands, well
so what's the use in rolling the dice
when you already know how it's gonna fall
you think that if you play your cards right
you might deal with us all
what're gonna do
when a seven falls
will the rolling thunder scatter all of your cards
I've never been to Memphis, no
I've never seen my good-luck star
I've never seen Las Vegas lights
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, cross my heart
ooh yes
believe me
I've never been to Memphis, no no
I've never seen my good-luck star, baby
I wanna see Las Vegas lights, yeah
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, cross my heart
I've never been to Memphis, no no no
I've never seen my good-luck star, yeah
I've never seen Las Vegas lights, yeah
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged the train of my dress
down Elvis Presley Boulevard (yeah)
I've never been to Memphis
cross my heart, yeah
I've never been to Memphis, no no
I've never seen my good-luck star (no no)
I've never seen Las Vegas lights, yeah
laughing at the dark
I've never dragged a train of my dress
through the Nevada desert sand
I've never been to Memphis
raise my hand, raise my hand, baby, yeah
tell it how it is, c'mon on
whoo!
cross my heart
whow! that's the one - that was the one
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6. |
The Pacemaker
05:12
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the pace of life is disappointing
so tie me up cause it takes too long
the pace of life is disappointing
so hit me hard cause i ain't that strong
and you better relieve me of my senses
cause they'd waste away in the time it takes to find out what's wrong
gotta pick up the pace twenty-four hours a day
oh, for just another motherless heart beat, oh yeah, hey
c'mon, pick up the pace twenty-four hours a day, ouh
for just another motherless heart beat, oh yeah, oh yeah-hee-ee, hee-hee!
deliver me from your deadly silence
that breeds inside when you hold my tongue (breeding)
I'd shout out my gentleness and violence (ooh-hoo)
if i only knew how this thing is done
for in the sunrise the bird eats fire
and the flames are five times around the world before the morning's done
gotta pick up the pace twenty-four hours a day
oh, for just another motherless heart beat, oh yeah, hey
c'mon, pick up the pace twenty-four hours a day, ouh
for just another motherless heart beat, oh yeah, oh yeah-hee-ee, hee-hee!
for a little high speed moment
we'll let her feet run away feet run away feet run away
when we zoom in on the freeze frame
she['ll] break right down
down (down)
hey hey
c'mon, get up
c'mon
c'mon, get up
c'mon, get up
gotta pick up the pace twenty-four hours a day
oh, for just another motherless heart beat, oh yeah, hey
c'mon, pick up the pace twenty-four hours a day, ouh
for just another motherless heart beat, oh yeah
pick up the pace twenty-four hours a day
oh, for just another motherless heart beat, you better, better, better!
(pick up the pace) twenty-four hours a day, ouh
(for just another motherless heart beat) hey!
pick up the pace twenty-four hours a day, huh!
(for just another motherless heart beat) don't you know, c'mon!
(pick up the pace) twenty-four hours a day
(for just another motherless) heart beat, mm yeah
pick up the pace twenty-four hours a day (oooh!)
(for just another motherless heart beat, ooh) yeah!
pick up the pace twenty-four hours a day
for just another motherless heart beat, oh yeah, oh yeah-hee-ee, hee-hee!
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