"42 Years"

"42 Years"

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VERSE 1:
In a two room house
Deep down in the south
In sleepy Tupelo,
He was raised on the Gospel
With his mama's love
And the songs of old Hank Snow.

He was born without a penny

or a chance in hell.
Could he have ever known-
What he would find-
How he would shine
When he left from Tupelo?

VERSE 2:
When he was fourteen-
Just startin' to dream,
He set out on a road.
He found himself in Memphis
With rhythm and blues
Near the dawn of rock-n-roll.

On the banks of the river,

'neath the lights of Beale,
Was there any way to know-
When country, blues and gospel fused
That he would find his soul?

CHORUS:
Through forty-two years that boy became a man.
From the city on the Mississippi he made his stand.
Rooted in the Gospel but soaked in blues-
Even a king had to pay his dues.

Through forty-two years he learned to face his fears
On a road filled with love, fortune, fame and tears.
He was running from the Devil while singing the songs-
But a shooting star doesn't last too long.

In that city on the Mississippi when fate drew near,
It couldn't steal the dreams of forty-two short years.

VERSE 3:
In a brand new home
Of grace and of stone
Built on rock-and-roll,
He stamped our lives and music,

And he took the world-

Still the fame would take its toll.

At once he was the champion-

conquering the Sun.
But can we ever know-
Did he reminisce and did he miss
The soft shade of Tupelo?

(Chorus)

BRIDGE:
Just twenty-one years a pauper-
Just twenty-one years a star-
Just forty-two years among us-
Still a part of who we are.

(Parital Chorus)


-spraggins 11/07