A man of modest beginnings had the nerve to try to change the world
Fought like a lion even though he was cryin' in a sea of deep despair
Tried to hide the energy
Tried to hide the light
Afraid of being turned in
Grappling with his nerves
A mind working at the speed of lightening
A man with a heart of gold
Just tryin' to do the right thing
Bringing joy to countless thousands
And what did we do to him?
As he grew old and outdated
we did something utterly appalling
Made him out to be a caricature, nothing more than a joke
Treated him like trash as he grew old and outdated
And, yes, we did the same thing to Marilyn
I want them to know
That what we did was so very wrong
We tore out their hearts out
When they gave us so much
I want them to know
That we are so very sorry about what we did
I will say a prayer for them
I want them to know that our hats are off to them
Because they were such a generous souls, such good hearts
I suspect that their ghost are still with us
And that they will soon rise again
To sing another day
To sing another day
To sing another day
In a mind-blowing earth shattering way
Because good souls never die
Good spirits never die
Believe me when I say
Elvis is back in the building
Baby Elvis is back in the building
Baby Elvis is back in the building
Baby