Around the time of 'clambake'
Movie number twenty-five
You and the lying dutchman

Are still in overdrive
You're as strong as when you started
Mississippi in your soul

You can still be marlon brando
And the king of rock and roll


It isn't just the records
No, you must have hollywood
The songs alone are not enough

That much is understood
You'll soon be back in memphis
Maybe then you'll know what to do

The storylines they're giving you
Are just not ringing true


Oh, it's a ways to go
Back to Tupelo


When you're young and beautiful
Your dreams are all ideals
Later on it's not the same

Lord, everything is real
Sixteen hundred miles of highway
Roll back to the truth

And a song to give your mother
In your first recording booth


Around the time of 'clambake'
That old dream's still rolling on
Sometimes there'll be the feeling

Things are going wrong
The morning star is fading
Lord, the mississippi's cold

You can still be marlon brando
And the king of rock and roll


But it's a ways to go
Back to Tupelo