Are You Lonesome Tonight
We stood on this side of the fence
Two boys just biding our time
There was a job that had to be done
That job lay on the other side
I brought the pick ax and shovel
Bobby the tarp and the twine
We synchronized our watches
Both read a quarter past nine
With the fence now far behind us
We used the cloak of the night
To reach our destination
Behold, such a heavenly sight
So as not to wear ourselves out
We both shared in the work
While one kept steady watch
The other was shoveling dirt
Bobby was the first one to hear it
That glorious heart throbbing THUD
Both of us working the tarp
We rolled our jolly friend up
Wondering if we'd made a mistake
As sirens and flood lights filled the night
For regrets it's much to late
In our rear view the Memphis sky line
The moment we pulled into the drive
There was a great sigh of relief
A job that was well done
The King smiles from the back seat
Can anyone actually blame me
Or even call it a crime
When my Granny just wanted to see Elvis
One last time before she died
Copyright © Mike Hauser | Year Posted 2016
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