One Night Only, At the Blue Suede Cafe
One Night Only, At The Blue Suede Cafe
It's down at the end of a lonely street
Not far from heartbreak bay
They say he's been there forever
But I can't hardly say
See, I always thought forever
Was a long, long ways away
So I walked all the way
To the end of the bay
Right into the Blue Suede Café
When this gray-haired old gent
Said, sit down her son
I've got somethin' I'm mean-in' to say
Then he told me his story
Of fame, love and glory
And sadly, he knew who to blame
From Gospel to Soul
Man, I owned Rock and Roll
But it took it's toll, just the same
And for what it's worth
My time here on earth
Was always, too little, too late
Sure I made my mistakes
And I took some bad breaks
At a price, only this King could pay
So each night I keep try-in'
Yes there's no more deny-in'
The road too redemption is long
Then the band played three notes
As he slowly arose
And he sang songs from long, long ago
He worked the stage
Like a man half his age
Held the crowd in the palm of his hand
In total control
He still owned Rock and Roll
As he stole there hearts once again
As he ended his show, they cried
Please don't go
Then he turned and he gave this reply
Please remember my friends
The love never ends
But we all now my time has gone by
As he walked from the stage
they called out his name
Would we ever see him again
Then I thought I heard him say
You can always hear me play,
Right here, at the Blue Suede Cafe
Maybe you know a place like the Blue Suede Café
Where all your dreams can come true
Don't we all have that place in our hearts
I hope some day you find your way
down to the Blue Suede Café
It's down at the end of a lonely street
where you can cry all your tears away.
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