Wherefore Art Thou, Elvis? Lyrics - The Gaslight Anthem

I cut my teeth on the stone of a teenage romance 

I was the salt of the earth, I was hard 

The last of the independents 

And in the breath from my chest I was blowing kerosene 

My lips and fingertips were stone, I wore my heart on my jeans 

I sang the blues like the dogs left too long in the street 

I still sing the blues with the dogs 

And I got half a mind to let it all burn up in this fire 

I've had burning through my veins since I first learned to cry 

I'd watch this whole night come down and never miss her again 

I never felt right and never fit in walkin' in my own skin 

Walkin' in my own skin 

Now I got scars like the number of stars 

My mind's full of vipers 

I got the dust of the desert in my bones 

Comin' through the amplifiers 

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And in the minor chord fall and the fourth and the fifth 

It's a broken Hallelujah and a pain in my fist 

I wash my hands like the man with the blood on his teeth 

Over and over without relief 

And I got nothin' for you darlin' but a story to tell 

About the rain on the pavement and the sound as it fell 

I'd watch this whole night come down and never miss her again 

I never felt right and never fit in 

Walkin' in my old man shoes, with my scientist heart 

I got a fever and a beaker and a shot in the dark 

I need a Cadillac ride, I need a soft summer night 

Say a prayer for my soul, Señorita 

Walkin' in my old man shoes, with my scientist heart 

I got a fever and a beaker and a shot in the dark 

I need a Cadillac ride, I need a soft summer night 

Say a prayer for my soul, Señorita 

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Cause I've been dying out here in the cold and the snow 

Got a picture of you, Mama, to remind me of home 

On the hood of a Dodge on a Saturday night 

Say a prayer for my soul, Señorita