just a country boy

i had a very old friend

who never knew about me

he never knew

but he gave me everything i need

a way of life that shows in everything i say and do

he gave me enough to sing the blues

just a country boy from memphis tennessee

no one could have known what fate meant him to be

became a voice that could ring with every feeling ever known

but no words could tell just what he meant to me

oh i was only ten years old

but it seems like yesterday

when i first heard him on the radio

and his music made me dance all night

and his sad songs made me cry

i'll always feel the same way 'til i die

and his music made me dance all night

and his sad songs made me cry

i'll always feel the same way 'til i die

i was one of the crowd who worshipped him

i was one of the crowd who told him he was king

i was one of the crowd he had to prove himself to time and time again

and no mortal man could ever stand the strain

oh i was only ten years old

but it seems like yesterday

when i first heard him on the radio

and his music made me dance all night

and his sad songs made me cry

i'll always feel the same way 'til i die

i'll always feel the same way 'til i die

i'll always feel the same way 'til i die

i'll always feel the same way 'til i die