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The Mississippi Delta
Was shining like a National guitar
I am following the river, down the highway
Through the cradle of the Civil War
I'm going to Graceland, Graceland
Memphis, Tennessee
I'm going to Graceland
Poorboys and pilgrims with families
And we are going to Graceland
And my traveling companion is nine years old
He is the child of my first marriage
But I've reason to believe
We both will be received
In Graceland
She comes back to tell me she's gone
As if I didn't know that
As if I didn't know my own bed
As if I'd never noticed
The way she brushed her hair from her forehead
And she said losing love
Is like a window in your heart
Everybody sees you're blown apart
Everybody sees the wind blow
I'm going to Graceland
Memphis, Tennessee
I'm going to Graceland
Poorboys and pilgrims with families
And we are going to Graceland
And my traveling companions
Are ghosts and empty sockets
I'm looking at ghosts and empties
But I've reason to believe
We all will be received
In Graceland
There is a girl in New York City
Who calls herself the human trampoline
And sometimes when I'm falling, flying
Or tumbling in turmoil I say
Whoa, so this is what she means
She means we're bouncing into Graceland
And I see losing love
Is like a window into your heart
And everybody sees you're blown apart
Everybody feels the wind blow
In Graceland, in Graceland
I'm going to Graceland
For reasons I cannot explain
There's some part of me wants to see Graceland
And I may be obliged to defend
Every love, every ending
Or maybe there's no obligations now
Maybe I've a reason to believe
We all will be received
In Graceland
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, in Graceland, Graceland, Graceland
I'm going to Graceland

Lazarus Jun 07, 2013 - 21:24	ncollingridge wrote: Quite excellent. I had forgotten quite how brilliant this track is, from what is also an almost peerless album. I agree... this album is in the top ten of all time... love this song forever... time flies when we're having fun... we be dancing... [ Reply ]
ncollingridge Mar 05, 2013 - 10:23	Quite excellent. I had forgotten quite how brilliant this track is, from what is also an almost peerless album. [ Reply ]
Chi_Editrix Mar 05, 2013 - 10:23	And what makes this particular track stand out? PHIL AND DON, that's what! [ Reply ]
Lazarus Jan 01, 2013 - 18:26	Everybody in my church loves this song, and this whole album... [ Reply ]
Sasha2001 Dec 01, 2012 - 09:34	Top 5 album of the 80s hands down. Its interesting that he achieved such brilliance at this point in his career and not earlier. In know Garfunkle fans will disagree, but its hard to argue that S & G's music approached the complexity and sensitivity of Simon's work on Graceland. [ Reply ]
cosmiclint Dec 01, 2012 - 09:33	How is it that I hadn't rated this yet? 10 on an album of tens. [ Reply ]
kaybee Sep 29, 2012 - 14:05	Not a huge fan of Paul Simon alone, but this never ceases to blow me away....a solid 10! The lyrics to this and "Boy in the Bubble" are just incredible. [ Reply ]
JHZ Sep 29, 2012 - 14:05	ThePoose wrote: Love the growly fretless work on this. Who's the bassist? Bakithi Kumalo www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAgd9Ijw6WI Kumalo was one of the main South African inspirations and collaborateurs on the album. Absolutely incredible. Great song because it is so American, besides the African music influence. [ Reply ]
planet_lizard Jun 27, 2012 - 05:00	Perfect. [ Reply ]
(former member) May 26, 2012 - 08:20	Love this song... this whole album is incredible... [ Reply ]
max_p May 26, 2012 - 08:18	gotta see the Graceland 25 years later TV show on cable last night [ Reply ]
JavaJones Mar 23, 2012 - 21:25	Still one of the greatest songs and albums of the past 50 years. [ Reply ]
(former member) Dec 19, 2011 - 18:00	Everybody in my hotel room loves this song... [ Reply ]
calypsus_1 Sep 15, 2011 - 20:59	Paul Simon & Willie Nelson - Graceland, Live "2 of my 3 favorite songwriter/poets together. Wonderful." 1catlucy [ Reply ]
TerryS Sep 15, 2011 - 20:25	Subtract the walking fretless bass and this is a lesser piece. [ Reply ]
Andy_B Aug 15, 2011 - 11:38	Absolutely a 10. Graceland and The Boxer, which he did with his buddy Art, are my all-timers by them. [ Reply ]
mistabird Aug 15, 2011 - 11:37	GRANDIOS [ Reply ]
(former member) Dec 27, 2010 - 21:01	perfect... [ Reply ]
planet_lizard Nov 26, 2010 - 04:51	9>10 just gets better and better [ Reply ]
scrubbrush Oct 25, 2010 - 12:24	romeotuma wrote: I was born in Graceland... i was born again in this album [ Reply ]