Me and Elvis and Jesus
During my working life (thankfully I’m now retired from that nonsense) I spent a lot of time on the road sleeping in hotels, motels and other sleeping establishments. None of these were on the high end of the scale so I got used to some pretty mundane wall art – velvet Elvis’s and miniature religious statuettes among them. Sometimes, because these stays could last for weeks or months depending on the length of the project I was working on, it felt like I had been banished from home. It never was the case, but the circumstances did inspire me to come up with a song that featured said velvet Elvis and religious statuary – that and the Statler Brothers song “Flowers on the Wall”.
It took a while to get all of the references right, but in the end I think the song provides a really good balance of the dramatic and the humorous. The judges at the 2019 Great American Song Contest felt it was good enough to be a finalist in the country category. I hope it brings at least a bit of a smile to your face.
Lyrics
Me and Elvis and Jesus
© 2018 RC Burns
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Verse 1
I found some new friends just like you told me
On the night you said goodbye
Stuffed all together in a one room apartment
Here I’m just one of the guys
And Elvis looks happy painted on velvet
On the wall behind my TV
And over my bed there’s a statue of Jesus
Just hanging with the King and me
Chorus 1
Me and Elvis and Jesus
We’re having a real good time
Elvis and Jesus hang out on the walls
Me I’m just losing my mind
Verse 2
Me and my new friends have great conversations
When the walls start closing in
Elvis tells stories of days in the army
And Jesus goes on about sin
They never get tired of hearing my stories
‘Bout fishing and sports on TV
They even like watching Monday Night Football
As long as the drinks are on me
Chorus 2
Me and Elvis and Jesus
We’re having a real good time
Elvis and Jesus hang out on the walls
Me I’m just losing my mind
Verse 3
I ain’t been right since the night that you left me
And said that we needed to some time
To figure out whether we should be together
At the time that suited me fine
But here in the dark of this one room apartment
I know that you’re right for me
So I’ll come a running away from that trio
Of Elvis, Jesus and me
Chorus 3
Me and Elvis and Jesus
We’re having a real good time
Elvis and Jesus hang out on the walls
Me I’m just losing my mind
Me and Elvis and Jesus
We’re having a real good time
Elvis and Jesus hang out on the walls
Me I’m just losing my mind