I'm in a one light bulb hotel room here in Harlan
Outside I hear the cold Kentucky rain
It's been a long and lonely road from where I started
Just to see the marquee sign misspell my name

Tonight I played for more empty chairs than people
But back home I know she said her prayers for me
In Tupelo she's sleeping like an angel
Between me and her is all of Tennessee

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But she loves me like I'm Elvis
She treats me like I just might be the king
She won't mind if I'm never famous
She'll stay up all night just to hear me sing
We may not ever have a mansion in Memphis
But she loves me like I'm Elvis

The owner never paid me what he promised
The only autograph I signed was my bar tab
Last week my van broke down outside of Austin
To get it runnin' cost me every dime I had

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But she loves me like I'm Elvis
She treats me like I just might be the king
She won't mind if I'm never famous
She'll stay up all night just to hear me sing
We may not ever have a mansion in Memphis
But she loves me like I'm Elvis

Make the Opry stage or the silver screen
But as long as I've got her by my side
I've got everything I'll ever need

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But she loves me like I'm Elvis
She treats me like I just might be the king
She won't mind if I'm never famous
She'll stay up all night just to hear me sing
We may not ever have a mansion in Memphis
But she loves me like I'm Elvis

Yes she loves me like I'm Elvis