Around the time of 'clambake'
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Movie number twenty-five
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You and the lying dutchman
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Are still in overdrive
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You're as strong as when you started
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Mississippi in your soul
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You can still be marlon brando
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And the king of rock and roll
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It isn't just the records
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No, you must have hollywood
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The songs alone are not enough
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That much is understood
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You'll soon be back in memphis
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Maybe then you'll know what to do
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The storylines they're giving you
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Are just not ringing true
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Oh, it's a ways to go
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Back to Tupelo
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When you're young and beautiful
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Your dreams are all ideals
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Later on it's not the same
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Lord, everything is real
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Sixteen hundred miles of highway
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Roll back to the truth
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And a song to give your mother
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In your first recording booth
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Around the time of 'clambake'
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That old dream's still rolling on
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Sometimes there'll be the feeling
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Things are going wrong
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The morning star is fading
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Lord, the mississippi's cold
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You can still be marlon brando
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And the king of rock and roll
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But it's a ways to go
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Back to Tupelo
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Back To Tupelo
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| Mark Knopfler |
