John Hiatt - Riding With The King Lyrics
I dreamed I did a good job and I got well paid
Blew it all at the penny arcade
A hundred dollars on a kewpie doll
I guess no white chick is gonna make me crawl
Every woman, child and man
Gets a cadillac and a diamond ring
Dont you know we're riding with the king?
Hes on a mission of mercy to the new frontier
Hes gonna check us all on out of here
Up to that mansion on a hill
Where you can get your prescription filled
On a TWA to the promised land
Dont you just love the way he sings
Dont you know we're riding with the king?
A red cape and shiny cold 45
I never saw his face but I saw the light
Tonight everybody's getting their angel wings
Dont you know we're riding with the king?
Well I stepped out of a mirror at ten years old
With a suit cut sharp, as a razor and a heart of gold
I had a guitar hanging just about waist high
I'm gonna play that thing until the day I die
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John Hiatt Riding With The King Comments
"A Red Cape, And A Shiny Colt .45..."
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xxx vdo
Is this song about Elvis?
sometimes?
No. It's about B.B. King.
Domenic Simondi
This song IS ABSOLUTELY about Elvis.
Listen to the words.
Up to that mansion on the hill where you can get your prescriptions filled.
It was NOT about BB.
It was redone by BB King and Clapton.
As a matter fact, this song was listed as the number 21 song in the Memphis Commercial Appeals "Elvis Lives" magazine to Commemorate the 40th year of his death.
So whoever said it's about BB KING is 120% wrong.
It even mentions Elvis' guns in the song.
John Hiatt is fantastic.
I adore John but have to say I miss Sonny's beautiful slide. This is a great clip of this track if anyone's interested.....https://youtu.be/aGt0uAC9FIE
J'Adore !!!
where is sonny landreth? not the same without his slide guitar ... watch?v=aGt0uAC9FIE
"I guess no white chick is gonna make me crawl" - priceless line.
"That's right!"
Much better than the Clapton /King cover....
@Antonio Dias
Yes. Much grittier.
democraticamente, discordo!
hehe
So good that BB and Clapton cover it. But, their cover takes the edge off the lyrics.
You're so right! Seems like everybody does that to JH's songs -- he's the best at feeling them from beginning to end.
Love it!