Rockin' In a Hard Place

A young man filled with fire from down in Tupelo
Could not fight the rhythm he felt pounding in his soul
And the radio exploded with the shocking news
That a country boy called Elvis
Could be the king of rhythm and blues.

He was rocking, he was rocking in a hard place
He was rocking, he was rocking in a hard place
A little muscle and a whole lot of grace
He kept rocking til the walls came down

Here's a little bible story, it's one that we all know
How Joshua chose to trust in God at the battle of Jericho
But don't you know he had to face a lot of doubt and scorn
Well, well well how the fortress fell as the band all blew their horns

They were rocking, they were rocking in a hard place
They were rocking, they were rocking in a hard place
A little muscle and a whole lot of grace
They kept rocking til the walls came down

All fall down, they came down
Do what you got to do , make a place for something new
All fall down, they came down
Bound to be a rocky ride, when it's time to turn the tide,

From Christopher Columbus to Martin Luther King
They all heard a different drum, that rare amazing thing
Now change it don't come easy and it don't come fast
But we'll always fail the future if it's a picture of the past

Keep on rockin, keep on rocking in a hard place
We be rockin, keep on rocking in a hard place
A little muscle and a lot of grace,
Rock it til the walls come down 2 X
Til they crumble down down down
Rockin to the ground