Jimmy Webb

Released: September 7, 1993

Songwriter: Jimmy Webb

Producer: Linda Ronstadt George Massenburg

[Verse 1]
I met him one night in the lobby
A Las Vegas hotel
He was standin' as close as I'm standin'
Next to you now
He called me by name
And I felt like it changed me somehow, yeah
Into someone important and special
I know it sounds strange
Well I swear that it's true

[Chorus]
It was Elvis and me
Me and El
We were just like this
Hey, we got on so well
We were laughin' and talkin' as nice as can be
Can I tell you a story?

[Verse 2]
He gave me a pass to the late show
In the very first row
And when it was over
He came out to the apron and bowed
He looked right at me
As if to single me out from the crowd
And he slipped me a small piece of paper
It said: "Come backstage"
Listen, this is no joke

[Chorus]
It was Elvis and me
Me and El
In the dressing room
With the boys and the Colonel
He gave me a weekend
A dummy could see
Can I tell you a story?

[Bridge]
Well I took me straight up
To the penthouse suite
There were stars and pretty girls everywhere
Rock 'n' roll royalty
Just sittin' at his feet
And a charge of electricity in the air
I don't expect you to believe me
And I don't really care
'Cause I was there
I was there

[Verse 3]
I was a number 1 fan
When he died, a part of me passed on too
If only he'd called me
I know I could have saved him for sure
He just needed a friend
He must have been so insecure
That old Rock Of Ages couldn't hide him anymore
But do you see that empty stool?
Well, he's sitting there right now

[Chorus]
And it's still Elvis and me
Me and El
Hell, I'll buy anything
That the Colonel will sell
And I, I know that it's wrong
But I just can't settle free
Can I tell you a story?
Can I tell you a story?
Well, can I tell you a story
'Bout Elvis and me

[Outro]
Well, can I tell you a story?
Well, can I tell you a story?
Well, can I tell you a story?
'Bout Elvis and me
Elvis and me
Elvis and me
Elvis and me
'Bout Elvis and me
Elvis and me
Elvis and me...
[Fade out]

Jimmy Webb (also known by the names James Layne Webb, Jim Webb and J. Webb) was born on the 15th of August, 1946. He has written and produced countless platinum-selling hits such as “Highwayman”, “MacArthur Park”, “Galveston”, “Wichita Lineman”, “Up, Up and Away,” the recently popular “Do What You Gotta Do” (made famous from being sampled in a Kanye West song), and many more. Ever since his first released song “My Christmas Tree”, Jimmy Webb has received much professional attention and many awards for his compositions. During his career, he became the youngest person ever to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame (which he was chairman of for a number of years), and is the only musician to receive Grammy awards for music, lyrics and orchestration.

In addition to his songwriting career, Webb has also composed film soundtracks for “The Last Unicorn”, “Voices” and “The Naked Ape”. Along with this, he has penned the main themes and soundtrack scores for television shows, including “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” and “E/R”.

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