The Chosen Ones

Well, I heard how all the lights went out in Memphis

On the death night anniversary of the king

The pretenders talking dirty in the palace

But it doesn't have that old familiar ring

And I see there's been some changes in the valley

All the renegades have finally settled down

Now they worship in the temples of their rivals

And desecrate the holy heart of town

Can't you hear all those sweet voices singing?

Takin' care of the chosen ones

Can't you hear all those mission bells ringin'?

Say a prayer for the chosen ones

Well, I read they're pourin' oil on troubled waters

While they cast a giant shadow on the land

And let's spend another night across the border

And bury all our secrets in the sand

Now they claim there is a message in the Bible

And they swear there is no master and his slave

But the future's lookin' dim for the lonesome cowboy

When the hand that rocks that cradle digs the grave

Can't you hear all those sweet voices singing?

Takin' care of the chosen ones

Can't you hear all those mission bells ringin'?

Say a prayer for the chosen ones

Well, I heard how all the lights went out in Memphis

On the death night anniversary of the king

The pretenders talking dirty in the palace

But it doesn't have that old familiar ring

Can't you hear all those sweet voices singing?

Takin' care of the chosen ones

Can't you hear all those mission bells ringin'?

Say a prayer for the chosen ones

Can't you hear all those sweet voices singing? (All those sweet voices singing)

Takin' care of the chosen ones (takin' care of the chosen ones)

Can't you hear all those mission bells ringin'?

Say a prayer for the chosen ones

The chosen ones

The chosen ones