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Mark Knopfler - Back To Tupelo (The Studio Albums 1996-2007)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Guitar
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett
Guitar
Jim Cox
Jim Cox
Piano
Guy Fletcher
Guy Fletcher
Piano
Glenn Worf
Glenn Worf
Bass Guitar
Chad Cromwell
Chad Cromwell
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Producer
Rupert Coulson
Rupert Coulson
Assistant Engineer
Guy Fletcher
Guy Fletcher
Engineer
Chuck Ainlay
Chuck Ainlay
Producer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Miles Showell
Miles Showell
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Around the time of Clambake
Movie number twenty-five
You and the lyin' Dutchman
Are still in overdrive
You're as strong as when you started
Mississippi in your soul
[Verse 2]
You can still be Marlon Brando
And the king of rock and roll
It isn't just the records
No, you must have Hollywood
[Verse 3]
The songs alone are not enough
That much is understood
You'll soon be back in Memphis
And maybe then you'll know what to do
The storylines they're givin' you
Are just not ringin' true
[Verse 4]
Oh, it's a ways to go
Back to Tupelo
It's a ways to go
Back to Tupelo
[Verse 5]
When you're young and beautiful
Your dreams are all ideals
Later on it's not the same, Lord, everything is real
Sixteen hundred miles of highway
Roll back to the truth
And a song to give your mother
In your first recording booth
[Verse 6]
Around the time of Clambake
That old dream's still rollin' on
Sometimes there'll be the feelin'
Things are goin' wrong
Morning star is fadin', Lord, the Mississippi's cold
[Verse 7]
And you can still be Marlon Brando
And the king of rock and roll
[Verse 8]
But it's a ways to go
Back to Tupelo
It's a ways to go
Back to Tupelo
Written by: Mark Knopfler

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