Now we friends had believed in a dream Never Ending,
and It’s A Sin that we thought this to be.
For nothing is Today, Tomorrow And Forever.
Even a U.S. Male such as he;
Slowly But Surely the dream grew dim,
And A Little Less Conversation was vent.
‘Til the death of the ‘Bear’ Paralysed us all.
The Flaming Star it was spent.

One Night in answer to a fervent prayer,
I Believe an Angel of mercy did I see.
The ‘Bear’ full of Trouble, Crying In The Chapel,
and said “come, Return To Sender with me”;
Now Don’t Ask Me Why or Tell Me Why,
for I Just Can’t Help Believing.
How The Web Was Woven on Such A Night,
never to hear him say “I’m Leavin”.

So the Guitar Man in Blue Suede Shoes,
who was Raised On Rock ’n Roll.
Was raised to the place of Amazing Grace,
where it’s said they Don’t Be Cruel to no soul.
In the Early Morning Rain the world stood crying,
All Shook Up by the grief that it bore.
And friends cried “Lord You Gave Us A Mountain To Climb,
now the Teddy Bears’ not among us no more.

Now since the death of the ‘Bear’, bad Suspicious Minds,
have said (he was the) Devil In Disguise.
A drug crazy Hound-Dog who was raised In The Ghetto.
Rest easy King Creole, they’re lies;
For there’s Too Much, Peace In The Valley,
now that The Wonder Of You is not king.
And with only your Memories, I feel So Bad,
now That’s When Your Heartaches Begin.

For A Fool Such As I who was Stuck On You.
And who’d Still Gotta Lotta Livin’ To Do.
Now has One Broken Heart For Sale,
‘cause Way Down it’s A Mess Of Blues;
But I Believe In The Man In The Sky,
and though It Hurts Me not to hear your refrain.
If I can Dream ‘til my life I Surrender,
It’s No Secret we shall meet once again.