About the song
There are certain songs that feel less like entertainment and more like a window into a nation’s soul. **Elvis Presley – An American Trilogy** is one of those rare works that captures the deep, often painful, complexity of American history in just a few haunting minutes. It’s not just a performance—it’s a meditation, a prayer, and a powerful expression of identity.
**Elvis Presley**, often remembered as the King of Rock and Roll, had an uncanny ability to tap into the emotional currents of his time. But in **An American Trilogy**, he does more than sing—he channels the voices of a divided country yearning for understanding. The song is actually a medley of three traditional pieces: “Dixie,” “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and “All My Trials.” Each represents a different thread in the American fabric—the South, the Union, and the African American spiritual tradition. To combine them is no small artistic feat. To do so with grace and emotional power, as Presley does here, is something else entirely.
Released during the early 1970s—a time when America was still reeling from the social upheaval of the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War—**Elvis Presley – An American Trilogy** struck a chord with listeners who were seeking unity in the midst of discord. It’s a song filled with contradictions: pride and sorrow, reverence and rebellion, tradition and transformation. And yet, somehow, Presley’s voice weaves them all into a single, coherent narrative that is both deeply personal and broadly national.
What makes this performance especially moving is Elvis’s sincerity. He doesn’t merely sing the notes—he inhabits them. His delivery builds from quiet introspection to a thunderous crescendo, echoing the emotional journey of the nation itself. As the final strains of “Glory, glory, hallelujah” rise, you can feel the weight of history and hope in every breath.
Whether you grew up with Elvis or are discovering him anew, **Elvis Presley – An American Trilogy** remains a stirring reminder of music’s power to connect, to heal, and to tell the stories we too often struggle to put into words.
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Lyrics
One, two
One, two, three, four
We’ve got to patch it up baby
Before we fall apart at the seams
We’ve got to patch it up baby
We can’t let time unravel our dreams
Let’s go back and touch the past
One more night is all I ask
Get that feeling, that old feeling, feelin-eelin’
We can patch it up baby
We can patch it up baby
We can patch it up baby
Patch it up with a whole lotta love
We got to patch it up baby
Let’s sweep out all the cobwebs in our hearts
We’ve got to patch it up baby
Before indifference pulls us apart
Don’t let a good love die
Let’s give it just one more try
With that feeling, that old feeling, feelin-eelin’
We can patch it up baby
We can patch it up baby
We can patch it up baby
Patch it up with a whole lotta love
We can patch it up baby
We can patch it up baby
We can patch it up baby
Patch it up with a whole lotta love
We can patch it up baby
We can patch it up baby
We can patch it up baby
Patch it up with a whole lotta love
We can patch it up baby
We can patch it up baby
We can patch it up baby
Patch it up with a whole lotta love
We can patch it up baby
We can patch it up baby
We can patch it up baby
Patch it up with a whole lotta love
With a whole lotta love
