Introduction
“Pieces of My Life” is a song by Elvis Presley, written by Troy Seals and released in 1975 on his album Today. It is a reflective ballad about Presley’s life and career, and the regrets he has along the way.
The song begins with Presley singing about a water glass full of whiskey and women he never knew too well. He reflects on the things he has seen and done, most of which he would be ashamed to tell. He doesn’t know how it all started, but he says that’s what makes a man a man, I guess.
In the second verse, Presley sings about how he is now holding on to nothing, trying to forget the rest. He looks back on his life to see if he can find the pieces. He knows that some were stolen and some just blew away. He has found the bad parts and the sad parts, but he guesses he threw the best part away.
The third verse of the song is about Presley’s early career, playing in bars and playing like a star, anything to get a name. He carried on, living on songs his friends wrote for him to sing. He looks back on his life to see if he can find the pieces, but he knows that some were stolen and some just blew away. He has found the bad parts and the sad parts, but he guesses he threw the best part away.
The song ends with Presley repeating the chorus, pleading for forgiveness for the pieces of his life that he has lost.
“Pieces of My Life” is a powerful and moving song about regret and redemption. It is one of Presley’s most personal songs, and it offers a glimpse into the inner turmoil he was experiencing at the time. The song is still relevant today, and it speaks to the human condition of making mistakes and trying to find your way back to what is important.
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Lyrics
A water glass full of whiskey
And women that I never knew too well
Lord, the things I’ve seen and done
Most of which I’d be ashamed to tellI don’t know how it started
But that’s what makes a man a man, I guess
Now I’m holdin’ on to nothing’
Tryin’ to forget the restI’m lookin’ back on my life
To see if I can find the pieces
I know that some were stolen
And some just blew away
Well, I found the bad parts
Found all the sad parts
But I guess I threw the best part awayLord, the pieces of my life,
They’re everywhere, they’re everywhere
And the one I think I miss most of all
Is you and you know who