GraceLand

by Chris Abani

"As he walked, he realized, the only way out of this life was Redemption." (Page 189)

     This site is dedicated to Chris Abani's novel, GraceLand.

Here the English Methods II class at Stony Brook University is building a compendium of   information about Graceland, with an emphasis on how to teach it. 

 

Heartbreak Hotel      

                                                                         

Well, since my baby left me,

I found a new place to dwell.

It’s down at the end of lonely street

At heartbreak Hotel.

You make me so lonely baby,

I get so lonely,

I get so lonely I could die. 

And although it’s always crowded,

You still can find some room.

Where broken hearted lovers

Do cry away their gloom.

You make me so lonely baby,

I get so lonely,

I get so lonely I could die. 

Well, the bell hop’s tears keep flowin’,

And the desk clerk’s dressed in black.

Well they been so long on lonely street

They ain’t ever gonna look back.

You make me so lonely baby,

I get so lonely,

I get so lonely I could die. 

Hey now, if your baby leaves you,

And you got a tale to tell.

Just take a walk down lonely street

To heartbreak hotel.

 

                                                          

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