yeah , an anthem ; that 's what he 'd be as he walked right down the middle of the asphalt whether bumpers rode the backs of his legs and horns honked , going right up that street and into the heart of buckingham to take his katie 's hand , and then they were leaving it all behind for good , hopping on that plane and going to vegas and tying the knot , fingers entwined , elvis reading from the bible , asking if he took this woman , and katie saying she took this man and then then , forget about it , they were married and they were gone and they were never coming back , no way , just him and katie and the rest of their lives lying open and clean before them like a lifeline scrubbed of the past , scrubbed of the world .