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I heard a grey-haired old
Musician say
That on the vaudeville circuit
Back in his day
They said the two worst nights
You could ever play
Were Sunday night and Memphis

Well I could sing and play
Thought I’d try my luck
I did the best that I could
And no one gave a dang
So I packed up my suitcase
And sold my truck
And said goodbye to Memphis

Man, I got goin’
Cause the goin’ was tough
So why’d I come back
If I’d had enough?
They say the River City
Was built on a bluff
Guess my bluff got called by Memphis

Now I’m doing this every night
Beale Street thing
Set up in a palace that’s
Fit for a king
They let me leave my rig
Let me play and sing
And it pays my rent in Memphis

We all eat till we’re stuffed
And then we eat some more
We drink till we fall down
Dead on the floor
We know what they say
About living that way
But we choose not to remember

And it’s hotter than hell
At three a.m.
People come from Death Valley
And say, “God damn!”
Don’t romanticise it
Cause we all despise it
Stay inside till November

Summertime, and the livin’ is
Unbelievably unpleasant
Nothin’s jumpin’
And the whole band is high
My daddy’s rich
And my mama’s good lookin’
So why, pretty baby
Why ain’t I?

What is it ‘bout people
From out-of-town?
Feel like you’re on TV
When the come around
They say the love it here
They love the atmosphere
But when they split
You know they’re lying

They take their lives
So literally
They got no sense
Of irony
They seem to have no doubt
Someday they’ll figure it all out
When we already
Gave up trying

Guess I’ve said everything
I can think of to say
Wouldn’t nobody listen
To me anyway
This is where I’m from
And it’s where I’ll stay
My heart and soul’s in Memphis

But if you think you can
Get me a gig
And it pays pretty well
In a Paris café
Or a New York hotel
Or some Tokyo nightclub
Hey man, what the hell
Come talk to me in Memphis

And I wouldn’t come back till fall
If I dig it, I might not come back at all
But I’d dream sometimes of Memphis
I would dream sometimes of Memphis
Sure, I’d dream sometimes of Memphis
Might be a nightmare, but I’d
Dream sometimes of Memphis