Back to Memphis - Wet Wet Wet

I took it down to Panama city Shot it with some salt 'n' lime Flew it out to Colorado Tried to get it Rocky Mountain high Thought I lost it down in Austin But it followed me back home Now you lookin' at a man with a brand new plan Girl, I gotta get you gone I'm takin' your memory to Memphis That's what I'm gonna do I get a little butter on my biscuit Dip it in barbecue Wash my soul in the Mississippi Baptize it in the blues I'm takin' your memory to Memphis (ooh) I'm gonna get me over you (Gonna get me over you, gonna get me, get me over you) yeah (Gonna get me over you, gonna get me, get me over you) I'm gonna drag it on down to Beale Street Find some healin' in a hurtin' song Sip that top-shelf Tennessee whiskey Talkin' B-B Lucille strong (strong) Catch a ride on over to Graceland Tell my troubles to The King (whoa-oh) Get all dressed up Sunday mornin' Go get right with Reverend Green (Reverend Green) Yeah, let him set me free (set me free) I'm takin' your memory to Memphis That's what I'm gonna do (what I'm gonna do) So get a little butter on my biscuit (on my biscuit) C'mon, dip it in barbecue (barbecue) Wash my soul in the Mississippi (my soul) Baptize it in the blues I'm takin' your memory to Memphis (ooh) I'm gonna get me over you (Gonna get me over you, gonna get me, get me over you) Gonna get me over you (Gonna get me over you, gonna get me, get me over you, yeah) Get me, get me, get me over you I been tryin' to shake you Since the day you said goodbye There's only place left to go to get you off my mind I'ma takin' your memory to Memphis (Memphis) That's what I'm gonna do (what I'm gonna do) Get a little butter on my biscuit (on my biscuit) C'mon, dip it in barbecue (dip it in barbecue) Wash my soul in the Mississippi (my soul) Baptize it in the blues (baptize it in the blues, y'all) I'm takin' your memory to Memphis (oh) I'm gonna get me over you I'm takin' your memory to Memphis (ooh) I'm gonna get me over you (Gonna get me over you, gonna get me, get me over you) Gonna get me, oh yeah (Gonna get me over you, gonna get me, get me over you) Gonna get me, get me over you I'm gonna get me, get me over you Your memory, ooh yeah Takin' me baby (Gonna get me over you) gonna get me over you Get me, get me, get me, get me, get me over you, yeah (Gonna get me over you, gonna get me, get me over you) Get you out of my heart (Gonna get me over you, gonna get me, get me over you) Gonna get me, get me over you Get out of my mind

Well, I'm going down to Memphis with my heart in my hand Funny frisky woman that do needs to love me mad I'm gonna tell her what she wants to, dear I'll be kissing soft and low Yes I'm going down to Memphis Ain't got too far to go I'll be figuring 'round them bushes, searching everywhere It's all about them Memphis girls, they're everywhere They can spread their wings around me Let them flew in flock Yes I'm going down to Memphis Ain't got too far to go Ain't no detours on my pathway No crossroads I can see I been going down to Memphis Memphis, Tennessee With those everlovin' women The reason that I know Yes, I'm going down to Memphis Ain't got too far to go You can talk about that costume ball that goes most everywhere You can see that ol' man river rollin' past the city square You can feel the heat of summer But there's one thing that I know Well, I'm going down to Memphis Ain't got too far to go Yes, I'm going down to Memphis Ain't got too far to go Yes, I'm going down to Memphis

If you love somebody enough Follow wherever they go That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis If you need somebody enough Go where your heart want to go That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis I know if you've seen her you'd tell me 'cause you are my friend I've got to find her and find out the trouble she's in If you tell me that she ain't here I'll just follow a trail of her tears And that's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis Used to get mad when she'd say She'd come back to Memphis some day That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis I haven't eaten one bite Slept for three days and nights That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis I've got to find her and tell her that I love her so I just can't rest 'til I find out why she had to go Thank you for your precious time Forgive me if I start to cry That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis

Take the night train to Memphis Night train to Memphis When you arrive at the station I'll be right there to meet ya Right there to greet ya Won't you accept my invitation? Hallelujah, hallelujah We'll be singin' hallelujah all the way Sure do have us a jubilee Way down in Memphis, Tennessee We'll be singin' hallelujah all the way Hallelujah, hallelujah We'll be singin' hallelujah all the way Sure do have us a jubilee Way down in Memphis, Tennessee We'll be singin' hallelujah all the way Hallelujah, hallelujah We'll be singin' hallelujah all the way Sure do have us a jubilee Way down in Memphis, Tennessee We'll be singin' hallelujah all the way We'll be singin' hallelujah all the way

Take that night train to Memphis Take that night train to Memphis And when you arrive at the station I'll be right there to meet you I'll be right there to greet you So don't turn down my invitation Halleluiah, halleluiah I'll be shoutin' halleluiah, all the day Oh, we'll have a jubilee Down in Memphis, Tennessee And I'll shout halleluiah, all the way Take that night train to Memphis Take that night train to Memphis You know how I'm longing to see you Leave at three-fifty-seven And arrive at eleven Then I'll be shoutin' halleluiah Halleluiah, halleluiah I'll be shoutin' halleluiah, all the day Oh, we'll have a jubilee Down in Memphis, Tennessee And I'll shout halleluiah, all the way Take that night train to Memphis Take that night train to Memphis Tell that engineer to pull the throttle open Keep that engine stack a-smokin' I'm not kiddin', I'm not jokin' And I'll soon be with my girl, I'm hopin' Halleluiah, halleluiah I'll be shoutin' halleluiah, all the day Oh, we'll have a jubilee Down in Memphis, Tennessee And I'll shout halleluiah, all the way Halleluiah, halleluiah I'll be shoutin' halleluiah, all the day Oh, we'll have a jubilee Down in Memphis, Tennessee And we'll shout halleluiah, all the way

I got a two room flat with a view of the bridge That crosses over into Arkansas It's pretty to see all lit up at night Tips are good, waitin' tables At a downtown restaurant You sound a little surprised That I might be doing all right Yeah, this is a big town And I still get lost sometimes A lot has changed since Montgomery And when you said goodbye Lookin' back at where I was I can see how far I've come From a nobody with a broken heart To feeling like someone Now you say you want me back Oh boy, let me tell you this It's a million miles From Montgomery to Memphis There's nobody special, I'm not in love Hasn't been anyone since you Now isn't that what you wanted to hear me say? No, I got no plans To be back in Montgomery anytime soon Sure, we'll get together if you're headed up this way You could probably make it In half a day or so But you can't just walk back in again Got a long, long way to go Looking back at where I was I can see how far I've come From a nobody with a broken heart To feeling like someone Now you say you want me back Oh boy, let me tell you this It's a million miles From Montgomery to Memphis Now you say you want me back Oh boy, let me tell you this It's a million miles From Montgomery to Memphis Million miles

The night you left, it was so long and sad Now I hear that you couldn't get back, so you started like that, yeah I was all alone, there was no looking back But I'd pray that you want it so bad, you're gonna come back, yeah Oh-oh (oh) Look, no Come back to back to back but it's over I still see your face on the cover I fall down, descend through the ladder I surprised you when I said it's over And it's over now I was all alone, see your face on the wall Now I hear that, it wasn't so bad and you wanna come back Oh, yeah Oh-oh, oh-oh Come back to back to back but it's over I still see your face on the cover I fall down, descend through the ladder I surprise you when I said it's over And it's over now Now it's so surprising that the water's rising (rising) And the thought of living was so unforgiving Every single time I try (I try), you're on my mind Come back to back to back but it's over I still see your face on the cover I fall down, descend through the ladder I surprise you when I said it's over And it's over now Mm-mm, through the light For the very first time, for the very first time Step into the light For the very first time, for the very first time I For the very first time I, for the very first time Step into the light For the very first time, for the very first time I