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

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

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

If you love somebody enough You'll follow wherever they go That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis If you love somebody enough You'll go where your heart wants to go That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis I know if you'd 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 And if you tell me she's not here You can follow the trail of my tears That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis She'd get mad and she used to say She'd come back to Memphis someday That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis I haven't eaten a bite Or 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'll never rest til I find out why she had to go So 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

Waltz around the room, with a glaze in your stare. In your tuxedo suit. I'll give it a name. Lower defenses. I'll lower the casket. Open the door. Open the grave. Murder. Now you're doing the waltz with your murderer. Waltz around the room, with a glaze in your stare. In your tuxedo suit. I'll give it a name. Lower defenses. I'll lower the casket. Open the door. Open the grave. Mediocrity is the killer. You find yourself helpless. Christ is not a fashion, fleeting away. Fashion... He laid emeralds in her eyes, oh but i'd already tried. A bracelet made of gold and scarlet thread around her wrist. And everything was wrong so we sang sentimental songs. Oh how seldom we belong but how elegant our kiss. and we painted crooked lies but we danced in perfect time to a love so much refined, we know not what it is until like a dullen wine we pour into a grief we know before but it's never quite like this. Never quite like this. All i know now is regret, it follows like a silhouette along the cobblestone behind me, but has nothing to say except to innocently ask, a voice as delicate as glass, "Do you see me when we pass?" But i continue on my way.

Me and my partner we work on the run The quick try to get quicker and the creepers get hung Now it's you that got wasted tonight on the job One lost his liquor and the other lost his hand Ten sticky thumb prints on the door and the sink But nothin' saw nothin', just smell the stink Five hundred mugshots and a hundred to one Four forgotten and the rest just won't come When you've begun to think like a gun The rest of the year has already gone When you've begun to think like a gun The days of the year have suddenly gone (Well) Blood on the windows and blood on the walls Blood on the ceiling and down in the halls And the papers keep downing on everything I burned And the people getting restless but they'll never learn I picked up a doctor, he's good with a knife Says anesthetic's a waste of his time Works in a hurry but always worthwhile Knows they won't be back for a long long time Top of the staircase was ready to fall We were still waiting downstairs in the hall Watch out for big mama, she'll set you on fire Or go for your neck with the chicken wire When you've begun to think like a gun The days of the year have suddenly gone Once you've begun to think like a gun The days of the year have already gone Mother of plenty, mother of none You've got me cornered and still on the run I don't care nothing about you anyway Stuck in this hole I'm on my way Yeah, when you've begun to live like a gun The days of the year have already gone When you've begun to think like a gun The days of the year have suddenly gone

Cherry, I'd like to love you Cherry, will you love me too? Someday I will take you away That's all I want to do I'll love you forever, Cherry Will you love me too? Sweet as a morning sunrise Fresh as a mountain dew Someday I will love you Cherry, will you love me too? I need you forever Cherry, will you need me too? I'll love you forever Cherry, will you love me too? Cherry, will you love me too?

Just below San Diego Tijuana land of broken dreams Senoritas dancing in the moonlight Flashing Spanish dark eyes Everyone, it seems They say, "Hey, gringo! Can you take us across the border Just tell them I'm your daughter Loco, loco" Down the backstreets Through the alleys All the young men Stand with pride They guard the palace To the kingdom Called Tijuana Their heritage they decide They say, "Hey, gringo! Can you take us across the border We'll work for just a quarter On the other side" They say, "Hey, gringo! Can you take us across the border We'll work for just a quarter On the other side"

How can you put me through these changes Why do you do me like you do It ain't no way I love-a-dee love nobody but you Let him go out and get with strangers Don't you turn my love to hate Ain't no man can love you like I can, and I do How can you put me through these changes Why do you do me like you do It ain't no way I love-a-dee love nobody but you How can you put me through these changes Why do you do me like you do

Monday morning comes too early Work my back to the bone All day Monday I keep thinking "Weekend's coming, gonna go home" Tuesday I hate, oh Tuesday Ain't no girls on the streets Tuesday it ain't good for nothing Drinking beer and watching TV Friday, Friday evening Come on Friday, it's been too long Friday, Friday evening Come on Friday, I wanna go home Friday, Friday evening Come on Friday, it's been too long Friday, Friday evening Come on Friday, I wanna go home Wednesday's hump day, hump day's Wednesday Over the hump, the week's half-gone If I had my pay on Wednesday I'd hang out, the hump day's gone Thursday, you know I feel better I can see the end in sight Think I'll write myself a letter Help myself through the night Friday, Friday evening Come on Friday, it's been too long Friday, Friday evening Come on Friday, I wanna go home Friday, Friday evening Come on Friday, it's been too long Friday, Friday evening Come on Friday, I wanna go home