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Memphis Lyrics by Joe Jackson

Steppin’ Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson

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[Chorus]
Memphis
Where the hell is Memphis?
Memphis
Where the hell is Memphis?

[Verse 1]
I got to get away, study my geography
I'm just a shadow of the boy I used to be
I used to see the light, now it's all a mystery
I used to feel the beat, now I feel a million miles from...

[Chorus]
Memphis
Where the hell is Memphis?

[Verse 2]
I use dirty words never too excessively
But saying "rock 'n' roll" never seemed so bad to me
I once said it in hip and happy company
I was in and out in a second on my way to...

[Chorus]
Memphis
Where the hell is Memphis?

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Memphis
So where the hell is Memphis?

[Verse 3]
I had a one-way ticket and a little radio
I turned it on, heard the sound from twenty years ago
Somebody smiled and said, that's the only way to go
He died at twenty-one, now nobody's innocent in...

[Chorus]
Memphis
So where the hell is Memphis?

[Verse 4]
Somebody turned around, said, I got to disagree
He wrote a song to turn people onto anarchy
He made me think about Marlon Brando on TV
I guess they'll still rebel against anything they got in...

[Chorus]
Memphis
So where the hell is Memphis?

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Memphis
Where the hell is Memphis?

[Verse 5]
I met a wise old man, he had longer hair than me
He said, Memphis is nothing like it used to be
A hundred dead guitars lying in a cemet'ry
I felt a sudden chill, now I'm not so sure about...

[Chorus]
Memphis
Where the hell is Memphis?

[Verse 6]
I'm on a lonesome train on a lonesome track
I think I'll jump right off, head for home, double back
And though I'm better now I know that no one knows the facts
I'm gonna start again, forget I ever heard about...

[Chorus]
Memphis
Where the hell is Memphis?

About “Memphis” by Joe Jackson

Read the complete lyrics to "Memphis" by Joe Jackson from the album "Steppin’ Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Soundtrack, Pop.

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"Memphis" appears on "Steppin’ Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson".

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