If I can just make it down to Memphis all my troubles would go away If I can get down to Memphis maybe I'll be OK They got a city that's just waiting to let me open up and breath If I can get down to Memphis where they've got a place for me Cause that's where people go you know when they got nothing left to lose, yeah That's where you end up down there when you've got nothing better to do If I could just make it down to Memphis maybe I could pull through Lord If I can just make it down to Memphis maybe I could pull through Well Elvis ah Elvis never meant a fucking thing to me If I can get down to Memphis I'll be the king They got a river runs right through there well maybe I'll just take a swim If I can get down to Memphis and start all over again Cause that's where people go you know when they got nothing left to lose, yeah That's where you end up down there when you've got nothing better to do If I could just make it down to Memphis maybe I could pull through Lord If I can just make it down to Memphis maybe I could pull through Maybe I could pull through Maybe I could pull through Maybe I could change Maybe I could change Maybe I could pull through Maybe I could pull through Maybe I could change Maybe I could Change I hate everything, I can't stop drinking And I'm almost 50 years old If I could make it down to Memphis well God who knows And so there's babies in Africa with their bellies all swolled up Well doesn't it make you ashamed of all of us Well Memphis is where you go you know when you got nothing left to lose, yeah That's where you end up down there when you've got nothing better to do If I could just make it down to Memphis maybe I could pull through Lord If I could just make it down to Memphis maybe I could pull through Maybe I could pull through Maybe I could pull through Maybe I could change Maybe I could change Maybe I could pull through Maybe I could pull through Maybe I could change Maybe I could Change