well
well
well
oh yeah
mmm. i'm sitting here in memphis
whiskey bottle in my hand
oh. i got to find a woman
i'm only on a one-night stand
i've got to kick away these blues
got to get on my rock and roll shoes
i'm leaving in the morning
i'm heading for the promised land. got to call a number
a certain woman in town
yeah
but when i got connected she told me
she was going to settle down
oh baby
yeah. i've got to kick away these blues
got to get on my rock and roll shoes
i'm leaving in the morning
i'm heading for the promised land
oh baby; look out over there. ever since i've been playing guitar in a band
ever since i been to st. davida's school
every time i tried to play my winning hand
i get a little closer but it's still the same old game. ma ma mama
i get a little closer to you baby
seem like
you're all the same
i get a little closer to you
still the same old game
come on baby
i want to take you with me. i've got to leave the city
i'm headed for the california sun
oh yeah
yeah
yeah
they say the girls are pretty
and pretty soon i'm going to get me one
yeah
yeah
yeah
i've got to kick away these blues
got to get on my
rock and roll shoes
i'm leaving in the morning
i'm heading for the promised land
lord knows i am. ever since i been playing guitar in a band
ever since i've been
st. davida's place
every time i tried to play my winning hand
i get a little closer but it's still the same old game
ever since i been playing guitar in a band