midnight in memphis

it's midnight in memphis

and all the boys are out tonight. oh

midnight in memphis

but my true love is not in sight. the neon's glowing

but i just don't see the light. i'm following my footsteps

trying to find myself a friend. oh

baby! following my footsteps

trying to see where they might end. i'm tryin' to break these blues

but i can't even get them to bend. oh

midnight in memphis. well

ya take me away. midnight in memphis. it's a long

long time

before the day. runnin' down on beale street. can you hear that engine roar?

yeah

yeah

yeah

yeah. runnin' down on beale street. there's a girl in every door. yeah

it don't matter what you got

they're asking me for more. play it for me one time

boys. i heard the river risin'

risin' up over my head. yeah

heard the river risin'

and this is what it said: i don't need no live ones;