Shemekia Copeland - Never Going Back To Memphis lyrics

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Walked across the room

In a neon light

Dark pair of shades

Blocking out the night

Smoke ring blowing

White Owl Panatella

There wasn't a thing

That man couldn't sell you

He kept a 45 in a Crown Royal bag

Wiped the fingerprints off

Handed me the rag

I'm never going back to Memphis

I'm never going back to Memphis

Little while later

Sirens started screaming

Felt like a nightmare

But you know I wasn't dreaming

Cops walked in

Dog pulling on a chain

Looking for a woman

Ran in from the rain

They sat out front eating fried chicken

While I shivered in a shed

Out behind the kitchen

I'm never going back to Memphis

I'm never going back to Memphis

Don't ask when

'Cause I'm never going back to Memphis again

The river is rising

Sky's getting darker

My mind keeps playing

Some old Junior Parker

Three days waiting

All alone by the tracks

Lying to myself

That man's coming back

Said he'd come around

Unless he was dead

Guess he took another woman

Or a bullet in the head

I'm never going back to Memphis

I'm never going back to Memphis

Don't ask when

'Cause I'm never going back to Memphis again

Never going back

To Memphis again

Too much trouble

You can get in

Never going back

To Memphis again

Never going back

To Memphis again