Memphis Lyrics

She was seventeen left Arkansas moved here on her own

After mom's boyfriend and a tornado tore up her home

She brought her small dog with her but she left behind her old clothes

She emptied out albums of pictures by the side of the road

She'd make some money then she would leave

But Memphis is not what it used to be





She got a job in Memphis cause she lied 'bout her age

Said she'd give it a try up on the stage

At the Platinum Plus club she was a dancing, dancing to the drugs and the music

If her body was a weapon, she had learned how to use it

So give her the money if you wanted to see

Memphis is not what it used to be





She made three thousand a week in that East Memphis club

Til' the Fed's shut it down for running drugs

Then the money got tight but she's got a solution

She and some of the girls next summer moving down to Houston

I asked her what else in town should I see

She said Memphis is not what it used to be