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Memphis In The Meantime

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Memphis In The Meantime

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I got some'n' to say little girl

You might not like my style

But we been hangin' around this town

Just a little too long a while

You say you're gonna get your act together

Gonna take it out on the road

But if I don't get out o' here pretty soon

My head's going to explode

Sure I like country music

And I like mandolins

But right now I need a Telecaster

Through a Vibrolux turned up to 10

Let's go to Memphis in the meantime baby

Ahw..Memphis in the meantime girl

Let's go to Memphis in the meantime baby

Memphis in the meantime girl

I need a little shot of that rhythm baby

Mixed up with these country blues

I wanna trade in these ol' cowboy boots

For some fine Italian shoes

Forget the mousse and the hairspray sugar

We don't need none of that

Just a little dab'll do ya girl

Underneath a pork pie hat

Until hell freezes over

Maybe you can wait that long

But I don't think Ronnie Milsap's gonna ever

Record this song

Lets go to Memphis in the meantime baby

Let's go to Memphis in the meantime girl

Lets go to Memphis in the meantime baby

Let's go to Memphis in the meantime girl

Maybe there's nothin' happenin' there

But maybe there's somethin' in the aiiirrrrr

Before our upper lips get stiff

Maybe we need us a big ol' whiff...

If we could just get off-a that beat little girl

Maybe we could find the groove

At least we can get ourselves a decent meal

Down at the Rendezvous

'Cause one more heartfelt steel guitar chord

Girl, it's gonna do me in

I need to hear some trumpet and saxophone

You know sound as sweet as sin

And after we get good and greasy

Baby we can come on home

Put the cow horns back on the Cadillac

And change the message on the Cordaphone

But...

Lets go to Memphis in the meantime baby

Let's go to Memphis in the meantime girl

Lets go to Memphis in the meantime baby

Let's go to Memphis in the meantime girl

I'm a talking about Mem---phis

I'm talkin' 'bout Mem---phis

Mem---phis

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