A Mile Out Of Memphis Lyrics - Go Cat Go - Carl Perkins

When she told me she was leaving, I told her I'd be fine 

I guess I never thought she'd make it to that city limit sign 

Lord, I waited twenty minutes thinking she'd come running back 

But this fool got fooled 'cause she's already out there making tracks 

She's just a mile outside of Memphis and I'm already out of my mind 

I must have lost my senses to let that little girl leave me behind 

I wish that I could stop her but I know that it's too late 

Her mind's made up she's headed down that interstate 

She's a mile out of Memphis and I'm already out of my mind 

You gave her heartaches until she'd had enough 

She laid her cards on the table and that's when she called your bluff 

Oh, you never should have gambled what you could not stand to lose 

And now you know why they call Memphis the home of the blues, oh yeah 

She's just a mile outside of Memphis [unverified]