Meanwhile Back In Memphis Lyrics - David Allan Coe

All the way from Memphis, babe 

In search of something new 

You tell me now 

That Memphis, girl 

Don't hold a thing for you 

Hypnotized by gypsy lies 

Like a moth drawn to the flame 

In the crowd 

You're just a faceless face 

Another nameless name 

Living on the handouts 

Of the Jesus of your own choosing 

The Christ you knew 

In Memphis, girl 

Could not win for losin' 

Love beeds for your rosary 

And your drugs to see you through 

You're telling me 

At seventeen 

You know more that I do 

Say farewell to L.A 

And your little coat of blue 

'Cause meanwhile 

Back in Memphis, girl 

Our mama prays for you 

All the way from Memphis, babe 

In search of something new 

You tell me now 

At seventeen 

You know more than I do