All The Way From Memphis Lyrics - Live 2013 - Mott The Hoople

Forgot my six-string razor - hit the sky 

Half way to memphis 'fore I realised 

Well I rang the information - my axe was cold 

They said she rides the train to oreoles 

Now it's a mighty long way down the dusty trail 

And the sun burns hot on the cold steel rails 

'N I look like a bum 'n I crawl like a snail 

All the way from memphis 

Well I got to oreoles y'know - it took a month 

And there was my guitar, electric junk 

Some spade said rock'n'rollers, you're all the same 

Man that's your instrument. I felt so ashamed 

Now it's a mighty long way down rock'n'roll 

Through the bradford cities and the oreoles 

'N you look like a star but you're still on the dole 

All the way from memphis 

Yeah it's a mighty long way down rock'n'roll 

From the liverpool docks to the hollywood bowl 

'N you climb up the mountains 'n you fall down the holes 

All the way from memphis 

Yeah it's a mighty long way down rock'n'roll 

As your name gets hot so your heart grows cold 

'N you gotta stay young man, you can never be old 

All the way from memphis 

Yeah it's a mighty long way down rock'n'roll 

Through the bradford cities and the oreoles 

'N you look like a star but you're really out on parole 

All the way from memphis