I can't go back to Memphis
All the police know my name
I can't go back to Memphis
All the police know my name
They know that I stood for you, girl
They know I ain't got no shame
I can't go back to Memphis
All the preachers know me well
I can't go back to Memphis,
all the preachers know me well
I called you my salvation,
they told me you was hell
I was a young boy down in Memphis,
I owned that city then lost
Can't go back again, see my baby
She'll take you with her brown eyes,
She'll take you just like that
I can't go back to Memphis,
I can't go back to Memphis,
I can't go back to Memphis,
all the police know my name
I can't go back to Memphis,
all the police know my name
They know that I'd stay here for you, baby
But no, I ain't got no shame
I can't go back to Memphis
All the preachers know me well
I can't go back to Memphis
All the preachers know me well
Baby, I called you my salvation
Told me you were his hell
But now I've just got to run