Anywhere But Memphis Songtext
von Mark Wills

Called her from a payphone down on Beale Street
On my way to Birmingham
Said she was tired of never seeing me
She needed more than a guitar man
As the lonesome notes filled the midnight sky
I wiped my tears and wished that I was

Anywhere but Memphis
Any other place would have made a difference
Where the blues pour out of the dines and bars
Ain′t no place for a broken heart
She could've told me in Baton Rouge or Dallas
Anywhere but Memphis


Wish she could′ve worked up her courage
And let me down in Little Rock
Or even as far back as Phoenix
When I stopped to call from that truck stop
Telling me sooner was just too hard
She could've waited 'til later to break my heart

Anywhere but Memphis
Any other place would have made a difference
Where the blues pour out of the dines and bars
Ain′t no place for a broken heart
She could′ve told me in Baton Rouge or Dallas
Anywhere but Memphis

Where the blues pour out of the dines and bars
It ain't no place for a broken heart
She could′ve told me in Baton Rouge or Dallas
Anywhere but Memphis