[Intro]
One, two, one, two, three, four
[Verse 1]
It's midnight in Memphis and all the boys are out tonight
Oh, midnight in Memphis, but my true love is not in sight
The neon's glowing, but I just don't see the light
[Verse 2]
I'm following my footsteps, trying to find myself a friend
Oh, baby, following my footsteps, trying to see where they might end
I'm tryin' to break these blues, but I can't even get them to bend
[Chorus]
Oh, midnight in Memphis, well, you take me away
Midnight in Memphis, it's a long, long time before the day
[Verse 3]
Burnin' out on Beale Street, can you hear that engine roar?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Burnin' out on Beale Street, there's a girl in every door
Yeah, you know it don't matter what you got, they're asking me for more
Play it for me one time, boys
[Verse 4]
I heard the river risin', risin' up over my head
Yeah, heard the river risin' and this is what it said
"I don't need no live ones, I just take care of the dead"
[Chorus]
Oh, midnight in Memphis, take me, take me away
Midnight in Memphis, it's a long, long time before the day
[Outro]
Woah, midnight in Memphis
Midnight in Memphis
Midnight in Memphis
It's a long, long time before the day
Before the day
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