Can't Go Back To Memphis

[00:15.01] Low down dealin' in Memphis a card game in a back room
[00:20.76] I was lookin' at my last dollar hopin' lady luck would come by soon
[00:28.38] They raised the betting limit the cards were flying fast
[00:31.99] I bet away my future I'd already lost my past
[00:36.07] I can't go back to Memphis
[00:39.31] I can't go back to Memphis - I played out every game
[00:43.33] Can't go back to Memphis
[00:46.91] Can't go back to Memphis - Everybody knows my name
[00:50.21] Too many people wanna even out the score
[00:54.08] And I can't go back to Memphis no more
[01:05.91] I hung out on the east side I heard my reputation was in doubt
[01:12.45] It was starting to look like a bad ride
[01:16.65] It looked like time for gettin' out
[01:20.75] I sent the man a message said I was gonna split
[01:24.05] He sent a message back that said I don't let nobody quit
[01:28.68] I can't go back to Memphis
[01:31.42] I can't go back to Memphis - I played out every game
[01:35.12] Can't go back to Memphis
[01:38.63] Can't go back to Memphis - Everybody knows my name
[01:43.58] Too many people wanna even out the score
[01:45.83] And I can't go back to Memphis no more
[02:41.60] I tried my best to beat the system but the system put me back in my place
[02:48.02] They maintained a delicate balance where no one got in nobody's face
[02:55.23] I tried to make a dollar just surviving in the streets
[02:59.08] I fought the gangs, I fought the law but they both had me beat
[03:04.37] I can't go back to Memphis
[03:07.75] I can't go back to Memphis - I played out every game
[03:10.39] I can't go back to Memphis
[03:13.43] Can't go back to Memphis - Everybody knows my name
[03:16.17] Too many people wanna even out the score
[03:20.66] And I can't go back to Memphis no more
[03:44.85] I can't go back to Memphis
[04:49.34] I can't go back to Memphis
[04:51.55] Get outta town
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