Rain started fallin´ on the roof that mornin´ It was early summertime We fogged up the rear window of my ´67 Three-hundred, in-line
My lungs have been hurtin´ and it´s likely My liver has taken a lickin´ too Them Beale Street boys are handy With a clap on four and two
The thrill is gone so slow and easy Won´t you love me tender? The way you move´s a drug And I am on a lifelong bender So rest them tired eyes And let your dress fall to the ground We´re the only ones left Who love Otis in this town
I need you like Memphis the blues I need you like Memphis the blues
Cracked up skies, tried on a couple lives To find the one that fit Cold wind comin´ and the heat quit runnin´ But you keep my candle lit Pictures on the wall say it all With the kinda conviction make a river burn You got a skeleton key on a chain around your neck I got a chain around my heart Church bells ringin´ in the air down the hill From the house where you were born I said, "Baby, don´t you think we ought to live a little bit Before Gabriel blows his horn?"
I need you like Memphis the blues I need you like Memphis the blues
I need you like Memphis the blues I need you like Memphis the blues I need you like Memphis the blues I need you like Memphis the blues