"Mornings In Memphis" lyrics - JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE
Soon the sun will rise
Outside the streets are quiet
Not a car on the road
Not a soul in sight
I'll bet it's ninety degrees
There's no escape from the heat
The dead of night
Still climbs up from the street
[Chorus 1:]
I've been up all night
Drinking alone
I ain't got no business
Out on the road
I love mornings in Memphis
I could take a stroll
Sometimes when I'm on my own
I walk down Beale Street
Real nice and slow
Walk up to the river's edge
Get down under the bridge
Highway [?]
[?] overhead
I stand all alone in the dark
Pay no mind to the sky full of stars
Try not to think
Just listen to my heart
[Chorus 2:]
[Those?] boats pass in the night
I'm skipping stones and gettin' high
I love mornings in Memphis
Long after the midnight
Before the sunrise
Tracing fingers in the dust
Then startin' to sober up
Dawning light
Stars fade to a clear blue sky
No sign of life
Over on the Arkansas side
Oh but before [I go?]
Wait for the sun itself to show
A new daylight
Muddy water turned to gold
[Chorus 3:]
Maybe I should just stay in
I know I'll be back this way again
I love mornings in Memphis