All the Way from Memphis

Forgot my six-string razor and hit the sky

Halfway to Memphis before I realized

Well, I phoned the information, my axe was cold

They said she rides the train to Oreole

Now, it's a mighty long way down the dusty trail

And the sun burns down on the cold steel rail

And I look like a bum and I crawl like a snail

All the way from Memphis

When I got to Oreole, you know, it took a month

And there was my guitar, electric junk

Some dude said rock'n'rollers, you're all the same

Hey man, you play that thing, I felt so ashamed

Now it's a mighty long way down rock'n'roll

Through the Bradford Cities to the Oreoles

You look like a star but you're still on the dole

All the way from Memphis

Yeah, it's a mighty long way down to rock'n'roll

From the Liverpool Docks to the Hollywood Bowl

And you climb up the mountains and you fall down the holes

All the way from Memphis

Well it's a mighty long way down to rock'n'roll

And your name gets hot and your heart grows cold

And you've got to stay a young man, you can never be old

All the way from Memphis

Now, it's a mighty long way down rock'n'roll

From the Bradford Cities, to the Oreole

And you look like a star but you're out on parole

All the way from Memphis

• Artist:Contraband
• Album:Contraband (1991)