Can't Go Back To Memphis Songtext
von Bachman & Turner

Can′t Go Back To Memphis
Randy Bachman

Low down dealin's in Memphis
A card game in a back room
I was lookin′ at my last dollar
Hopin' lady luck would come by soon

I played out on the east side
Till I heard my reputation was in doubt
It was starting to look like a bad ride
It looked like time for gettin' out

They raised the betting limit
The cards were falling fast
I bet away my future,
I already lost my past


Now I can′t go back to Memphis
I played out every game
I can′t go back to Memphis
Everybody knows my name
Too many people wanna even out the score
And I can't go back to Memphis no more

I did my best to beat the system
But the system put me back in my palace
They maintained a delicate balance
Where no one got in nobody′s face
I was tryin' to make a dollar
Just survivin′ in the street
I fought the gangs, I fought the law
But they both had me beat

Now I can't go back to Memphis
I played out every game
I can′t go back to Memphis
Everybody knows my name
Too many people wanna even out the score
And I can't go back to Memphis no more

I can't go back to Memphis
I can′t go back to Memphis


No, no, I can′t go back to Memphis
No, no, no, no I can't go back to Memphis
No, no, no, no
Too many people wanna even out the score
And I can′t go back to Memphis no more