i cant go back to memphis all the police know my name i cant go back to memphis all the police know my name they know that i steal for ya girl they know i aint got no shame i cant go back to memphis all the preachers know me well i cant go back to memphis all the preachers know me well i call you my salvation they told me you was hell i was a young boy down in memphis i owned that city then lost my soul to that lady cant go back again if you see my baby dont you tip your hat shell take you with those brown eyes boy shell take you just like that i cant go back to memphis ive just got to roam i cant go back to memphis ive just got to roam she used to be my city now i aint got no home i cant go back to memphis all the police know my name i cant go back to memphis all the police know my name they know that i steal for ya baby they know i aint got no shame  i cant go back to memphis all the preachers know me well i cant go back to memphis all the preachers know me well baby i called you my salvation they told me you was hell do do do do do do do do do do do do da dum do da da da dum do da da it used to be my city but now ive just got to roam