i feel as lonely as anybody who s cryin on a friday night once in a while on my radio dial i accidentally get it right i m thinkin i might be tempted to slide on over slide on over i m thinkin i need a little somethin to tide me over tide me over till memphis you know that lonesome whippoorwill i know a girl who is bluer still is that a jukebox altar call or just a soft smoky place to fall i m thinkin i might be tempted to slide on over slide on over i m thinkin i need a little somethin to tide me over tide me over till memphis cause the king knows how to take me all the way yeah the king knows how to take me all the way to memphis i feel as lonely as anybody who s cryin on a friday night i m not laughin because it s funny hank is laughin cause he s always right i m thinkin i might be tempted to slide on over slide on over i m thinkin i need a little something to tide me over tide me over you strike the match boy but do you know how to burn it all the way down to memphis cause the king knows how to take me all the way yeah the king knows how to take me all the way do you know do you know how to take me all the way cause the king knows how ah take me all the way to memphis to memhpis1