Memphis Thing

Lyrics

The boys in the garage bands The boys playing in the bars They're buying up the old Farfisas They're strapping on guitars They're turning back the pages They're looking up the facts They're praying at the altar of rhythm and blues Bowing down in the church of Stax It's a Memphis thing It's a Memphis groove thing It's a Memphis thing It's a Memphis groove thing Turn on the TV in this town Seems like yesterday On the screen, was a ten piece band In shades and gold lamé DJ introduced them Spotlight hit the floor The lead singer stepped out In a rhinestone cape And a ten inch pompadour Mercy It's a Memphis thing It's a Memphis groove thing It's a Memphis thing It's a Memphis groove thing It's a Memphis thing It's a Memphis groove thing It's a Memphis thing It's a Memphis groove thing Drummer lays down the backbeat Bass man makes sure that you can feel it in your feet The guitar player makes it shake and sweat And the singer sings it to you like a man possessed I cannot explain it Cannot tell you how Honey, it's something you'll never know If you don't know by now London give you accent L.A. give you gold New York give you attitude But Memphis gives you soul It's a Memphis thing It's a Memphis groove thing It's a Memphis thing It's a Memphis groove thing It's a Memphis thing It's a Memphis groove thing It's a Memphis thing It's a Memphis groove thing It's a Memphis thing Memphis thing Memphis thing It's a Memphis thing