Memphis Never Falls from Style

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Linda Gail] Way down the road from Nashville on the Chickasaw Bluff Where the food is always fine and the weather ain't rough It's hard to tell the high-and-mighty from the rank-and-the-file And fashions alter often, but Memphis never falls from style [Verse 2: Linda Gail] From the Ohio River to the Natchez Trace Some sleepy Southern towns are just a basket case Old Birmingham ain't been worth a damn for a long, long while And the hipsters go for Austin, but Memphis never falls from style [Verse 3: Linda Gail] Don't shush when they shout, nor scold when they drink They're like Jerry Lee "The Killer", they don't care what you think The local wisdom says the key to success Is workin' just a little and worryin' less [Verse 4: Linda Gail] Thank you Memphis for the great insight That music is a drag if it's too fuckin' white It's B.B. on the guitar, Booker T. and Big Star and Dewey on the radio dial The soulful groove's what draws 'em, so Memphis never falls from style [Verse 5: Linda Gail] Go down to Graceland, pay respect to The King Or stretch out along the river, hear the boatmen sing You want danger? They got as much as New York Plus the blues and the bluffs and the barbecue pork [Verse 6: Linda Gail] Way down the road from Nashville where the Big Muddy flows Eddie Braddock's from there – what else you need to know? In no other city will each passing pretty girl greet you with a hospitable smile Yeah it's simply 'cause it's awesome that Memphis never falls from style It's simply 'cause it's awesome that Memphis never falls from style