Can T Go Back To Memphis Lyrics - Bachman & Turner - 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