Intro
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  Staring down the blacktop at a cold dark night, boys
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Pitch black sky there ain't a star in sight
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But I'm looking for a change
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I'm passing through Memphis in the rain

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  Whitewashed buildings and old overgrown yards
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I've got one hand on the wheel, I've got one on my heart
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Looking for a girl without a name
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I'm passing through Memphis in the rain

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  But no matter what I do, Lord, I can't stop
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  Gotta keep that hammer to the floor baby
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  Until I'm clear out of Arkansas, mama cause

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  I know what they can do to me, Lord and I
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Won't let them make a fool out of me
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Things are starting to get strange
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  Passing through Memphis in the rain


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  Sometimes a man's just gotta know when to go
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  He's gotta earn himself a keepin', baby
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  He's gotta know when he's been beaten

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So I called a cousin down in Houston
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He said "come on down boy, we got work for you to be doing"
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I'm looking for a change
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Passing through Memphis in the rain
                   
Yeah things are startin' to get strange
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I'm passing through Memphis in the rain