"10 Miles Out Of Memphis"
Sometimes You just have to pack it up an' go
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Story behind the song
My son and Daughter-in-law didn't want to face another N.E. winter so they packed up the Ryder and headed south. My wife and I got a phone call from the road two nights into the trip saying that they were 10 miles out of Memphis and bang this song was born.
Lyrics
ALLENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA
WHAT A WONDERFUL SIGHT TO SEE
IT’S BIG AND BROWN, AND
PRETTY RUN DOWN
BUT IT SURE LOOKS GOOD TO ME
SPENT THE NIGHT UP ON THE JERSEY PIKE
PLAYING SPEEDBALL WITH THE MACKS
IT WAS A HELL OF DRIVE
BUT WE MADE IT ALIVE
AIN’T NEVER GOING BACK
CHORUS:
HEADED DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS
THAT’S WHERE THIS HIGHWAY ENDS
NEW ORLEANS
THAT’S WHERE
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BENDS
NEW ORLEANS
I LOVE MY RICE AND BEANS
BORN AND RAISED IN THE COOL BLUE NORTH
BUT NOW WE”RE HEADED FOR NEW ORLEANS
10 MILES OUT OF MEMPHIS
WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS
WE COULD ROLL ON DOWN TO GRACELAND
BABY JUST TO RAISE OURSELVES A GLASS
BUT THIS OLD HIGHWAY RUNS STRAIGHT THROUGH TOWN
AND THE SUN IS SINKING FAST
SO WE WAVE GOODBYE TO ELVIS
AND LET THIS SUCKER BLAST
CHORUS
TWA, TWA, TWA
25 MILES FROM THE CITY LINE
WE CAN SMELL THOSE CATFISH FRY
BEAT THE RAIN OVER PONCHATRAIN
WE DIDN’T KNOW THIS TRUCK COULD FLY
THE RADIO SAYS THAT IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW
BACK IN OUR COLD N.E. TOWN
BUT IT’S 98 ON THE INTERSTATE
DON’T YOU KNOW
WE’RE SOUTHWARD BOUND
CHORUS
HEADED DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS
TO LIVE OUR LIVES IN STYLE
NEW ORLEANS
IN THE CITY SHAPED LIKE A SMILE
NEW ORLEANS
I LOVE MY RICE AND BEANS
BORN AND RAISED IN THE COOL BLUE NORTH
BUT NOW WE’RE HEADED FOR NEW ORLEANS
BORN AND RAISED IN NEW ENGLAND
BUT NOW WE’RE HEADED FOR NEW ORLEANS
BORN AND RAISED IN BOSTON
BUT NOW WE’RE HEADED FOR NEW ORLEANS
