A country-rock story song
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Story behind the song
Performed by the Up All Night Band:
Marcus Erling/ Guitars
David Miller/ Bass Guitar
Craig Floyd/ Drums
Bert Guy/ Vocals and keyboard
Recorded at UpFront Studios/ Las Vegas/ January 2002
Lyrics
FROM TUPELO TO MEMPHIS Bert Guy/Bert G Dougherty, 1997
VERSE 1
Well it seemed we always lived
In some old shotgun shack
With paint peeling off the outer board
And an outhouse in the back
And dad he’d up and move us
Before the rent came due
But mama held me tenderly
She always loved me true
And all I got
Is in the car
Some-dreams and things
And a cheap guitar
But what I have is what I need
My mom, my dad, the music that I breathe
CHORUS
We're traveling from Tupelo to Memphis
Ah rollin' on a Saturday afternoon
Well it's not that far from Tupelo to Memphis
But we might as well be driving to the moon
VERSE 2
Well in Tupelo all the blacks would go
To that Shake Rag place
And they'd dance and sing and carry on
While a band played blues in A
And there I was a 12 year old in overalls
Surrounded by bright sight and sound
Before a red brick wall
And I all I got is in the car
Some dreams and things
And a cheap guitar
But what I have is what I need
My mom, my dad, the music that I breathe
CHORUSl
We're traveling form Tupelo to Memphis
Ah rollin' on a Saturday afternoon
Well it's not that far from Tupelo to Memphis
But we might as well be driving to the moon
VERSE 3, part 1 INSTRUMENTAL
Prechorus
At the edge of Memphis we get RBQ
Daddy 0’ Dewey’s playing radio blues
Well dust my broom, rocket double 8
He's got BB King and Elmore James
CHORUSl
We're traveling form Tupelo to Memphis
Ah rollin' on a Saturday afternoon
Well it's not that far from Tupelo to Memphis
But we might as well be driving to the moon
Repeat chorus/outro
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