Story Behind the Song
Lyrics
I'll Always Be Memphis
(Music and Lyrics by Candice Chafton...."of itchieCat")
Down in Mississippi, with no where to go,
Two girls sat cryin', waitin' on Mama to show.
But Mama was wasted on bourbon and coke.
They wasn't on her mind. Life was just another joke.
They didn't need her restlessness
They didn't need all her pain.
They didn't want all that tragedy.
But she had nothin' else to gain.
Every few weeks, she'd go on a trip.
She'd feed her addiction on that Beale Street strip.
Their nursery was Beale Street, juke boxes and bars.
She'd leave 'em with strangers, and hop into cars.
And they didn't need her addiction.
And they didn't want all that hurt.
And they didn't deserve all that sorrow
From this one young mother's work.
They sat in the corners of unknown places,
Scared of the hurt of unknown faces.
All the hell of one life could never compare
To the pain and neglect shared by this little pair.
They didn't need that exsistence.
They only lived in her shame.
Now there's only one life left standin',
And Mama, it's you I gotta blame.
(Instrumental Break)
But Mama, you have my forgiveness,
'Cause on your stage of life, you missed your cues.
And I wanna thank you for leavin' me in Memphis,
'Cause that's where I learned to sing the blues.
And now I'm singin'....my Beale Street...blues.
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