All The Way from Memphis

<br>(ian hunter)<br><br><br><br>Forgot my six-string razor - hit the sky<br><br>Half way to memphis fore I realised<br><br>Well I rang the information - my axe was cold<br><br>They said she rides the train to oreoles<br><br><br><br>Now its a mighty long way down the dusty trail<br><br>And the sun burns hot on the cold steel rails<br><br>n I look like a bum n I crawl like a snail<br><br>All the way from memphis<br><br><br><br>Well I got to oreoles yknow - it took a month<br><br>And there was my guitar, electric junk.<br><br>Some spade said &quot;rocknrollers, youre all the same.<br><br>Man thats your instrument.&quot; I felt so ashamed.<br><br><br><br>Now its a mighty long way down rocknroll<br><br>Through the bradford cities and the oreoles<br><br>n you look like a star but youre still on the dole<br><br>All the way from memphis<br><br><br><br>Yeah its a mighty long way down rocknroll<br><br>From the liverpool docks to the hollywood bowl<br><br>n you climb up the mountains n you fall down the holes<br><br>All the way from memphis<br><br><br><br>Yeah its a mighty long way down rocknroll<br><br>As your name gets hot so your heart grows cold<br><br>n you gotta stay young man, you can never be old<br><br>All the way from memphis<br><br><br><br>Yeah its a mighty long way down rocknroll<br><br>Through the bradford cities and the oreoles<br><br>n you look like a star but youre really out on parole!<br><br>All the way from memphis