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back in Memphis she was a pearlshe was everyone's favorite girlnow her eyes have a vacant starewhat she wouldn't give to be livin' back thereshe married a man when she left homeshe wanted someone she could call her ownhe was good to her when he wasn't drunkhe'd hold her and tell her how pretty she lookedback in Memphis where she grew upthe life she knew was just not enoughback in Memphis when she was a girlshe thought one day she'd own the worldshe'd look at the TV and magazinesand she'd believe all the pictures she'd seenshe'd be wearin' silk and perfume so sweetbut those things don't mean much out here on the streetback in Memphis she had fungoin' around, tellin' everyoneshe was gonna buy dresses that zip up the sideand wear red lipstick, have a nice car to driveshe bounces her baby on her kneesayin' maybe today we'll get lucky, you'll see
I promise it won't always be like thiscome here, sugar, give mama a kissback in Memphis another timedidn't look like things would turn out fineback in Memphis when she was a girlshe thought one day she'd own the worldback in Memphis she was a pearl
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