Memphis with Willie Nelson
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Product Description

Writers: Janis Ian & Deana Carter
Singers: Janis Ian & Willie Nelson
Lead guitar: Chet Atkins

Lyrics

We were standing by the river,
staring into town
All the world was on his shoulders
The tears were raining down
All along the southern skyline,
city lights began to bloom
He said "If you only knew her the way that I do, sir,
“you would be crying too"

 If you could see Memphis the way that i do,
she would look different to you
Queen of the delta, tip your tiara
Memphis, the belle of the blues 

The streets were filled with cotton
and music filled the air
All the paddleboats came rolling
from East of everywhere
Now the streets are filled with silence
and songs no one can hear
but her memory lingers, it slips through my fingers
and into this river of tears

If you could see Memphis the way that i do,
she would look different to you
Queen of the delta, tip your tiara
Memphis, the belle of the blues 

So roll on, roll on
My sweet magnolia roll on
How the memory lingers
It slips through my fingers
and into this river of tears

If you could see Memphis the way that i do,
she would look different to you
Queen of the delta, tip your tiara
Memphis, the belle of the blues 
Memphis, the belle of the blues 

Written by Janis Ian & Deana Carter
Recorded by Janis Ian & Willie Nelson

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