40 West to Memphis - Payson Lyon

40 West to Memphis

Written by Payson Lyon (ASCAP)

Rollin’ into Nashville, there’s frost around the cab
But all I see for breakfast are those signs above the slab
It’s 65 to Birmingham to chase her off my mind
Or 40 West to Memphis to see her more time

Now 65 to Birmingham it’s an easy road to run
Slippin’ around the pain and all the hurtin’ that was done
But now it seems so long ago
Could It be a man can change
Oh 40 West to Memphis
You’re callin’ me again

Now giving love it never was a thing that I did best
One more town another round then leave ‘em with the rest
‘Til late one night in Memphis
I made a young girl cry
I told her she meant nothing
but something in me lied

Now 65 to Birmingham it’s an easy road to run
Slippin’ around the pain and all the hurtin’ that was done
But now it seems so long ago
Could It be a man can change
Oh 40 West to Memphis
You’re callin’ me again

Turn off’s comin’ closer now traffic’s slowin’ down
Always takes a might too long to clear this part of town
Now with that voice up in my head above the engine whine
Well damn if I ain’t flyin’ right beneath that Memphis sign

Now it’s 65 to Birmingham it’s an easy road to run
Slippin’ around the pain and all the hurtin’ that was done
But Lord, if she’ll still have me now I swear a man can change
40 West to Memphis I hear you now old friend
40 West to Memphis I’m going back to find that girl again