Memphis In The Meantime

I got somethin' to say, little girl, you might not like my style

But we've been hangin' around this town

Just a little too long a while

You say you're gonna get your act together

Gonna take it out on the road

But if I don't get outta here pretty soon

My head's going to explode

Sure, I like country music, and I like mandolins

But right now I need a telecaster

Through a vibro-lux turned up to ten

Uh, let's go to Memphis in the meantime, baby (oh-haw)

Memphis in the meantime, girl

I need a little short of that rhythm, baby

Mixed up with these country blues

I wanna trade in these ol' cowboy boots for some fine Italian shoes

Forget the mousse and the hairspray, sugar

We don't need none of that

Now, a little dab'll do you, girl, underneath a pork pie hat

Until Hell freezes over, maybe you can wait that long

But I don't think Ronnie Milsap's gonna ever record this song, uh

Let's go to Memphis in the meantime, baby

Ah, let's go to Memphis in the meantime, girl

Ah, let's go to Memphis in the meantime, baby (oh)

Let's go to Memphis in the meantime, girl

Maybe there's nothin' happenin' there

Or maybe there's somethin' in the air

Before our upper lips get stiff

Maybe we need us a big ol' whiff, oh no

If we could just get off-a that beat, little girl

Maybe we could find the groove

At least we can get ourselves a decent meal down at the rendezvous

'Cause one more heartfelt steel guitar chord, girl, it's gonna do me in

I need to hear some trumpet and saxophone

You know, sound as sweet as sin

And after we get good and greasy, baby, we can come on home

And put the cow-horns back on the Cadillac

And change the message on the chord-a-phone

Let's go to Memphis in the meantime, baby

Let's go to Memphis in the meantime, girl

Let's go to Memphis in the meantime, baby

Let's go to Memphis in the meantime, girl

I wanna talk about Memphis (oh-haw-haw)

Oh-haw-haw

Wanna talk about Memphis