By: jimmy buffet, michael utley 1986 He's holed up down on ramrod key in the tavenier hotel Livin' out his loneliness like an oyster in a shell By days he pulls the trap line By night he lives alone Don't really feel like company it's just him and his fridge and his phone Chorus: Meet me in memphis (meet me in memphis) That's where i'll be (that's where i'll be) I'm by the river (oooh oooh) please come back to me Meet me in memphis (meet me in memphis) My wild days are through And nothin' replaces (oooh oooh) me next to you He's been there since she ran away She said she needs some space Occasionally she still calls collect From some god forsaken place Then one day a letter came Postmarked tennessee And the envelope scent And the postage spent
Well it lit up her old memory Chorus: Meet me in memphis (meet me in memphis) That's what she said (that's what she said) Too much for a letter (oooh oooh) please come here instead Meet me in memphis (meet me in memphis) My wild days are through Still nothing replaces (oooh oooh) me next to you (horn instrumental) (meet me in memphis) I know she could break my heart again But i'm gonna play and i'm gonna win Where otis would play Da da da dock of the bay Meet me in memphis (meet me in memphis) That's where i'll be (that's where i'll be) I'm by the river (oooh oooh) you're by the sea Oh please, meet me in memphis (meet me in memphis) My wild days are through Still nothing replaces (oooh oooh) me next to you