memphis pearl
Back in Memphis she was a pearl
She was everyone's favorite girl
Now her eyes have a vacant stare
What she wouldn't give to be livin' back there
She married a man when she left home
She wanted someone she could call her own
He was good to her when he wasn't drunk
He'd hold her and tell her how pretty she looked
Back in Memphis where she grew up
The life she knew was just not enough
Back in Memphis when she was a girl
She thought one day she'd own the world
She'd look at the TV and magazines
And she'd believe all the pictures she'd seen
She'd be wearin' silk and perfume so sweet
But those things don't mean much out here on the street
SOLO
Back in Memphis she had fun
Goin' around, tellin' everyone
She was gonna buy dresses that zip up the side
And wear red lipstick, have a nice car to drive
She bounces her baby on her knee
Sayin' maybe today we'll get lucky, you'll see
I promise it won't always be like this
Come here, sugar, give Mamma a kiss
Back in Memphis another time
Didn't look like things would turn out fine
Back in Memphis when she was a girl
She thought one day she'd own the world
Back in Memphis she was a pearl
pérola de memphis
De volta a Memphis, ela era uma pérola
Era a garota favorita de todo mundo
Agora seus olhos têm um olhar vazio
O que ela não daria para viver de novo lá
Ela se casou com um homem quando deixou a casa
Queria alguém que pudesse chamar de seu
Ele era bom com ela quando não estava bêbado
A abraçava e dizia como ela era bonita
De volta a Memphis, onde cresceu
A vida que conhecia não era suficiente
De volta a Memphis, quando era menina
Pensava que um dia iria dominar o mundo
Olhava para a TV e as revistas
E acreditava em todas as imagens que via
Estaria vestindo seda e um perfume doce
Mas essas coisas não significam muito aqui na rua
SOLO
De volta a Memphis, ela se divertia
Andando por aí, contando para todo mundo
Que ia comprar vestidos com zíper na lateral
E usar batom vermelho, ter um carro legal para dirigir
Ela balança o bebê no colo
Dizendo que talvez hoje teremos sorte, você vai ver
Eu prometo que não vai ser sempre assim
Vem cá, docinho, dá um beijo na mamãe
De volta a Memphis, em outra época
Não parecia que as coisas iam acabar bem
De volta a Memphis, quando era menina
Pensava que um dia iria dominar o mundo
De volta a Memphis, ela era uma pérola