Lyrics
[verse]
Operator, won't you put me through the line
I gotta reach a number down on Riverside
Long ago we lived together in that town
Now the distance keeps on pulling us down
[chorus]
Memphis, Tennessee, won't you hear my call
Memphis, Tennessee, I remember it all
Every street and every window, every door
Memphis, Tennessee, I'm coming home once more
[verse]
Six years old, she used to hold my hand
Walking down by the river through the sand
Now she's grown and gone but the memory stays
Memphis, Tennessee, in a thousand ways
[chorus]
Memphis, Tennessee, won't you hear my call
Memphis, Tennessee, I remember it all
Every street and every window, every door
Memphis, Tennessee, I'm coming home once more
[bridge]
Operator, if you can't connect the wire
Just tell me that the town's still standing higher
Some things fade but some never leave you be
Memphis, Tennessee, forever part of me
[chorus]
Memphis, Tennessee, won't you hear my call
Memphis, Tennessee, I remember it all
Every street and every window, every door
Memphis, Tennessee, I'm coming home once more