Mornings In Memphis - Justin Townes Earle

Soon the sun will rise

Outside the streets are quiet

Not a car on the road

Not a soul in sight

I’ll bet it’s ninety degrees

There’s no escape from the heat

The dead of night

Still climbs up from the street

I’ve been up all night

Drinking alone

I ain’t got no business

Out on the road

I love mornings in Memphis

I could take a stroll

Sometimes when I’m on my own

I walk down Beale Street

Real nice and slow

Walk up to the river’s edge

Get down under the bridge

Highway

overhead

I stand all alone in the dark

Pay no mind to the sky full of stars

Try not to think

Just listen to my heart

Those boats pass in the night

I’m skipping stones and gettin' high

I love mornings in Memphis

Long after the midnight

Before the sunrise

Tracing fingers in the dust

Then startin' to sober up

Dawning light

Stars fade to a clear blue sky

No sign of life

Over on the Arkansas side

Oh but before

Wait for the sun itself to show

A new daylight

Muddy water turned to gold

Maybe I should just stay in

I know I’ll be back this way again

I love mornings in Memphis