I hitched a ride on a slow rollin' train
One way ticket down a two-rail highway
Grabbed my guitar I was bound for Memphis
Just like Elvis seeking fortune and fame
I pulled out of Texas in a drivin' rain
Headed for Memphis on a slow rollin' train
The ghost of Elvis spoke to me in a dream
«Son, there'll never be another like me
One in a million finds fortune and fame
Your heart's in Texas
I'd get off of this train»
I pulled out of Texas in a drivin' rain
Headed for Memphis on a slow rollin' train
Blew my money on women and whiskey
Like a fool I thought I had it made
No record deal
And my pockets were empty
Street corners were my only stage
I'm sittin' in Memphis in a drivin' rain
Dreamin' of Texas
On a slow rollin' train
Get back!
I missed Texas, my home sweet home
I've had the lonesome blues since I'd been gone
I'm headin' back 'fore the storms come over me
Get back to Texas, where I belong
I pulled out of Memphis in a drivin' rain
Headed for Texas on a slow rollin' train
Headed for Texas on a slow rollin' train
Get me back!