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Low down dealin's in |
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Memphis A card game in a back room |
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I was lookin' at my last dollar |
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Hopin' lady luck would come by soon |
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I played out on the east side |
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Till I heard my reputation was in doubt |
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It was starting to look like a bad ride |
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It looked like time for gettin' out |
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They raised the betting limit |
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The cards were falling fast |
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I bet away my future, |
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I already lost my past |
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Now I can't go back to |
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Memphis I played out every game |
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I can't go back to |
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Memphis Everybody knows my name |
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Too many people wanna even out the score |
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And I can't go back to |
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Memphis no more |
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I did my best to beat the system |
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But the system put me back in my palace |
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They maintained a delicate balance |
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Where no one got in nobody's face |
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I was tryin' to make a dollar |
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Just survivin' in the street |
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I fought the gangs, |
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I fought the law |
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But they both had me beat |
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Now I can't go back to |
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Memphis I played out every game |
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I can't go back to |
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Memphis Everybody knows my name |
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Too many people wanna even out the score |
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And I can't go back to |
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Memphis no more |
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I can't go back to |
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Memphis I can't go back to |
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Memphis No, no, |
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I can't go back to |
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Memphis No, no, no, no |
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I can't go back to |
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Memphis No, no, no, no |
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Too many people wanna even out the score |
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And I can't go back to |
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Memphis no more |
