Anywhere but Memphis
Heartbreak on Beale Street: Seeking Solace Anywhere but Memphis
Lyrics
Called her from a pay phone down on Beale Street
Calling from a payphone on Beale Street, a famous street in Memphis.
On my way to Birmingham
Heading to Birmingham from Memphis.
Said she was tired of never seein' me
Expressing that the person is tired of not seeing the singer.
She needed more than a guitar man
Desiring more than being with someone involved in music (guitar man).
As the lonesome notes filled the midnight sky
Reflecting on the emotional impact of music in the night sky.
I wipe my tears and wish that I was
Wishing to be anywhere else but Memphis.
Anywhere but Memphis
Expressing a desire to be anywhere else but Memphis due to emotional pain.
Any other place would have made a difference
Believing that being in any other place would have made a difference.
The way the blues pour out of the dives and bars
Describing Memphis as a place where the blues music is pervasive in bars.
Ain't no place for a broken heart
Stating that Memphis is not suitable for a person with a broken heart.
She could've told me in Baton Rouge or Dallas
Suggesting alternative locations (Baton Rouge or Dallas) for receiving the news.
Anywhere but Memphis
Reiterating the desire not to hear the news in Memphis.
Wish she could have worked up her courage
Expressing a wish for the person to have had the courage to end things elsewhere.
And let me down in Little Rock
Suggesting Little Rock as a location for the breakup.
Or even as far back as Phoenix
Offering Phoenix as a potential place for the breakup.
When I stop to call from that truck stop
Recalling a moment of calling from a truck stop.
And if telling me sooner was just too hard
Implies that telling earlier might have been difficult for the person.
She could've waited later to break my heart
Suggesting that delaying the heartbreaking news might have been better.
Anywhere but Memphis
Reiterating the desire not to hear the news in Memphis.
Any other place would have made a difference
Emphasizing that any other place would have made a difference emotionally.
The way the blues pour out of the dives and bars
Repeating the idea that Memphis is filled with blues in bars.
Ain't no place for a broken heart
Affirming that Memphis is not suitable for someone with a broken heart.
She could've told me in Baton Rouge or Dallas
Suggesting alternative locations (Baton Rouge or Dallas) for receiving the news.
Anywhere but Memphis
Reiterating the desire not to hear the news in Memphis.
Where the blues pour out of the dives and bars
Highlighting that blues music is prevalent in the bars of Memphis.
It ain't no place for a broken heart
Reiterating that Memphis is not a place for someone with a broken heart.
She could've told me in Baton Rouge or Dallas
Suggesting alternative locations (Baton Rouge or Dallas) for receiving the news.
Anywhere but Memphis
Finalizing the desire not to hear the news in Memphis.
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