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Momma Moved to Memphis

[verse 1]
He don’t remember nothing
Before he was three
Heard they lived in Lubbock
And his momma was in deep

She kept on waiting
Just trying to survive 
Knew his Daddy was a man
Who couldn’t abide
One day he’d ride

[Pre-chorus]
When he left they hopped in her beat-up Ford
And took off down Route 84

[Chorus]
Momma moved to Memphis 
When Daddy drove away 
Prayed to God and Elvis
That one day he would pay
Didn’t tell nobody where she’d gone
Just packed up her babies and moved on
But even going hard you can’t outrun a tempest
Momma moved to Memphis 

[Verse 2]
Didn’t know what’d happened
Till he turned sixteen
And he found Momma’s diary
‘tween the mattress and box spring

He read how daddy
Broke her if she didn’t bend
Knew if he ever saw him
He’d get her revenge
And he wouldn’t repent 
 
[Chorus]
Momma moved to Memphis 
When Daddy drove away 
Prayed to God and Elvis
That one day he would pay
Didn’t tell nobody where she’d gone
Just packed up her babies and moved on
But even going hard you can’t outrun a tempest
Momma moved to Memphis

[Bridge]
When he showed up at their door it made his momma cry 
So he made damn sure it was the last time
He didn’t understand when he heard her say
“Oh god, not this way”

[Chorus]
Momma moved to Memphis 
When Daddy drove away
Prayed to God and Elvis
That one day he would pay
Didn’t tell nobody where she’d gone
Just packed up her babies and moved on
But even going hard you can’t outrun a tempest
Momma moved to Memphis
Momma moved to Memphis