Memphis
Clay Crosse
V1 B C V2 C V3 C T V4 C
[V1]
The Mississippi River, he's a friend of mine
And the people livin' in this town, they can be so fine
But there's a big line runnin' straight down old Union Avenue
And it breaks that southern lady's heart in two
[B]
Now there's an old black man sittin'
out front of a shotgun house
And on the other side of town there's a
rich man sittin' on a velvet couch
Well nobody forgets what happened thirty years ago
But we gotta forgive the past and that's for sure
[C]
Well it should be so plain to see
That it comes down to you and me
[V2]
And if we all just come together
If we all just take a stand
We could heal the hurtin' and the broken-hearted people
Everybody understand
We gotta all just come together
[V3]
RidinĂ down Beale Street, pop tunes on my radio
Well I love this Delta mama, it's all I know
Well you know I have a dream about black and
white and a land of grace
But it's gonna take more than a dream to fix this place
[T]
You know it's hard as it can be
To turn the tide of history
[V4]
We all went to Sunday school
And everybody learned the Golden Rule
Read about the writing on the wall
Learned how Joseph had a nice coat
Noah had a big boat
But then they said sweet Jesus loves us all