Story Behind The Song
A real experience, retold exactly how it happened.
Song Description
A break-up call by an ambivalent woman. She wanted to break up, but still wanted to hear my voice.
| Song Length |
3:05 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Folk - Americana |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Irritated, Annoyed |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations, Long |
| Similar Artists |
Garth Brooks |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
She Was Callin' From Memphis
It was three in the morning
When the telephone rang.
I've got to remember
To turn off that thing.
She was callin' from Memphis
After a late Friday night.
When I asked how she's doin'
She just said, "Alright."
Chorus
She Was Callin' From Memphis
She said she had no choice.
She just had to hear
The sound of my voice.
When I asked what she wanted,
She started to cry.
She Was Callin' From Memphis
Then she just said, "Goodbye."
Well I hung up the phone,
Tried to go back to sleep.
My mind was still wondering
Which memory to keep.
Should I love her or hate her?
Should I let her back in?
To compound my confusion,
The phone rang again.
She Was Callin' From Memphis
She said she had no choice.
She just had to hear
The sound of my voice.
When I asked what she wanted,
She started to cry.
She Was Callin' From Memphis
Then she just said, "Goodbye."
break
She Was Callin' From Memphis
She said she had no choice.
She just had to hear
The sound of my voice.
When I asked what she wanted,
She started to cry.
She Was Callin' From Memphis
Then she just said, "Goodbye."
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Guess she got what she wanted
When she said, "Goodbye."