Anywhere But Memphis - Mark Wills

Called her from a payphone down on Beil Street

On my way to Birmingham

Said she was tired of never seeing me

She needed more than a guitar man

As the lonesome notes filled the midnight sky

I wiped my tears and wished that I was

Anywhere but Memphis

Any other place would have made a difference

The way the blues pour out of the dives and bars

Ain’t no place for a broken heart

She could’ve told me in Baton Rouge or Dallas

Anywhere but Memphis

Wish she could’ve worked up her courage

And let me down in Little Rock

Or even as far back as Pheonix

When I stopped to call from that truckstop

Telling me sooner was just too hard

She could’ve waited 'til later to break my heart

Anywhere but Memphis

Any other place would have made a difference

The way the blues pour out of the dives and bars

Ain’t no place for a broken heart

She could’ve told me in Baton Rouge or Dallas

Anywhere but Memphis