All the Way from Memphis Mott the Hoople Forgot my six-string razor... hit the sky Half way to Memphis, 'fore I realised Well I rang the information, my axe was cold They said she rides the train to Oreoles Now it's a mighty long way down the dusty trail And the sun burns hot on the cold steel rails I look like a bum & I crawl like a snail All the way from Memphis Well I got to Oreoles y'know... it took a month And there was my guitar, electric junk Some spade said, rock & rollers, you're all the same Man that's your instrument? I felt so ashamed Now it's a mighty long way down rock & roll Through the Bradford Cities and the Oreoles You look like a star but you're still on the dole All the way from Memphis [Sax Solo 1] Yeah it's a mighty long way down rock & roll From the Liverpool docks to the Hollywood Bowl You climb up the mountains & you fall down the holes All the way from Memphis Yeah it's a mighty long way down rock & roll As your name gets hot so your heart grows cold You gotta stay young man, you can never be old All the way from Memphis Yeah it's a mighty long way down rock & roll Through the Bradford Cities and the Oreoles You look like a star but you're really out on parole! All the way from Memphis [Sax Solo 2]