There's a place that you can go
Right alongside where the the river flows
And the eagle flies above that mountainside
And if you want to get away
From the hard time living from day to day
And you want a taste of that country sunshine

There ain't nothing better to do
If you want to beat those big-city blues
When the life is wearing at your soul
You're about to go insane
Buy a one-way ticket on a Memphis train

Well, I left my time in New York City
Going down south, I sure am ready
I want to hang out with the blues playing night and day
Coming up on the Tennessee line
Looking back now never crossed my mind
Got a new life and it sure does feel good

There ain't nothing better to do
If you want to beat those big-city blues
When the life is wearing at your soul
You're about to go insane
Buy a one-way ticket on a Memphis train

Conductor says, "We're here at last"
Gonna settle down, wanna do it fast
My faith is getting stronger every day
Gonna find me a Tennessee woman
I can see the good times comin'
Letting all my troubles float away

There ain't nothing better to do
If you want to beat those big-city blues
When the life is wearing at your soul
You're about to go insane
Buy a one-way ticket on a Memphis train

Buy a one-way ticket on a Memphis train
Buy a one-way ticket on a Memphis train