They Never Made It To Memphis-Juice Newton

They Never Made It To Memphis - Juice Newton Well she left St Louis in a Pontiac Tempest Had her road map open red-lined through to Memphis He was smokin' down the highway in a blue Cadillac He smiled as he passed her and she smiled back So they made a little stop at the Dove Café To drink black coffee wile the hours away She said I'm going to see Elvis make my dreams come true He said I can't believe it that's my dream too Then they started talking 'bout the money they'd save If they rode together for the rest of the way But they stopped to throw a penny in a wishing well That sat out in the yard of a local motel They never made it to Memphis they never saw the king He saw a chance at heaven she saw a wedding ring They got as far as the altar it was a fast affair They never made it to Memphis but they didn't care Well they couldn't understand where the time had flown It was nineteen-ninety and the kids were grown One day she admitted that she still had the dream 'Bout heading down south to see the home of the king So they dropped off the dog with old Auntie Kate And headed down to Graceland twenty years late Well as soon as they hit that open road Every twist and turn reminded them of long ago He was thinking 'bout the kisses that he used to steal It was getting real hard to keep his hands on the wheel She looked as good to him now as she did back then And they were sweet sixteen all over again They never made it to Memphis they never saw the king They made a little detour at the Dairy Queen They found the Wishing Well Motel they did it on a dare They never made it to Memphis but they didn't care They never made it to Memphis but they didn't care They never made it to Memphis but they didn't care