Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again-Cat Power

[ti:Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again] [ar:Cat Power] [al:I'm Not There (Music From The Motion Picture)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again - Cat Power [00:08.21]Oh the ragman draws circles [00:11.39] [00:12.08]Up and down the block [00:14.95] [00:15.58]Id ask him what the matter was [00:18.70]But I know that he don't talk [00:22.19]And the ladies treat me kindly [00:25.87]And furnish me with tape [00:28.15] [00:28.97]But deep inside my heart [00:32.08]I know I can't escape [00:36.45]Oh Mama [00:39.57]Can this really be the end [00:42.75]To be stuck inside of Mobile [00:46.81]With the Memphis blues again [00:49.31] [00:52.00]Well Shakespeare [00:53.56]Hes in the alley [00:55.17]With his pointed shoes [00:56.98]And his bells [00:58.68]Speaking to some french girl [01:01.97]Who says she knows me well [01:04.91] [01:05.73]And I would send a message [01:09.34]To find out if she's talked [01:12.33]But the post office [01:13.84]Has been stolen [01:15.71]And the mailbox is locked [01:18.69] [01:19.52]Oh Mama [01:22.82]Can this really be the end [01:25.88]To be stuck inside of Mobile [01:29.19]With the Memphis blues again [01:32.12] [01:35.24]Mona tried to tell me [01:38.48]To stay away [01:39.73]From the train line [01:41.98]She said that all [01:43.47]The railroad men [01:44.85]Just drink up [01:46.03]Your blood like wine [01:48.35]An I said [01:49.09]＂Oh I didnt know that [01:51.90]But then again [01:52.71]Theres only one I've met [01:54.27] [01:55.01]An he just smoked my eyelids [01:58.44]An punched my cigarette [02:02.25]Oh Mama [02:04.99] [02:05.50]Can this really be the end [02:08.43]To be stuck inside of Mobile [02:11.94]With the Memphis blues again [02:14.69] [02:17.95]Grandpa died last week [02:20.26] [02:21.02]And now hes buried [02:22.71]In the rocks [02:24.27]But everybody [02:25.70]Still talks about [02:27.46]How badly [02:28.94]They were shocked [02:31.13]But me [02:31.95]I expected it to happen [02:34.25]I knew hed lost control [02:36.74] [02:37.81]When he built a fire [02:40.25]On Main Street [02:41.36]And shot it full of holes [02:43.62] [02:44.81]Oh Mama [02:47.93]Can this really be the end [02:50.99]To be stuck inside of Mobile [02:54.54]With the Memphis blues again [02:57.72] [03:00.42]Now the senator came down here [03:03.53]Showing evryone his gun [03:07.09]Handing out free tickets [03:10.09]To the wedding of his son [03:13.07] [03:13.64]An me I nearly got busted [03:17.08]An wouldn't it be my luck [03:19.63] [03:20.19]To get caught without a ticket [03:22.94] [03:23.50]And be discovered [03:25.00]Beneath a truck [03:26.49] [03:27.25]Oh Mama [03:30.42]Can this really be the end [03:33.42]To be stuck inside of Mobile [03:36.78]With the Memphis blues again [03:39.54] [03:42.66]Now the preacher [03:43.66]Looked so baffled [03:45.72]When I asked him [03:47.34]Why he dressed [03:48.84] [03:49.46]With twenty pounds [03:50.77]Of headlines [03:52.72]Stapled to his chest [03:55.78]But he cursed me [03:57.21]When I proved it to him [03:59.39]Then I whispered [04:00.33]＂Not even you can hide [04:02.64]You see you're just like me [04:05.01]I hope you're satisfied＂ [04:08.32] [04:09.25]Oh Mama [04:12.62]Can this really be the end [04:15.62]To be stuck inside of Mobile [04:19.18]With the Memphis blues again [04:21.31] [04:24.81]Now the rainman [04:25.93]Gave me two cures [04:28.00]Then he said [04:29.05]＂Jump right in＂ [04:31.29]The one was Texas medicine [04:34.48]The other was just railroad gin [04:37.54] [04:38.10]An like a fool I mixed them [04:41.15]An it strangled up my mind [04:43.77] [04:44.59]An now people just get uglier [04:47.34] [04:47.96]An I have no sense of time [04:50.76] [04:51.57]Oh Mama [04:54.69]Can this really be the end [04:57.63]To be stuck inside of Mobile [05:01.12]With the Memphis blues again [05:04.92] [05:06.99]When Ruthie says come see her [05:09.92]In her honky-tonk lagoon [05:13.22]Where I can watch her [05:15.48]Waltz for free [05:16.79]Neath her Panamanian moon [05:18.66]An I say [05:21.16]＂Aw come on now [05:23.15]You must know about [05:24.65]My debutante＂ [05:25.71]An she says [05:27.02]＂Your debutante just knows [05:28.40]What you need [05:29.89]But I know what you want＂ [05:33.80]Oh Mama [05:36.67]Can this really be the end [05:39.73]To be stuck inside of Mobile [05:43.10]With the Memphis blues again [05:45.73] [05:48.59]Now the bricks lay [05:50.22]In Grand Street [05:51.85]Where the neon madmen climb [05:54.64] [05:55.34]They all fall there [05:57.14]So perfectly [05:58.45]It all seems so well timed [06:01.77]An here I sit so patiently [06:05.31]Waiting to find out what price [06:07.87] [06:08.62]You have to pay [06:10.19]To get out of going through all [06:12.80]These things twice [06:14.42] [06:15.31]Oh Mama [06:18.43]Can this really be the end [06:21.29]To be stuck inside of Mobile [06:24.79]With the Memphis blues again