rancid - memphis lyrics

i've lived my whole life, made mistakes,
from the get-go,
street kid from the start, right, no regrets though,
i do what i want, yeah, cuz i said so,
no sleep for the wicked, right? no, bed no.
rollin' with the punk rockers,
i ain't lying,
fake guns, fake bands,
fake punk, i ain't buying,
hit the road,
all i know,
rock and roll ain't dying, about fifteen deep,
we hit the streets low ridin.

by the time we made it to new orleans,
it must have been half past three.
by the time we made it to memphis,
we were crazy.
tonight, you're our blanket,
and you're gonna keep us warm,
tonight, protect us from the storm.

huge black clouds and troubled
time's they are comin' round,
oh lord, let me go through another round,
tuesday night is when the storm's gonna settle down,
had at a glance, circumstance,
stone cold, trouble bound,
she's the one, all alone, back and rockin,
walkin smokin mirrors as i watch,
o, that girl's trippin',
it's no fun, lost again,
to have your heart broken,
greetings from a world that is built on hustlin.

by the time we made it to new orleans,
it must have been half past three.
by the time we made it to memphis,
we were crazy.
tonight, you're our blanket,
and you're gonna keep us warm,
tonight, protect us from the storm.

embrace the fallen when they have failed,
(when they have failed)
every road can lead ya straight down to fucking hell,
embrace the fallen when they have failed,
(when they have failed)
every road can take ya straight down to hell.

don't nothing here, everyone is straight trippin,
happier times, are gone, past start slippin,
this will be enough to keep me on the road livin,
good every night, a different city i'll be sleepin,
let me know, here we go, met a girl named lola,
is she here? is she there? drinking jack and cola,
she says, "tim, where ya been? i got somethin' to show ya,
lola fired off her clothes and started rock and rollin!

by the time we made it to new orleans,
it must have been half past three.
by the time we made it to memphis,
we were crazy.
tonight, you're our blanket,
and you're gonna keep us warm,
tonight, protect us from the storm.