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Two hours south of Memphis, y'allFrom a little town in Arkansaswhere the people haven't changed at all sinceNineteen-sixty-fiveI play games with the powers that beI got the whole town sweatin' meGot the heat and the humidityand it's a wonder we're aliveWell you sell off everything you ownjust to make it all on your ownI ain't a child--I ain't full grown, butI'll prove to you!And tell the preacher, just in case he ask'That we ain't never, ever comin' backWell, it's all done and in the past,and that's good enough fo' meTwo hours south of Memphis, y'allFrom a little town in Arkansaswhere the people haven't changed at all sinceNineteen-sixty-fiveStill judgin' us in this town,I wanna keep our mini-houseThey can run us out of our hometown, butSongtexteThey're never gonna keep us down!Well you sell off everything you ownjust to make it all on your ownI ain't a child--I ain't full grown, butI'll prove to you!And tell the preacher, just in case he ask'That we ain't never, ever comin' backWell, it's all done and in the past,and that's good enough fo' meTwo hours south of Memphis, y'allFrom a little town in Arkansaswhere the people haven't changed at all sinceNineteen-sixty-fiveI play games with the powers that beYa got the whole town sweatin' meGot the heat, humidityand it's a wonder we're alive.(*note - no other interpretations on the 'net, this is 'bout the best I can do; I think I got 'em about 99% except the part between 'still judgin' us...' and 'mini-house' (lol) but I challenge anyone except Beth Ditto herself to do better--and I hope someone does! :o) Aus Songtexte Mania