I Should See Memphis lyrics

Endless vacation

Felt like perdition

Sybarite woman

Stood at attention

Pacing the basement

Like Cassius in Rome

Or in Kinshasa

Just let me at him

Like First Manassas

Like Appomattox

I've got my teeth in it,

I won't let go

A:1 (But I gave you no option.

Illusion of choosing.)

B: (And if you wouldn't stop them,

Then you just hate losing.)

I miss the highway

I should see Memphis

She sees it my way

Her and Osiris

[...I don't think he got it]2

1. This is written exactly as it appears in the official lyrics booklet.2. These are not spoken/sung words, but are part of the official lyrics from the lyric booklet. This album tells a story, so these function like scene headings in a screenplay and give additional information and context to the lyrics. This song is a continuation of "Fool's Errand" and the story is continued in the next song, "Crack-Up."