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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pam Tillis
Pam Tillis
Background Vocals
Paul Leim
Paul Leim
Drums
Eddie Bayers
Eddie Bayers
Drums
Glenn Worf
Glenn Worf
Bass Guitar
Carl Jackson
Carl Jackson
Background Vocals
Larry Byrom
Larry Byrom
Electric Guitar
John Jorgenson
John Jorgenson
Electric Guitar
Steve Gibson
Steve Gibson
Electric Guitar
Bruce Bouton
Bruce Bouton
Steel Guitar
Mark O'Connor
Mark O'Connor
Fiddle
Dennis Burnside
Dennis Burnside
Piano
Matt Rollings
Matt Rollings
Piano
Ashley Cleveland
Ashley Cleveland
Background Vocals
Tricia Walker
Tricia Walker
Background Vocals
Karen Staley
Karen Staley
Background Vocals
Vicki Hampton
Vicki Hampton
Background Vocals
Harry Stinson
Harry Stinson
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Michael Anderson
Michael Anderson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul Worley
Paul Worley
Producer
Ed Seay
Ed Seay
Mixing Engineer
Sharon Lee Myers
Sharon Lee Myers
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Looking at you through a misty moonlight
Katydids sing like a symphony
Porch swing swaying like a Tennessee lullaby
Melody blowing through the willow tree
[PreChorus]
What was I supposed to do
Standing there looking at you?
Lonely boy far from home
[Chorus]
Maybe it was Memphis
Maybe it was southern summer nights
Maybe it was you, maybe it was me
But it sure felt right
[Verse 2]
Read about you in a Faulkner novel
Met you once in a Williams play
Heard about you in a country love song
Summer night beauty took my breath away
[PreChorus]
What was I supposed to do
Standing there looking at you?
Lonely boy far from home
[Chorus]
Maybe it was Memphis
Maybe it was southern summer nights
Maybe it was you, maybe it was me
But it sure felt right
[Chorus]
Maybe it was Memphis (Memphis)
Maybe it was southern summer nights (Southern summer nights)
Maybe it was you, maybe it was me
But it sure felt right
[Verse 3]
Every night now since I've been back home
Lie awake drifting in the memory
Think about you on my mama's front porch swing
Talking that way, so soft to me
[PreChorus]
What was I supposed to do
Standing there looking at you?
Lonely boy far from home
[Chorus]
Maybe it was Memphis
Maybe it was southern summer nights
Maybe it was you, maybe it was me
But it sure felt right
[Chorus]
Maybe it was Memphis (Memphis)
Maybe it was southern summer nights (Southern summer nights)
Maybe it was you, maybe it was me
But it sure felt right
Maybe it was you, maybe it was me
But it sure felt right
[Outro]
Oh, you know it sure felt right
Oh, maybe it was Memphis
Maybe it was Memphis
Maybe it was Memphis
Maybe it was Memphis
But it sure felt right
Written by: Michael A. Anderson

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