It ain’t natural for a Delta man to be
surrounded by all this sand

To fear the echoes of live rounds

And to never sleep when the sun goes down

So I’m writing you this letter

To say that I miss you more than ever and to
promise you this

When I make it back to Memphis

I’m gonna take you in my arms and never let you
go

And girl I promise you a kiss for every day
we’ve missed

‘Til I make it back to Memphis

I'll have to say I think we’ve done some good

If I had to do it all again you know I would

There’s still a few shots every now and then

But they say this thing is finally coming to an
end

So this might be my final letter

I say the sooner the better

‘cause I’m ready to come home

When I make it back to Memphis

I’m gonna take you in my arms and never let you
go

And girl I promise you a kiss for every day
we’ve missed

‘Til I make it back to Memphis

She reads his letters everyday

And then she puts them all away

Next to his metal and a flag

That she would gladly give back

Oh, if it would bring him back to Memphis

So he could take her in his arms and never let
her go

Cause he promised her a kiss for every day they
missed

'Till he made it back to Memphis

If he could only make it back to Memphis

Back to Memphis

Back to Memphis

Back to Memphis