She said goodbye in Tallahassee 
I just crawled in my truck 
Set my mind on Miami 
And my sights on better luck 

Ain't a man deserves to hurt like this 
It's a lonely place, it sure is 
Guess I never really knew the blues 
Ever got this far from Memphis 

All the night life and the beaches 
Couldn't soothe my achin' soul 
And how I ended up in Key West 
God and the liquor only know 

Now I've run out of road 
So I guess my only hope 
Is to trade this truck for a boat 

Ever got this far from Memphis 
Man, I'm a long ways from Memphis