"Memphis (Outta My Way)" lyrics

We were swimming through Memphis, you had a gun in your hand
You said, "Can we pretend this wasn't part of a plan?"
I wasn't ready to love you, you wasn't ready to stand
You wasn't ready to be your main self-proclaimed renaissance man

And, oh
I can't dry your tears if you don't quit crying
And, oh
We've been fighting like hell, but hell's been fighting harder and harder
Seems to me that we never see the light of day
Honey, I want to, but I can't love you
If you won't get the hell outta my way
Outta my way

I heard you been up in Rosine with a regular man
Do you reckon he knows me or has he heard of my band?
How I wish I could slow things down
I know things now can get a little bit stressful sometimes
Darling, just hold me down, there's peace in the sound
If you let yourself live it, I find

And, honey, oh
I can't dry your tears if you don't quit crying
And, oh
We've been fighting like hell, but hell's been fighting harder and harder
Seems to me that we never see the light of day
Honey, I want to, but I can't love you
If you won't get the hell outta my way
Outta my way