I stayed up late and watched the moon on the river I sat on the bed I hoped you would't leave I looked out the window at the cars on the street what had I said.... I saw the Memphis Moonlight sky I wiped another tear from my eye as another day drifts by I'm thinking of you in the Memphis Moonlight I wake up tired and watched the rain gently falling I laid on the bed I hoped you would return your face at the front door was a dream come true I saw the Memphis Moonlight sky I watched another plane flying high as another day drifts by thinking of you in the Memphis Moonlight She sits with me the neon in her eyes the sun will never rise until the misty morning it's all turned out as day turns to night I stayed up late and watched the moon on the river I sat on the bed I hoped you would't leave I looked out the window at the cars on the street what had I said.... I saw the Memphis Moonlight sky I wiped another tear from my eye as another day drifts by I'm thinking of you in the Memphis Moonlight