Christmas In Memphis
©1985 Singles Only Music, BMI
By Michael Porter & Stephony Smith
It’s December Twenty-Four
Just Like All The Ones Before
This One Is Different
Seems Like Everyone I See
Makes A Point of Wishing Me
A Merry Christmas
*It’s Not The Presents Or The Lights Up On The Trees
It’s Not the Santas Ringing Bells Out In The Streets
It’s That I’m Home and There’s No Place I’d Rather Be
Because It’s Christmas in Memphis
Christmas In Memphis
Christmas in Memphis, Tennessee
Once Again It Didn’t Snow
And I Turn on My Radio
And “Blue Christmas” Plays
When the Clock Rolls Past The Twelve
We Put Time Put Up On A Shelf
Just For A Day
*Repeat Chorus
On This Silent Night Hear The Church Bells Ring
As the River Goes By Caroling
There’s Not A Stranger Tonight In This Town On The Bluff
A Star Shines Bright As A Symbol of Love
*Repeat Chorus
The Knowers of Things
The Knowers of Things
©2007 Michael Porter & Wake Eastman
Rowdy Cow Music, Inc. (BMI)
He Holds Out His Coffee Cup
To Get His Free Re-fill
While His Buddy Says “I Guess It’s Time
For My Blood Pressure Pill”
They Might Look Like Two Old Coots
Just Blowin’ Their Smoke Rings
But To Me They Are The Knowers of Things
*They Know How To Build A House
They Know How To Fix A Car
They Know What It’s Like To Lose A Friend Beside You In A War
They Know Hard Times Means Santa Claus Has Nothing Left To Bring
They Are The Knowers of Things
Every Day They Cut Up
In That Same Old Corner Booth
These Men That Time Has Written Off
As Too Long In The Tooth
But In My Eyes They’re Holding Court
Just Like They Were Kings
For To Me They Are The Knowers of Things
*Repeat Chorus
Yeah, They Talk Loud
Cause They’re Half Deaf
And One Day If You’re Lucky
You Might Just Be One Yourself
*Repeat Chorus