Back Door Slam

somebody told me that the future’s wide open
but i’m not so sure that it is
well anyway what would i know?
i’m just a fool trying to make it in showbiz
still there’s people here and there
who seem to think i’m smart
but where they got that idea, i don’t know
well anyway it’s been nice talking to you
but now i really must go
you see i'm going to Tuscaloosa, way down in Alabam
and as i leave i promise i won't let the back door slam
won't let the back door slam

i used to know a girl from Texas
she used to lie and say she came from New York
said she once drank champagne with Elvis
she still carries around the cork
she showed up at my place one night
sayin’ "i don’t love you but for now you’ll have to do"
and then this is what she said to me, just as soon
as our one night romance was through
she said "i'm going to Tuscaloosa, way down in Alabam
and as i leave i promise i won't let the back door slam
won't let the back door slam"

just as sure as the darkest hour
is erased by the light of the dawn
if you just let the door close softly behind you
no one will know that you’re gone
no one will know you’re gone

now all of us have got to get through this life
as unscathed as we possibly can
and i been around the block once or twice
but if you’re seeking good advice
honey, i’m not your man
sure i could show you some scars here and there in my soul
but i’m sure you’ve got some of your own
and i ain’t got no pearls of wisdom to offer
best i-can do is just to throw you this bone
and tell you to go to Tuscaloosa, way down in Alabam
and as you leave you got to promise
you won't let the back door slam
won't let the back door slam