Man With A Memory lyrics

(Charlie Black/Rory Michael Bourke)

Ol` Johnny`s got a heart of gold
Ask anyone around here
But some nights his eyes are far away
And filled with tears
Sweet Mary Lou`s just as good as they come
With a weakness for all the wrong men
From the look on her face tonight
She`s been wrong again
Bartender`s thinkin` to himself
As he rubs his towel around a glass

Thinkin` `bout the man with a mem`ry
And the woman with a past
Lost souls on life`s highway
Forever lookin` back
When you`re livin` for the love
And the love doesn`t last
You get a man with a mem`ry
A woman with a past

Bartender turns the TV down
Cranks that ol` jukebox up
Carefully selects which buttons to push
For what each song does
C-23 after J-19, it`s a tonic for a broken heart
A little Stardust in the mix
It`s a fine, fine art
Dim the lights a notch or two
The next round is on the house

For the man with a mem`ry
And the woman with a past
Lost souls on life`s highway
Forever lookin` back
When you`re livin` for the love
And the love doesn`t last
You get a man with a mem`ry
A woman with a past

Oh, we`ve all got somethin` we`ve got to get around
Now and then you get the chance to help the lost get found

Stackin` chairs and sweepin` up
He can`t help a little smile

Now there`s a man with a mem`ry
There`s a woman with a past
Lost souls on life`s highway
Forever lookin` back
When you`re livin` for the love
And the love doesn`t last
You get a man with a mem`ry
A woman with a past