All i can be is a sweet memory
That drifts thru your mind from time to time
I can never be more than a knock on your door
Just a shadow that's gone with the sunshine
For you know i'm not free and i never shall be
And your bound to get restless in time
For all i can be is a sweet memory
That drifts through your mind
Recite
You see my wife's not in the best of health
We haven't touched in years
And a man gets lonely by himself
I guess that why i'm here
I'm all she's got that ain't sayin' a lot
But she wouldn't last long without me
She just couldn't take another bad break
That's why i won't ever be free
All i can be is a sweet memory
Of someone you had to leave behind
Who loves you and needs you
But never could give you a ring for your finger so fine
So tonight let's just borrow each other
Tomorrow we may find has run out of time
For all i can be is a sweet memory
That drifts thru your mind
1982 tree publishing co., inc.