Lyric Real Thing

(Roy Baham)

(It s gonna take a lot more than a memory
For I had the real thing too long.)

I keep telling myself I ll be all right
With the mem ry that you left behind
But it will take a lot more than a memory
To keep me from losin my mind.

My memories won t last as a shield from the past
They break down and cry out when we re alone
I need a lot more than a memory
For I had the real thing too long.

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For a while I can pull myself together
With a mem ry and a drink for my heart
But it will take a lot more than a memory
To keep me from falling apart...