Ol' Johnny's got a heart of gold
Ask anyone around here
But some night his eyes are far away

And filled with tears
Sweet Mary Lou's just as good as they come
Witha 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

Dimi 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