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