Nickels and dimes, mem'ries and wine: She's on his mind once again. The same old stool, the same old fool: Played by the rules but didn't win. There's an old love in his heart that he can't lose; He tried forgetting but he knows that it's no use.
He's got a fool hearted memory. It won't let him see, That she walked out the door. He's got a fool hearted memory. An' he sits patiently, Here every night so it can fool him more.
She was his girl, his only world: That string of pearls that slipped away. A thousand dimes, a thousand times, He doesn't mind what they say. He fills the jukebox then plays the same old song; He fills his glass and then he turns her memory on.
But it's a fool hearted memory. It won't let him see, That she walked out the door. He's got a fool hearted memory. He sits patiently, Here every night so it can fool him more.
He's got a fool hearted memory. It won't let him see, That she walked out the door. He's got a fool hearted memory. An' he sits patiently, Here every night so it can fool him more.