taken
down all of his pictures
I've cleaned out
all of the drawers
I painted over the scratches
from all of our little wars.
I put away every gift
that he ever gave to me
Now everything is in its place,
except for his memory.
Now where do I put his memory?
It haunts me night and day
I can't hide, oh, in the closet, Lord
And I just can't throw it away
Where can I hide this old memory?
It's always in my mind
I can't chase it
Erase it, oh, I just have to face it
It's gon na be there a long,
long time
Mmm, I got rid of the pillow
Where he used to lay his head
I removed his favorite slippers
That he kept on his
side of the bed
I locked away each little souvenir
Oh, and I threw away the key
Now, let's see
Every little thing, oh, is in its place
Except for his memory
Nowhere can I place his memory
Oh, it haunts me night and day
I can't seem to hide it
In the closet, y 'all, for the life of me,
I just can't toss it away
Tell me, where do I put
this memory?
It's always in my mind
I can't chase it, erase it,
I just have to face it
It's gonna be there a long, long time
I can't chase it, erase it,
I just have to face it
It's gonna be there
A long, long time