Real Thing (more Than A Memory) Lyrics - Bobby Bare

(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