Songwriters: CHARLIE BLACK, RORY MICHAEL BOURKE
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 [bad word] 
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 [bad word] 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 
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 
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 
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 
woman with a past.