[Verse 1]
He took my things and took my lighter
And built himself a big old fire
And watched our love go up in smoke
I hear he's out on the road
Chasing a girl from the circus
Like we're just ashes
But what he don't know
[Chorus]
He can burn my boots, he can burn my jeans
He can burn my rusty old six string
He can burn my name just like a biscuit
Even them General Jackson tickets
He can burn our sheets and my reputation
Even my farmer's federation
Jacket, he can have it but there ain't enough gasoline
To burn my memory
[Verse 2]
I swеar one night in the dark
He'll bе lying in her arms
And a cold chill will creep up his spine
And then like a ghost
That love we made in Mexico
Will haunt him and set him on fire
[Chorus]
And he can burn my couch and my turquoise rings
He can burn my good California green
He can burn my lipstick kissed love letters
Even my Waylon Jennings records
He can burn down all our favorite bars
And all them wishes we wished on stars
Screw it, he can do it but there ain't enough gasoline
To burn my memory
But he can try
[Bridge]
Yeah, he can light it up, baby, I don't care
'Cause we both know I ain't going anywhere
[Chorus]
Yeah, he can burn my boots, he can burn my jeans
He can burn my rusty old six string
He can burn my name just like a biscuit
Even them General Jackson tickets
He can burn our sheets and my reputation
Even my farmer's federation
Jacket, he can have it but there ain't enough gasoline
It'd take more than all the whiskey from Kentucky down to Tennessee
To burn my memory, yeah
Nah, he can't burn my memory
But he can try
And he will
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