All I Can Be Is a Sweet Memory

All I can be is a sweet memory

That drifts through your mind from time to time

I could never be more than a knock on your door

Just a shadow that's gone with the sunshine

For you know I'm not free and I never can be

And you're bound to get restless in time

All I can be is a sweet memory

That drifts through your mind

Tonight I'll shed a silent tear while lying here with you

The sands of time have trickled down to just a precious few

You're young and so beautiful and I'm so glad I'm here

But the ending painfully clear

All I can be is a sweet memory

Of someone you had to leave behind

Who loves you and needs you but never could give you

A ring for your finger so fine

So tonight let's just borrow one memory for tomorrow

'Til we find we've run out of time

All I can be is a sweet memory

That drifts through your mind

All I can be is a sweet memory

That drifts through your mind