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A Few Old Memories
Recorded by The Statler Brothers
Written by Don S. Reid and Harold W. Reid

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I burned all those pictures at least ten years ago
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That one of you beside the car was hardest to let go

She was called a scarlet woman by the people
Who would go to church but left me in the street
With no parents of my own, I never had a home
And an eighteen year old boy has got to eat.

She found me outside one Sunday morning
Begging money from a man I didn't know
She took me in and wiped away my childhood

She was called a scarlet woman by the people
Who would go to church but left me in the streets
With no parents of my own I never had a home
And an eighteen year old boy has got to eat

She found me outside one Sunday morning
Begging money from a man I didn't know
She took me in and wiped away my childhood

There are rumors goin' 'round about you and me
And you know things can't always stay the way they should be
What I'm trying to say as I kiss you right now
Is I've loved you the best I know how

I give it all that I have to give and I can't take any more
What I'm trying to show you in the way that I hold you
Is I've loved you the best I know how

I can tell by looking you've got fears in your heart
You're hoping no one else can see
But you can't hide feelings from someone who cares
Open up and let it out and count on me

Count on me
(For doing my share)
Count on me

She was standing in the crowd
All alone and lookin' pretty
Listening to the music that we played
She walked up and whispered
I leaned down and listened
To the request that she made

'Do you know, 'You Are My Sunshine''?

Saturday morning serials chapters 1 through 15
Fly paper, penny loafers, Lucky Strike Green
Flat tops, sock hops, Studebaker, "Pepsi, please"
Ah, do you remember these?

Cigar bands on your hand, your daddy's socks rolled down,
Shticks, snow globes, and aviator caps with flaps that button down
Movie stars on Dixie Cup tops and knickers to your knees

Listen while you read!
When the sun wakes up in the west
And lays it's head down in the east
When they ordain Madlyn O'Hare
And she becomes a priest

When a San Diego sailor
Comes home with no tattoo

I saw a man today who said he talked to you
Not so long ago I think a month or two
As my mind raced back in time I prayed oh Lord don't let it show
He thinks I forgot you fifteen years ago
Fifteen years ago and I still feel the same
Why did he have to mention your sweet name
I'm as broken up inside as if it's been a week or so
Takes a mighty strong love to keep a man thinkin' of

I keep hearin' you're concerned about my happiness
But all that thought you're givin' me is conscience I guess
If I was walkin' in your shoes, I wouldn't worry none
While you 'n' your friends are worried about me I'm havin' lots of fun

Countin' flowers on the wall
That don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire 'till dawn with a deck of fifty-one

I keep hearing you're concerned about my happiness
But all that thought you're giving me is conscience, I guess
If I were walking in your shoes I wouldn't worry none
While you and your friends are worrying 'bout me, I'm having lots of fun

Counting flowers on the wall
That don't bother me at all
Playing solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one

I'm tryin' to get over you, seems to take so long
I'm cryin', it's about you, God, where did this thing go wrong?

Forever I will love you, I'll never get over loving you
Forever I will love you, I'll never get over loving you

I had always thought I'd spend my life with you
Now I know I'll only spend my whole life through, remembering you

If she's guilty so am I
If she's forgotten how to cry
If she gets lonely don't know why
If she's guilty so am I

If she's changed I'll take the blame
If somehow she's not the same
If there's a distant look in her eyes

Flowers on the wall I keep hearin' you're concerned about my happiness But all that thought you're givin' me is conscience I guess If I was walkin' in your shoes, I wouldn't worry none While you 'n' your friends are worried about me I'm havin' lots of fun Countin' flowers on the wall That don't bother me at all Playin' solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo Now don't tell me I've nothin' to do Last night I dressed in tails, pretended I was on the town As long as I can dream it's hard to slow this swinger down So please don't give a thought to me, I'm really doin' fine You can always find me here, I'm havin' quite a time It's good to see you, I must go, I know I look a fright Anyway my eyes are not accustomed to this light And my shoes are not accustomed to this hard concrete So I must go back to my room and make my day complete Countin' flowers on the wall That don't bother me at all Playin' solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo Now don't tell me I've nothin' to do Don't tell me I've nothin' to do

When she bought her first heels I was there
When she combed those last pigtails from her hair
When she wore her sister's dress to the prom I must confess
When the last dance was danced I was there

When I first fell in love she was there
I can still remember when and where
But life gives and takes and we all have our breaks

(I'll be the one)
The one standing in the shadows
When you think the world has been unfair

(I'll be the one)
The one walking beside you
When no one else is there

Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let fifty cents
No phone, no pool, no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes

But two hours of pushing broom
Eight by twelve four bit room

Let me be a little kinder
Let me be a little blinder
To the faults of those around me
Let me praise a little more
Let me be when I am weary
Just a little bit more cheery
Think a little more of others
And a little less of me.

I saw her from a distance
As she walked up to the wall
In her hand she held some flowers
As her tears began to fall

She took out pen and paper
As to trace her memories
She looked up to Heaven

You and I were meant for one another
Today we'll join our hearts eternally
And this moment I'll always remember
All the words that mean so much to me

And you're my only love, my only love
And I just thank the lord above for you each day
I can't believe the way I feel, you're so special, you're so real

New York City
Statler Brothers
She came to me shortly after Christmas,
Said she hated spoiling New Year's Eve.
But the truth doesn't wait to come in season
And what we had feared was now believed
She said she'd leave come Monday morning,
Catch a plane if I'd split the fair.

When it's over
God knows as well as we did
When we pack up
Stack up what's her's and what's his

When we make up
The stories to cover up the shame
They never will believe we simply fell out of love

Just a picture on a table, just some letters Mama saved
& a costume brooch from England that has on the back engraved
"To Eileen, I love you, London, 1943"
But she never heard from him again, & he never heard of me

CHORUS:
& the war still ain't over for Mama
Every night in her dreams she still sees

In my youth I was enchanted
Took the good, good life for granted
Thought the better things were handed out for free
But since then I've learned that living
Does require a bit of giving
And some things that I'd been missing now I see

And there was a time when I was slow

I got over Charlotte Thompson, Goldie Johnson,
Lord they done me wrong
I took it hard with Peggy Harper
She hurt me bad, but not for long
There's just one I remember
Makes me feel funny down inside
I'd trade 'em all for just one hour
Of Susan when she tried

Tommy's selling used cars, Nancy's fixing hair,
Harvey runs a grocery store and Margaret doesn't care.
Jerry drives a truck for Sears and Charlotte's on the make,
And Paul sells life insurance and part time real estate.

Helen is a hostess, Frank works at the mill,
Janet teaches grade school and prob'ly always will.
Bob works for the city and Jack's in lab research,

There's lots of things in this old world fancy cars and pretty girls
And something I like more than sunny skies
The grandest thing I've ever seen are pictures on a movie screen
Wolfman you're a fright alright but sure a sight for sore eyes
It's a world of kings and queens up there on that movie screen
It's a picnic Crossin' River Kwai
The movies are great medicine thank you Thomas Edison
For giving us the best years of our lives

I'm the official historian on Shirley Jean Berrell
I've known her since God only knows and I won't tell
I caught her the first time she stumbled and fell
And Shirley she knows me just as well

I can tell you her birthday and her daddy's middle name
The uncles on her mama's side and the ones they don't claim
What she's got for Christmas since 1952

I ain't a gonna need this house no longer ain't a gonna need this house no more
Ain't got time to fix the shingles ain't got time to fix the door
Ain't got time to oil the hinges nor to mend the window panes
I ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm gettin' ready to meet the saints

This ole house once knew my children this ole house once knew my wife
This ole house was joy and comfort as we fought the storms of life
This ole house once rang with laughter this ole house heard many a shout

You're having second thoughts, I can tell by the way you look at me
I can tell by what I see that you no longer believe in me
I'm havin' bad dreams, can't seem to get back to where we used to be
Sometimes it feels like we're worlds apart
And I've got too much on my heart

I've got too much on my heart and I don't like to feel the pain
And I don't know where to start to make you love me once again

Shes got the look of an angel in love
Shes got the face dreams are made of
You may get lost in the magic of her eyes
Shes a walking heartache in disguise
Shes a walking heartache in disguise
Shes nothing more than a memory
In time Im sure Ill forget
Ill get rid of that memory

We walked the warm streets of Florida
With sand in our pockets lots of times
Worked the cold streets of New York
With four guitars and a tin cup just for dimes

We spent one night in Winnipeg
A summer in Mississippi sun
Had some trouble once in Fargo

I didn't come to kiss the bride
So don't seat me on either side
I just came by to see the show

I'm close enough, I'll stand right here
I can see and I can hear
'Course I heard it all years ago