i ve taken down all of her pictures i ve cleaned out all of her drawers i ve painted over the scratches from all of our little wars i ve put away every gift that she ever gave to me now everything is in its place except for her memory and where do i put her memory when it haunts me night and day i can t hide it in the closet and lord i can t throw it away and where do i put her memory when it s always in my mind i can t chase it erase it i just have to face it it s gonna be there a long long time i got rid of the pillow where she used to lay her head i ve picked up her hairpins and curlers that she dropped on her side of the bed i ve locked away each souvenir and thrown away the key now everything is in it s place except for her memory and where do i put her memory when it s always in my mind i can t chase it erase it i just have to face it it s gonna be there a long long time it s gonna be there a long long time