your memory has a mind of its own it knows where to go when it s gone i think i ve lost it then it proves me wrong your memory has a mind of its own i can t tell it what to do i can smoke and i can drink until it s out of view but i can t hold it off it s too strong your memory has a mind of its own your memory does what it wants to do it survives though i don t want it to i do ok when i don t think of you but your memory does what it wants to do if your memory had ears they d be burnin if your memory had eyes they d be cryin and if it had a heart it would leave me alone but your memory has a mind of its own i can t tell it what to do i can smoke and i can drink until it s out of view but i can t hold it off it s too strong your memory has a mind of its own your memory has a mind of its own