The Memory I Choose

God knows I think about you 

now and then

I can see you laughing 

in the wind

Sometimes I remember 

how I loved you

Sometimes I can't believe 

I ever did

But weren't we laughing

Like two kids

That's the memory 

I will always choose

and I hope that's the thing 

you will never lose

We never really had a chance

I guess we never will again

But I ain't sad as I used to be

And I ain't as sad as I could've been

Because I got to hold you 

For a little while 

I got to take you places 

And make you smile

That's the memory 

I will always choose

And I hope that's the thing 

You will never lose

We saw willie Nelson 

And we saw George jones

We traveled this country

Like the Rolling Stones 

We made love

On the Hank Williams trail

I still ain't forgot 

How you got me in and out of jail

I saw you laughing

In the Georgia pines

And that's your home 

In my mind

That's the memory 

I will always choose 

I hope that's something 

You will never lose

I spent a while

Figuring out where to go

Until I found myself

Down near the Alamo 

I took the long way to Texas

But I'll be alright

I hope you've found love

I hope you hold on tight

I guess I owe you a debt

And some gratitude 

For the hard way you taught me

How to sing the blues

I hope someday

You'll look back in time

And see a softer picture 

In your mind

And remember how

You loved me for a little while

How I moved the earth

Just to make you smile

But yours is your 

Own vision of time

I can't change yours

I can just keep mine

That's the memory 

I will always choose

And I hope that's a thing

You don't ever lose