I´m in love with the thought of you when you were twenty-two
My pair of boots and your Converse shoes kicked off by the front door

Sippin´ cheap tequila on the front porch
I´m in love with the history of you and me, how it used to be
The king and queen of this small town, young and wild
Somethin´ from the ´90s on the dashboard dial

But, oh, a memory ain´t enough
´Cause I can look, but I can´t touch

A memory can´t get you outside of your mama´s house
Midnight rain on a Chevy hood
A memory can´t hold you in a Sarasota sunrise
Even though you wish it would
All it´s gonna do is make you lose sleep at night

Wake up and leave you in the past
You can love a memory, but a memory
Can´t love you back

Just when I think I found someone knew, it comes out the blue
It kills my vice and it kills the mood
Those two years, they´re long gone
And I should be movin´ on

But, oh, a memory´ll make it hard
It´s time to realize you don´t deserve my heart
Heart, oh

A memory can´t get you outside of your mama´s house

Midnight rain on a Chevy hood
A memory can´t hold you in a Sarasota sunrise
Even though you wish it would
All it´s gonna do is make you lose sleep at night
Wake up and leave you in the past
You can love a memory, but a memory
Can´t love you back (Woah)

Oh, no (Oh)

A memory can´t tell you how you´ll make her feel
In the moonlight glow of a shotgun seat
A memory can´t pick out a diamond ring
And say "I do" under an old oak tree

All it´s gonna do is make you lose sleep at night
Wake up and leave you in the past
You can love a memory, but a memory
Can´t love you back (Woah)
Can´t love you back (Oh)

You can love a memory, but a memory
Can´t love you back