george strait - fool hearted memory lyrics

nickels and dimes, memories and wines - she's on his mind once again.
the same old stool, the same old fool; played by the rules, but didn't win.
there's an old love in his heart that he can't lose.
he tried forgettin', but he knows that it's no use.

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he's got a fool hearted memory.
it won't let him see that she walked out the door.
he's got a fool hearted memory,
and he sits patiently here every night so it can fool him more.

she was his girl, his only whirl, that string of pearls that slipped away.
a thousand dimes, a thousand times - he doesn't mind what they say.
he fills the jukebox, and plays the same old song.
he fills his glass, and then he turns her memory on.

[chorus:]
but it's a fool hearted memory.
it won't let him see that she walked out the door.
he's got a fool hearted memory.
and he sits patiently here every night so it can fool him more.

he's got a fool hearted memory.
it won't let him see that she walked out the door.
he's got a fool hearted memory.
and he sits patiently here every night so it can fool him more.