I Took A Memory For Lunch Song Lyrics and Chords by Bobby Bare
I Took A Memory For Lunch
Recorded by Bobby Bare
Written by Tom T. Hall
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Tod
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ay the weather was so
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pretty
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noon I went out for a
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stroll
I walked and did some window
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shopping
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met someone I used to
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know
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The
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years have been kind to her
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beauty
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I first saw her my heart
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jumped
Tonight if I seem disen
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chanted
It's
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because I took a memory to
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lunch
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We
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sat and talked about the old
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days
With
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misty teardrops in our
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eyes
And reaffirmed an old
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suspicion
The
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past grows old but never
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dies
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The
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charm that draws two hearts t
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ogether
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four o'clock was just too
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much
The days and years we had be
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Were
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down to just two coffee
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cups
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You
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can't relieve life in an
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hour
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afternoon kept wearing
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on
I'm sorry that I'm late for
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dinner
I
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took a memory to
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lunch
FAQ
Who sang the the song I Took A Memory For Lunch?
- The song I Took A Memory For Lunch was sang by Bobby Bare.
Who is Bobby Bare?
- Robert Joseph Bare Sr. (born April 7, 1935) is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for the songs "Marie Laveau", "Detroit City" and "500 Miles Away from Home". He is the father of Bobby Bare Jr., also a musician.
