A Memory Like I'm Gonna Be Song Lyrics and Chords by Tanya Tucker
A Memory Like I'm Gonna Be
Recorded by Tanya Tucker
Written by
Jerry Laseter and Roger Murrah
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I can hear you smiling on the
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Bet you thought that I'd be
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crying
Go on and tell yourself I've
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done you wrong
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both know you'll be
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You don't have to have a
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reason
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heart is set on
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leaving
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ut you'll remember on some rainy
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A little
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simple word or thought
Or a
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birthday card I bought
Just sur
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render cause you can't get
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never can be
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free
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memory like I'm gonna
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be
That greener grass you think you
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see
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high heeled
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Better count the cost of
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worth all that you're
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sing
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It may be over but it's not
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Cause there's one thing you're
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forgetting
You'll
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remember on some rainy
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Little
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things we used to do
Like that
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night in Baton Rouge
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surrender cause you can't get
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never can be
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free
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memory like I'm gonna
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be
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When it all comes back someday
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Don't be surprised
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on some lonely night
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When you close your eyes
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surrender cause you can't get
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never can be
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free
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memory like I'm gonna
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FAQ
Who sang the the song A Memory Like I'm Gonna Be?
- The song A Memory Like I'm Gonna Be was sang by Tanya Tucker.
Who is Tanya Tucker?
- Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature into adulthood without losing her audience, and during the course of her career, she notched a streak of top-10 and top-40 hits.
She has had several successful albums, several Country Music Association award nominations, and hit songs such as 1973's "What's Your Mama's Name?" and "Blood Red and Goin' Down", 1975's "Lizzie and the Rainman", 1988's "Strong Enough to Bend", and 1992's "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane". Tucker's 2019 album While I'm Livin' won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album, and "Bring My Flowers Now" from that same album won Tucker a shared songwriting Grammy for Best Country Song.
