SOMETIMES AN OLD MEMORY GETS IN MY EYE
(Bill Owens)


Dolly Parton - 1973


Like someone drowning, I reach for a straw
Grasping for love where there's no love at all
Slowly I'm sinking as time drags by
And sometimes an old memory gets in my eye

I struggle for strength to face the dawn
And I'm freezing to death without you to keep me warm
I hold an armful of nothing close to my side
And sometimes an old memory gets in my eye

Sometimes an old memory gets in my eye
And when it comes it's hard to keep my eyes dry
Don't think you see tears, for I never cry
But sometimes an old memory gets in my eye
Yes, sometimes an old memory just gets in my eye







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2011)