Your Memory Has A Mind Of Its Own
Echoes of Heartache: Willie Nelson's Melancholic Ode to Unyielding Memories
Lyrics
Your memory has a mind of its own
Your memory operates independently.
It knows where to go when it's gone
It knows where to go even when I feel it's lost.
I think I've lost it, then it proves me wrong
I sometimes believe I've lost control of it, but it surprises me.
Your memory has a mind of its own
Reiterates that your memory functions autonomously.
I can't tell it what to do
I cannot dictate or control its actions.
I can smoke and I can drink
Despite smoking and drinking to forget, it persists.
Till it's out of view
These vices don't make it disappear.
But I can't hold it off, it's too strong
Unable to resist its influence; it's overpowering.
Your memory has a mind of its own
Restates that your memory operates independently.
Your memory does what it wants to do
Your memory acts on its own volition.
It survives, though I don't want it to
It persists despite my desire for it to fade away.
I do okay when I don't think of you
I manage well when not actively thinking about you.
But your memory does what it wants to do
Reiterates that your memory acts independently of my wishes.
If your memory had ears, they'd be burning
Imagines the impact on the memory if it had ears—sensitive to discussion.
If your memory had eyes, they'd be crying
If it had eyes, it would cry, feeling emotional.
And if it had a heart, it would leave me alone
If it had a heart, it would stop haunting me.
But your memory has a mind of its own
Confirms the persistent nature of the memory.
I can't tell it what to do
I cannot control or guide its actions.
I can smoke, I can drink
Smoking and drinking don't make it disappear.
Until it's out of view
Repetition of the inability to escape its grasp.
But I can't hold it off, it's too strong
Unable to resist its influence; it's too powerful.
And your memory has a mind of its own
Confirms the autonomy of the persistent memory.
Your memory has a mind of its own
Reiterates that your memory operates independently.
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