Lyrics to
I’m A Memory

This version of I’M A Memory was released by Willie Nelson in 1971.

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I’m a game that you used to play
I’m a plan that you didn’t lay so well
I’m a fire that burns in your mind
Close your eyes I’m a memory
I’m a love that you know from a song
I’m a voice on a green telephone
And I’m a day that lasted so long
Close your eyes I’m a memory

I’m a dream that comes with the night
And I’m a face that fades with the light
And I’m a tear that falls out of sight
Close your eyes I’m a memory

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About Lyrics and I’M A Memory by Willie Nelson

The lyrics to I’M A Memory are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Willie Nelson in 1971. Elements of the lyrics to I’M A Memory are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Willie Nelson and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for I’M A Memory back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to I’M A Memory by Willie Nelson in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to I’M A Memory" means the words set to the music of I’M A Memory, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Willie Nelson. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to I’M A Memory and the lyrics to I’M A Memory are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Willie Nelson who came here looking just for the lyrics to I’M A Memory, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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