Written by David Allan Coe
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Here I sit behind the bottle, like I've done so many times
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A-drinkin' to my new love, with my old love on my mind
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That just ain't no way to shake it, no one else can take her place
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And the bottle holds the memory that a new love can't replace
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The bottle holds the memory of the times we used to share
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She would not take me back again if I cried a million tears
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So I smile and run my fingers gently on my new love's face
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While I hold the bottled memory that time could not erase
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She don't realize I'm lonely, she thinks everything is fine
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Tell another joke bartender, Lord I'm about to lose my mind
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I'm just goin' thru the motions, Lord I'll never win this race
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While I hold the bottled memory that time could not erase
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Here I sit behind this bottle like I've done so many times
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Drinkin' to my new love with my old love on my mind
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That just ain't no way to shake it, no one else can take her place
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Old Jerry Lee holds the memory that time cannot erase
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Jerry Lee the Killer's got your memory baby, and time will not erase
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