Memory
jay wilber and his band Lyrics

Thanks for the memory
Thank you for the memories

Of sentimental verse,
Of poetry filled with emotion

Nothing in my purse,
Being broke

And chuckles
And laughter

When the preacher said,
During the wedding ceremony when the priest pronounced the vows

For better or for worse,
In good times and bad times

How lovely it was.
How beautiful it all felt.

Of Schubert's Serenade,
Of listening to Schubert’s music

Little things of jade
Collectibles made of jade

And traffic jams
Getting stuck in traffic

And anagrams
Playing word games where you rearrange letters to create new words.

And bills we never paid,
Ignoring the bills that were due

How lovely it was.
How beautiful it all felt.

We who could laugh over big things
We, who could find humor in difficult and challenging times

Were parted by only a slight thing.
We got separated for small differences

I wonder if we did the right thing,
I think about whether we made the right decision.

Oh, well, that's life, I guess,
It's just a fact of life

I love your dress.
I really like the dress you're wearing.

Of faults that you forgave,
Of the mistakes you overlooked and forgave

Of rainbows on a wave,
Watching the beauty of a rainbow on the waves of the sea

And stockings in the basin
Washing stockings in the sink

When a fellow needs a shave,
During a time when a man needs to shave

Thank you so much.
Thank you very much.

Of tinkling temple bells,
Of the sound of temple bells

Alma mater yells
Chanting the school cheers

And Cuban rum
Drinking Cuban rum

And towels from
Using towels from

The very best hotels,
Staying at the most luxurious hotels

Oh how lovely it was.
How beautiful it all felt.

Of cushions on the floor,
Of sitting on cushions on the floor

Hash with Dinty Moore,
Eating hash (corned beef and potatoes) with Dinty Moore brand

That pair of gay pajamas
A colorful pair of pajamas

That you bought
That you purchased

And never wore.
And never used.

We said goodbye with a highball,
When we parted, we had a drink of a highball (a cocktail)

Then I got as high as a steeple,
After that, I got very drunk

But we were intelligent people,
But we were smart and knew what we were doing

No tears, no fuss,
We didn't cry or make a big deal about it

Hooray for us.
We did well together.

Strictly entire nous,
Only our whole self

Darling, how are you?
How are you, my dear?

And how are all
And how are all of

Those little dreams
Those small desires and ambitions that you had

That never did come true?
That you never achieved?

Awfully glad I met you,
I am very happy that I met you.

Cheerio and toodle-oo
Goodbye and farewell

Thank you,
Thank you

Thank you so much.
Thank you very much.