Harlan howard All i can be is a sweet memory That drifts through your mind time from time I can never be more than a knock on your door Just a shadow that's gone with the sunshine For you know i'm not free And i never can be And your bound to get restless in time All i can be is a sweet memory That drifts through your mind Tonight i'll share the silence While lying here with you Sands of time have trickled down Just a precious few You're young and so beautiful And i'm glad that i'm here But the ending is painfully clear All i can be is a sweet memory Of someone you had to leave behind Who loves you and needs you Never could give you A ring for your finger so fine So tonight we'll just borrow each other Tomorrow we'll find we've run out of time All i can be is a sweet memory That drifts through your mind For you know i'm not free And i never can be And your bound to get restless in time All i can be is a sweet memory That drifts through your mind All i can be is a sweet memory That drifts through your mind