Better As A Memory
Lalah Hathaway"Better As A Memory" is a song by Lalah Hathaway, released in 1994 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:00 long and contains 38 lines and 261 words.
Lyrics
0:26I move on like a sinners prayer
0:29I let go like a levee breaks
0:33Walk away as if I don't care
0:36Learn to shoulder my mistakes
0:39I'm built to fade like your favorite song
0:43Gettin' reckless when there's no need
0:46Laugh as your stories ramble on
0:50Break my heart, but it won't bleed
0:53My only friends are pirates
0:57That's just who I am
1:00But I'm better as a memory than as your man
1:10Never sure when the truth won't do
1:13I'm pretty good on a lonely night
1:17I move on the way a storm blows through
1:20And never stay, but then again, I might.
1:23I struggle sometimes to find the words
1:27Always sure until I doubt
1:30Walk a line until it blurs
1:33Buildin' walls too high to climb out
1:37But I'm honest to a fault
1:40That's just who I am
1:45I'm better as a memory than as your man
1:53I see you leaning, you're bound to fall
1:59I don't want to be that mistake
2:06I'm just a dreamer and nothing more
2:12You should know it before it gets too late
2:18Cause goodbyes are like a roulette wheel
2:21You never know where they're gonna land
2:24First you're spinning, then you're standing still
2:28Left holding a losing hand
2:31But one day you're gonna find someone
2:34And right away you'll know it's true
2:38That all of your seekin's done
2:41It's just a part of the passing through
2:45Right there in that moment
2:47You'll finally understand
2:52That I was better as a memory than as your man
3:00Better as a memory than as your man
I move on like a sinners prayer I let go like a levee breaks Walk away as if I don't care Learn to shoulder my mistakes I'm built to fade like your favorite song Gettin' reckless when there's no need Laugh as your stories ramble on Break my heart, but it won't bleed My only friends are pirates That's just who I am But I'm better as a memory than as your man Never sure when the truth won't do I'm pretty good on a lonely night I move on the way a storm blows through And never stay, but then again, I might. I struggle sometimes to find the words Always sure until I doubt Walk a line until it blurs Buildin' walls too high to climb out But I'm honest to a fault That's just who I am I'm better as a memory than as your man I see you leaning, you're bound to fall I don't want to be that mistake I'm just a dreamer and nothing more You should know it before it gets too late Cause goodbyes are like a roulette wheel You never know where they're gonna land First you're spinning, then you're standing still Left holding a losing hand But one day you're gonna find someone And right away you'll know it's true That all of your seekin's done It's just a part of the passing through Right there in that moment You'll finally understand That I was better as a memory than as your man Better as a memory than as your man
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