Nickels and dimes, memories and wines - she's on his mind once again. The same old stool, the same old fool; played by the rules, but didn't win. There's an old love in his heart that he can't lose. He tried forgettin', but he knows that it's no use.
[Chorus:] He's got a fool hearted memory. It won't let him see that she walked out the door. He's got a fool hearted memory, And he sits patiently here every night so it can fool him more.
She was his girl, his only whirl, that string of pearls that slipped away. A thousand dimes, a thousand times - he doesn't mind what they say. He fills the jukebox, and plays the same old song. He fills his glass, and then he turns her memory on.
[Chorus:] But it's a fool hearted memory. It won't let him see that she walked out the door. He's got a fool hearted memory. And he sits patiently here every night so it can fool him more.
He's got a fool hearted memory. It won't let him see that she walked out the door. He's got a fool hearted memory. And he sits patiently here every night so it can fool him more.