Just a Memory
dark country, country ballad, southern gothic, male tenor vocals, felt piano, acoustic guitar strums, pedal steel swells, mournful fiddle, upright bass, brush snare, pre-chorus lift, chorus power ballad, post-chorus breakdown, sparse verse, anthemic regret, 74 BPM, intimate reverb, analog warmth
Just a Memory
dark country, country ballad, southern gothic, male tenor vocals, felt piano, acoustic guitar strums, pedal steel swells, mournful fiddle, upright bass, brush snare, pre-chorus lift, chorus power ballad, post-chorus breakdown, sparse verse, anthemic regret, 74 BPM, intimate reverb, analog warmth
Lyrics
Verse 1
Well, I guess the past
Ain't too far behind me
'Cause I can still see the way I found you that morning
In your faded wranglers
Your favorite Navy T-shirt
If only I could have seen the warnings
Pre Chorus
Another brother who lost the fight
To the demon in his mind
And now I live my life each day
Wondering if you could have been saved
Chorus
'Cause I saw you
At the break of dawn
I was the first one
To find you gone
And I held you
I held you in my arms
And the pain of it all
Still breaks my heart
I could've answered the phone
Could've stayed the night
We could've had another smoke
Could've drank another Bud Light
But now you're
Just a memory
That I'll be taking to the grave with me
Verse 2
And I know, I know
That it ain't my fault
And you were already gone before I knocked on your door
But I can't help
but to blame myself
Man, I could have done so much more
Pre Chorus
Another brother who lost the fight
To the demon in his mind
And now I live my life each day
Wondering if you could have been saved
Chorus
'Cause I saw you
At the break of dawn
I was the first one
To find you gone
And I held you
I held you in my arms
And the pain of it all
Still breaks my heart
I could've answered the phone
Could've stayed the night
We could've had another smoke
Could've drank another Bud Light
But now you're
Just a memory
That I'll be taking to the grave with me
Bridge
What if I hadn't let you out of my sight
What if I'd kept you on the line
What if I just sat there and listened to you
Talk about anything you wanted to
And I knew you weren't doin' all that well
But if I only knew how far you fell
Oh, the things I'd have done for you
If I had known what you were gonna do
Chorus
'Cause I saw you
At the break of dawn
I was the first one
To find you gone
And I held you
I held you in my arms
And the pain of it all
Still breaks my heart
I could've answered the phone
Could've stayed the night
We could've had another smoke
Could've drank another Bud Light
But now you're
Just a memory
That I'll be taking to the grave with me