You're gone now for good

And it looks like I could stop crying

But I cry just the same

When a heart breaks

How long does it take 'til the pain stops

And only the memory remains?

It's been a long time

And you'd think that by this time

My tears would have drowned all the pain

I could live with a memory

Oh but how long will it be 'til the pain stops

And only the memory remains?

The fire that we started

Burns on though we parted

And I'm tortured by the heat of the flame

If I'm strong enough to take it

'Til the pain stops, I can make it

When only the memory remains

I could live with a memory

But how long will it be 'til the tears stop

And the pain stops

And only the memory remains?

Only the memory

Only the memory remains