The Rolling Stones
"Memory Motel" lyrics

Memory Motel

Hannah honey
Was a peachy kind of girl
Her eyes were hazel
And her nose were slightly curved

We spent a lonely night
At the Memory Motel
It's on the ocean
I guess you know it well

It took a starry night
To steal my breath away
Down on the water front
Her hair all drenched in spray

Hannah baby
Was a honey of a girl
Her eyes were hazel
And her teeth were slightly curved

She took my guitar
And she began to play
She sang a song to me
Stuck right in my brain

You're just a memory
Of a love that used to be
You're just a memory
Of a love
That used to mean so much to me

She got a mind of her own
And she use it well
Yeah
Well, she's one of a kind
She's got a mind

She's got a mind of her own
Yeah
And she use it mighty fine

She drove a pick-up truck
Painted green and blue
The tires were wearing thin
She turned a mile or two

When I asked her
Where she headed for
"Back up to Boston
I'm singing in a bar"

I got to fly today
On down to Baton Rouge
My nerves are shot already
The road ain't all that smooth

Across in Texas
Is the rose of San Antone
I keep on a feeling
That's gnawing in my bones

You're just a memory
Just a memory
That used to mean so much to me

Just a memory
You're just a memory
That used to mean so much to me

You're just a memory, girl
You're just a sweet memory
And it used to mean so much to me

Sha la, la, la
Sha la, la, la
Sha la, la, la
Sha la, la, la

You're just a memory
Of a love
That used to mean so much to me

She got a mind of her own
And she use it well
Yeah
Mighty fine
Cause she's one of a kind

She got a mind of her own
She's one of a kind
And she use it well

On the seventh day
My eyes were all a glaze
We've been ten thousand miles
Been in fifteen states

Every woman seemed to
Fade out of my mind
I hit the bottle
And hit the sack and cried

What's all this laughter
On the twenty-second floor
It's just some friends of mine
And they're busting down the door

Been a lonely night
At the Memory Motel

You're just a memory, girl
Just a memory
And you used to mean so much to me

You're just a memory, girl
You're just a memory
And you used to mean so much to me

You're just a memory, girl
You're just a memory
And you used to mean so much to me

You're just a memory
Of a love
That used to mean so much to me

She got a mind of her own
And she use it well
Yeah
Well, she's one of a kind