I can see you don't know   What a memory can do   You're getting ready to go   Like good-byes up to you      I can tell by the way   You're not falling apart   You're listening to somebody new   Not your heart      And when she's laying beside you   Like I used to do   Her lips will be my lips   When she's kissing you      You'll be looking at her   But it's my face, you'll see   The first word in memory is me      She'll never touch you, darling   The way that I do   It won't be her fault   That's just how it is      When she's loving you   The way I loved you first   Baby, remember   And know how it hurts      That's when you're gonna find out   What a memory can do   And that's when you're gonna wish   She was me, loving you      But I'm here to tell you   You'll never be free   The first word in memory is me   The first word in memory is me