"Thanks For The Memory" lyrics

"Thanks For The Memory"

Thanks for the memory
Of things I can't forget, journeys on a jet
Our wond'rous week in Martinique and Vegas and roulette
How lucky I was

And thanks for the memory
Of summers by the sea, dawn in Waikiki
We had a pad in London but we didn't stop for tea
How cozy it was

Now since our breakup I wake up
Alone on a gray morning-after
I long for the sound of your laughter
And then I see the laugh's on me

But, thanks for the memory
Of every touch a thrill, I've been through the mill
I've lived a lot and learned a lot, you loved me not and still
I miss you so much

Thanks for the memory
Of how we used to jog even in a fog
That barbecue in Malibu, away from all the smog
How rainy it was

Thanks for the memory
Of letters I destroyed, books that we enjoyed
Tonight the way things look, I need a book by Sigmund Freud
How brainy he was

Gone are those evenings on Broadway
Together we'd go to a great show
But now I begin with the Late Show
And wish that you were watching, too

I know it's a fallacy
That grown men never cry, baby, that's a lie
We had our bed of roses, but forgot that roses die
And thank you so much


Writer(s): Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
'Thanks For The Memory' was debuted in the film 'The Big Broadcast of 1938'. Bob Hope and Shirley Ross sing it in the film. The song won the Oscar for "Best Original Song".
A longer version of this song with altered lyrics was recorded by Frank Sinatra for his 1981 album 'She Shot Me Down'.
This song gave name to the film 'Thanks For The Memory' (1939) starring Bob Hope and Shirley Ross.