Where the music's playin' loud you'll find me in the crowd Laughing like an actor in a play But the teardrops that I hide are just secrets of my pride Cause you're always just a memory away Always just a memory away I miss you more each night and more and more each day Lovely ladies that I meet never make my nights complete Cause you're always just a memory away [ fiddle - steel ] The flashing neon signs are like heartbeats counting time And there's twenty four hours in a day Play the music pour the wine let me drink until I'm blind Cause you're always just a memory away Always just a memory away... Always just a memory away