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Artist: Guns N' Roses
Canonical path: /guns-n-roses/you-can-t-put-your-arms-around-a-memory
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You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory
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You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory
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This one's for you Johnny
It doesn't pay to try
All the smart boys know why
It doesn't mean I didn't try
I just never know why
It's isn't 'cause I'm all alone
Oh, baby, you're not home
And when in home
Big deal, I'm still alone
Feel so restless as I am
Beat my head against a pole
Try to knock some sense
Down 'side my bones
And even though I don't show
The scars are so old
Can't put your arms around a memory
Can't put your arms around a memory
Can't put your arms around a memory
Don't try
Don't try
You're just a bastard kid
And you got no name
Could you live with me?
We're one and the same
And even though I don't show
The scars are so old
Can't put your arms around a memory
Can't put your arms around a memory
Can't put your arms around a memory
Don't try
Don't try
Johnny
Yeah, your memory
I wanna put my arms around your memory
I can't try, I can't try
Don't try
Come on
LAMF
Like a motherfucker
Yo Johnny
What color were her eyes?
Oh, she was wearing shades?
Fuck it
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