I Took a Memory to Lunch - Tom T. Hall

Today the weather was so pretty

At noon I went out for a stroll

I walked and did some window shopping

And met someone I used to know

The years had been kind to her beauty

When I first saw her my heart jumped

Tonight if I seem disenchanted

I took a memory to lunch

We sat and talked about the old days

With misty teardrops in our eyes

And reconfirmed an old suspicion

The past grows old but never dies

The charm that draws two hearts together

By four o' clock was just too much

The days and years we had between us Were down to just two coffee cups

You can’t relive life in an hour

The afternoon kept wearing on

I’m sorry that I’m late for dinner

I took a memory to lunch