Magnum - Only A Memory Lyrics
Well he was bornHis father's pride and joyHis young life scoredBefore it beganDressed up in blueHis mother's only boySomeday this childWould have to be a manHe went to schoolShiny and white as pearlThey did not teachThe things he should learnThings he would need in this deceitful worldWhich way to run or which way to turnHe became strongEveryone looked to himOne of the boysA beacon in the nightAnd when he spokePeople would gather inThey would stay closeHe'd make them feel alrightOne one precious lifeOnly a memory tonightOne one precious lifeOnly a memory to lightThe years of tendernessMake them burn brightHe wasn't scaredHe had no fear at allSaid his goodbyesAnd marched off to warAs he looked backHe heard his mother callSaid she be waitingAt Heaven's doorSoon to be killedLeft on a muddy fieldAll of his thoughtsWere scattered just like seedHe never knewThrew up his arms and reeledHe felt no painHis heart start to bleedOne one precious lifeOnly a memory tonightOne one precious lifeOnly a memory to lightThe years of tendernessMake them burn brightOnly a memory tonightOne one one precious lifeOnly a memory to lightThe years of tendernessMake them burn, burn, burn
