Chaperoned by a Memory

[Verse 1]
We're chaperoned by a memory
Will this always be our fate?
Will he always come between us
When we go out on a date?
You don't think about the future
Just the things that might have been
Chaperoned by a memory
Your memory of him

[Verse 2]
Does it seem fair to you
To be so unfair to me?
I can't compare, it's true
With someone only you can see
Every time I try to hold you close
It's like there's someone looking on
Protecting you from happiness
Your silent chaperone

[Verse 3]
Each time thе twilight turns
To a night made for romance
Your old-time mеmories burn
And I haven't a chance
I keep hoping that someday your heart
Will understand, then set you free
Then we won't be chaperoned
By his memory