Local Memory

E A The lights go out each evening at eleven E A And up and down our block there's not a sound E A I close my eyes and search for peaceful slumber D E A And just then the local memory comes around D Piles of blues against the door A To make sure sleep will come no more A E She's the hardest working memory in this town D Turns out happiness again A And then lets loneliness back in D E A And each night the local memory comes around E A Each day I say tonight I may escape her E A I pretend I'm happy and never even a frown E A But at night I close my eyes and pray sleep finds me D E A But again the local memory comes around D Rids the house of all good news A Then sets out my crying shoes A E What a faithful memory never lets me down D We're both up till light of day A Chasing happiness away D E A And each night the local memory comes around D E A And each night the local memory comes around