The George Strait Fool Hearted Memory song was Strait's fourth single...watch the live performance video and see the song details here. . .
The George Strait Fool Hearted Memory song was Strait’s fourth single and is featured on his sophomore album, Strait From the Heart. Country music icon George Strait earned his very first No. 1 hit in August 1982 with “Fool Hearted Memory.” The song was written by Byron Hill and Blake Mevis for the movie The Soldier. While the film was a total flop, the song Strait recorded for the soundtrack helped launch him into stardom! Listen to the tune and check out the written lyrics below.
Nickels and dimes
Memories and wines
She’s on his mind once again
The same old stool
The same old fool
Played by the rules but didn’t win
There’s an old love in his heart that he can’t lose
He tried forgetting but he knows that it’s no use
He’s got a fool hearted memory
That won’t let him see
That she walked out the door
He’s got a fool hearted memory
He sits patiently
Here every night so it can fool him more
She was his girl
His only whirl
That string of pearls that slipped away
A thousand dimes
A thousand times
He doesn’t mind what they say
He fills the jukebox
And plays the same old song
He fills his glass
And then he turns her memory on
He’s got a fool hearted memory
That won’t let him see
That she walked out the door
He’s got a fool hearted memory
He sits patiently
Here every night so it can fool him more
He’s got a fool hearted memory
That won’t let him see
That she walked out the door
He’s got a fool hearted memory
He sits patiently
Here every night so it can fool him more