Gathering Memories - Jimmy Ruffin

Gathering precious memories

'Cause they’re all that’s left of the love she took from me

For a moment I’d like to feel the way I did

When I walked with lovin' yesterday

I remember (I remember)

The September that we met

It was raining and we got wet

Then we found shelter

I reached out and touched your hand

The tender moment when our love began

Oh, it seems so long ago I’ve known

And now I’m gathering precious memories (Keep on gathering memories)

'Cause they’re all that’s left of the love she took from me

For a moment I’d like to feel the way I did

When I walked with lovin' yesterday

Now, there’s the tree (I remember)

That holds the heart I carved for her

There’s the park where we walked together

I can see her tender smile

Warm as a summer’s day

I can hear her voice say we’ll love forever

Oh, be a year makes it so very clear, oh yeah

Though I know, it was so long ago

And I keep gathering precious memories (Keep on gathering memories)

'Cause they’re all that’s left of the love she took from me

For a moment I’d like to feel the way I did

When I walked with lovin' yesterday

Oh, baby (Remember)

Ooh ooh (Oh, I remember)

Baby (Remember)

Mmm

(Gathering precious memories

'Cause they’re all that’s left of the love she took from me) Oh oh

I see the train

We talked of leaving on one day

For a paradise that wavered far away

I see an empty room

The bed of which I cried

'Cause she took the train alone, I don’t know why

She was untrue, and now all I can do

Is keep on gathering, oh, my memories (Keep on gathering memories)

'Cause they’re all that’s left of the love she took from me

For a moment I’d like to feel the way I did

When I walked with lovin' yesterday

(Keep on gathering memories

'Cause they’re all …)