Memory Lane

Album

Single

Label

RCA Records Nashville

Genre

Country

Composer(s)

Brad Tursi;Jessi Jo Dillon;Matthew Thomas Ramsey;Trevor Rosen

Entered Chart

Apr 8, 2023

Peak Date

Jul 8, 2023

Released

Unknown

Recorded

Unknown

Over an upbeat, summery melody, Old Dominion frontman Matthew Ramsey reminisces about the past. He evokes memories of sunsets, jean jackets, and the desire to remain young and carefree, lost in paradise. Ramsey co-wrote "Memory Lane" with Old Dominion bandmates Trevor Rosen and Brad Tursi alongside Jessie Jo Dillon (Cole Swindell's "Break Up In The End," Dan + Shay's "10,000 Hours"). They penned it during a January 24, 2022 writing appointment at Tursi's home. According to Ramsey, he took inspiration for the song from those memories that provide a sense of comfort and nostalgia when one is feeling overwhelmed or missing someone. These reminiscences, whether they be of a specific place, person, or feeling, serve as a mental retreat that can be accessed at any time. "I think we all have that time in our life that will remain forever perfect in our hearts," he said. "Sometimes we wish we could just stay there and never leave."

If I could buy a house on Memory Lane
I'd put my money down and I'd sign my name
On that little corner lot where it don't ever rain
And we'd stay good as new like a fresh coat of paint

You'd be mine in the shine of a front porch light
Yeah, I might as well live there, baby
That's where I spend most of my time

Thinkin' 'bout those sunsets that bled into jean jacket nights
Those tangled up mornings lost in paradise
Still drunk on the feeling when I close my eyes
You're pulling me closer, your head on my shoulder
We'd never let go and we'd never be over

If I could buy a house on Memory Lane
I wouldn't have to wonder if you miss me the same
I'd be loving you as usual, telling you you're beautiful
Oh, I'd be happily delusional

Thinkin' 'bout those sunsets that bled into jean jacket nights
Those tangled up mornings lost in paradise
Still drunk on the feeling when I close my eyes
You're pulling me closer, your head on my shoulder
We'd never let go and we'd never be over

Thinkin' 'bout those sunsets that bled into jean jacket nights
Those tangled up mornings lost in paradise
Still drunk on the feeling when I close my eyes
You're pulling me closer, your head on my shoulder
We'd never let go and we'd never be over

If I could buy a house on Memory Lane
I'd put my money down and I'd sign my name
On that little corner lot where it don't ever rain
And baby, me and you, we'd never fade, never fade
We'd never fade
Never fade, never fade