I made my plans to leave you far behind
To put you in my past and get you off my mind
So I took your memory on a midnight ride
Down a dark and lonely backroad, and left it there to die

But look what followed me home
I thought I was alone
But your memory
Keeps comin' back to me

I thought I left it behind
Had you off my mind
But I see I was wrong, wrong, wrong
Look what followed me home

Well, I walked down to the river at the break of dawn
With a picture of you, darlin', up underneath my arm
I said the heartache's over, today is your last day
I thanked that muddy river as it carried you away

Look what followed me home
I thought I was alone
But your memory
Keeps comin' back to me

I thought I left it behind
Had you off my mind
But I see I was wrong,wrong, wrong
Look what followed me home

Yeah, I see I was wrong, wrong, wrong
Look what followed me home