Just because I asked a friend about her
Just because I spoke her name somewhere
Just because I rang her number by mistake today,
She thinks I still care.
And just because I haunt the same old places,
Where the mem’ry of her lingers everywhere. (two syllables in «mem’ry» rather than three in «memory»?)
Just because I’m not the happy guy I used to be,
She thinks I still care
Chorus
Then if she’s happy thinking I still need her,
Then let that silly notion bring‘r cheer (JT sings “foolish” but I believe George Jones uses “silly” here)
But how could she ever be so foolish?
Tell me where would she get such an idea?
Just because I asked a friend about her
Just because I spoke her name somewhere
Just because I saw her and went all to pieces,
She thinks I still care.
She thinks I still care.