Don’t be surprised if I come knocking
At your gate some night so late
That you’ll be too surprised to let me in
‘Cause I am just a wandering soul
Who wandered past the last control
But I’ll remember you no matter where I’ve been
They say especially in a wanderer
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Fonder of the love he knows right then
Well, I’ve known loves from sunny Spain
To the shores of Portland, Maine
But I’ll remember you, no matter where I’ve been
‘Cause the you’re the girl with the sea shells in her hair
And the one and only girl who never ever cared
Yes, you’re the one and only maid
Whoever could have made me stay
At home with you not even caring when
The television was repaired
Or if the old car had a spare
Yeah, I’ll remember you no matter where I’ve been
And in the end it’s you I’ll come back to
And in the end you’ll need me as much as I need you
‘Cause even ivy needs a wall where it can climb up solid straight and tall
And birds must have a place to nest in
I know you’re not the clinging type and you’re the last one I would hype
But I’ll remember you no matter where I’ve been
Words & Music by Kris Kristofferson & Marijohn Wilkin c. Jody Ray Publishing, Inc (BMI) and Buckhorn Music Publishers (1967?)