Better as a Memory
I do not own anything, 24 and Jack belong to Fox and the lyrics belong to Lady Goodman; Scooter Carusoe and Kenny Chesney.
I move on like a sinners prayer
I let 'em go like a levee breaks
walk away as if I don't care
learn to shoulder my mistakes
I'm built to fade like your favorite song
gettin' reckless when there's no need
laugh as your stories ramble on
break my heart but it won't bleed
my only friends are pirates, it's just who I am
I'm better as a memory than as your man.
Jack: Hey.
Audrey: Hey.
Jack: Your father said you're going to Washington tomorrow.
Audrey: Yeah, I have to take care of Paul's funeral.
Jack: Yeah. And after that? I'm sorry, I… I know this isn't the right time to talk about everything. Maybe tomorrow before you catch your flight, we could… we could get together.
Audrey: Jack, I don't think that's a good idea.
Jack: I thought we agreed that we… wouldn't make those kinds of decisions today.
Audrey: I know, it's just…
Jack: Audrey… I love you. I wanna spend the rest of my life with you. That's all I want.
Audrey: We both know that you belong here, Jack. At CTU, doing what you do best. And thank God there are people like you who can deal with that world… But I can't.
Jack: Please don't say that.
Audrey: Oh, Jack. Oh, Jack. I love you. But after today, it's just… It won't work. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm never sure when the truth won't do
I'm pretty good on a lonely night
I move on the way a storm blows through
I never stay, but then again, I might
I struggle sometimes to find the words
always sure until I doubt
walk a line until it blurs
build walls too high to climb out
but I'm honest to a fault, it's just who I am
I'm better as a memory than as your man
Jack Bauer: (speaking with Chloe O'Brian over the phone for the last time) When you first came to CTU, I never thought it was gonna be you that was gonna cover my back all those years. And I know that everything that you did today was to try and [sic] protect me, I know that. (whispers) Thank you.
Chloe O'Brian: (tears in her eyes) Good luck, Jack.
Jack Bauer: Yeah. (hangs up)
I see you leanin', you're bound to fall
I don't want to be that mistake
I'm just a dreamer, nothing more
you should know it before it gets too late
cause goodbyes are like a roulette wheel
you never know where they're gonna land
first you're spinning, then you're standing still
left holding a losin' hand
but one day you're gonna find someone
right away, you'll know it's true
that all of your seekings done
it was just a part of the passing through
right there in that moment
you'll finally understand
that I was better as a memory than as your man
better as a memory than as your man
James Heller: You're cursed, Jack. Everything you touch, one way or another, ends up dead.
Simply getting your life back, Jack, isn't going to change who you are. And you can't walk away from it, you know that. You've tried it. Sooner or later you're going to get back into the game...
