Marty Brown – You Can't Wrap Your Arms Around A Memory lyrics

I told her that I’d love her until the day I die
She smiled and said it’s too late, it’s time we said good-bye

Then I watched her pack her suitcase like so many times before
And I won’t forget her last words as she walked out the door

You can’t wrap your arms around a memory
Like a ---lat--- when I’m gone
When there’s no-one there to hold you
And your nights get cold and long

You’ll reach across the bed
And find you’re all alone
You can’t wrap your arms around a memory
Like a ---lat--- when I’m gone

Now I’ve tossed and I’ve turned every cold and sleepless night
And I’ve longed to feel her body layin’ close to mine

Lord I wonder who she’s holdin’ and where she could be
As the sounds of her last words keep comin’ back to me

You can’t wrap your arms around a memory
Like a ---lat--- when I’m gone
When there’s no-one there to hold you
And your nights get cold and long

You’ll reach across the bed
And find you’re all alone
You can’t wrap your arms around a memory
Like a ---lat--- when I’m gone

You’ll reach across the bed
And find you’re all alone
You can’t wrap your arms around a memory
Like a ---lat--- when I’m gone

You can’t wrap your arms around a memory

... Someone please correct and /or let me know what is the verse words:
"Like a (?---lat---?) when I’m gone