Why Cant I Forget Lyrics by Maureen McGovern

Why Cant I Forget Lyrics

    I have the world's worst memory
    Many times a day, I say,
    Where did I leave my key?
    Where have I put my purse?
    Where else should I be?
    It's perverse
    A life of hide-and-seek
    I never know the date and worse,
    The day of the week

    So, why can't I forget
    The day I met him?
    He held the door and let me go ahead
    Rushing to our separate lives
    We took a walk instead
    Why can't I forget him
    And every word he said?

    I'm always sending Christmas cards
    They're more interesting in spring
    Only my banker knows
    The checks I forgot to sign
    Where did I get these clothes?
    They're not mine!
    I made myself a list
    Of things I really have to find
    But where is that list?

    So, why can't I forget
    Those summer evenings
    He'd wait for me outside our small café?
    We were both like kids again
    We had so much to say
    Why can't I forget him?
    It's funny in a way

    Funny just remembering
    The way we laughed at ev'rything
    I found the one that I'd been waiting for
    I could hardly recognize
    The woman I was in his eyes,
    A woman I had never known before

    Why can't I forget
    The way he touched me?
    I see his face, desire in his eyes,
    The smile he gave to no one else,
    His silences and sighs
    Why can't I forget
    The way he loved me,
    The way I loved him,
    And the way he said goodbye?

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