You Don't Forget

You don't forget the past
You don't forget at all
You don't forget, forget the past
You live with it
That's all!

You don't forget all those good byes
The crazy quest for bluer skies
The crazy chase from place to place
From hand to hand, from face to face
You don't forget the sleazy bars
The smell of wine and cheap cigars
The awful hangovers you've had
As daylight dawned, so grey and sad

No there is no way to forget
No nothing helps you to forget
Within your memories you're bound
As surely as the world is round!

You don't forget the past
You don't forget at all
You don't forget, forget the past
You live with it
That's all!

You don't forget the games you played
The words you spoke, the vows you made
Each time you swore you'd never part
From broken heart to broken heart
You don't forget the one-night stands
The hungry eyes the hungry hands
Of nameless strangers nameless men
Who promised you you'd meet again

No there is no way to forget
No nothing helps you to forget
Within your memories you're bound
As surely as the world is round!

You don't forget the past
You don't forget at all
You don't forget, forget the past
You live with it,
That's all!

You don't forget the unpaid debts
The endless list of your regrets
The endless reasons for your tears
Among your heaps of souvenirs
You don't forget the stately bed
where you will lie when you are dead
And sometimes all you do is crave
The peace and quiet of the grave!
No there is no way to forget
No nothing helps you to forget
That you'll be six feet underground
As surely as the world is round!

You can't escape your fate
You can't escape at all
You can't escape escape your fate
You live with it -- that's all!