Rememory

I can't remember when, a time I could remember
I was always kind of vague, and a little scattered
I can remember number Pi to six or seven places
Why can't I remember yesterday?

Why - can't I recall the things, see?
Why - the simple things asked of me?
My mind plays tricks it's odd and simple now to see
Why - did I believe I could remember free?

I put that wire down, where, I can't remember
Right by the other thing, the little red connector
I put it down not ten minutes ago you see
Now it can't be found, oh mercy me

Why - am I absent-minded?
Why - can I never find it?
What seems so simple, yes, is difficult for me
Why - can't I relieve my short-term memory?

After enough time has passed, I've learn to exist with it
But my dear long-suffering wife, still can't deal with it
"It's in the same place it has been for seven years!"
And dear, exactly where would that be?

Why - do I forget about things?
Why - can't I recall the bell rings?
I have a mind just like a steel sieve you see
Why - did I receive a Swiss-cheese memory?
Why did I receive
The faulty recollections
The missing link connections
The broken mirror reflections