Why Can't I Forget? Lyrics - Maureen Mcgovern

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 caf? 

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?