Lyrics Maureen McGovern – Why Can’t I Forget?

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?

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

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?