I Forget - Carly Simon

All my doctors and friends

Have concocted these theories

Weary of seeing me day after day

On the edge of my bed

Leery of living

My laughter on hold

My sadness on stay

And it’s been this way for quite a while

Yes, I forget how to smile

I’d like to rely on my old game and yet

Even that I forget

It’s not there, I regret

Couldn’t get up today

I pretended a fever

Any excuse but the truth will do

I don’t lie very well

No I’m not a deceiver

But I can’t bring myself to admit that I’m blue

And it’s been this way

For quite a while

Yes, I forget how to smile

I’d like to rely on my old game and yet

Even that I forget

It’s not there, I regret

The clock and the calendar

Both an assault

Time goes so slow

It must be my fault

I act like I’m okay

When I’m not okay at all

I forget what to do

I forget what it all means

Don’t remember if love ever really felt good

I forget to be here

And not in-between

I’d put on a good show

If only I could

And it’s been this way for quite a while

Yes, I forget how to smile

I’d like to rely on my old game and yet

Even that I forget

It’s not there, I regret

I forget