Sweet Forgetfulness

Lyrics

When you stroll passed the madhouse, my friend Are you moved to laughter or pity? Consider me this, and save all your charity It's not the forgetting that causes the pain It's the occasional moment of clarity Let's drink to sweet forgetfulness For memory is a curse I recall the best day I ever had And I won't forget the worst The good times hurt, even more than the bad So take the good one's first And drink to sweet forgetfulness And you take the good ones first When you pass the cemetery my friends Do you fill with relief or regret? Consider me this, when you reach your own end The things you can't remember don't hurt It's the things you cannot forget Let's drink to sweet forgetfulness For memory is a curse I recall the best day I ever had And I won't forget the worst The good times hurt, even more than the bad So take the good one's first And drink to sweet forgetfulness And you take the good ones first When you walk passed the old folks home Do you fill with revulsion or guilt? Remember me this when you lay down your head Castles in the air you'll never regret It's the kennels you actually build Let's drink to sweet forgetfulness For memory is a curse I recall the best day I ever had And I won't forget the worst The good times hurt, even more than the bad So take the good one's first And drink to sweet forgetfulness And you take the good ones first