forget-me-not

I know this is far too late

But I'll say it anyhow

I hope that you remember me well

Even when you settle down

I've been overthinking lately

And I still see your face

But please don't get it twisted, baby

I'm not saying that I'll stay

'Cause you're an ex for a reason

Then you walk into the room

And I forget what the reason was

Scared to death you'll leave

And then, in moving on from us

Go and forget why we fell in love

You were in my dream last weekend

Criss-cross on the floor

Your little girl was broken-hearted

'Cause boys are immature

She looked at you with eyes like a wildfire

Asking why hearts bleed

So you told her all about your first love

You told her about me

Ex for a reason

Then you walk into the room

And I forget what the reason was

Scared to death you'll leave

And then, in moving on from us

Go and forget why we fell in love

But I can hear the high-pitched squealing

The "oh my god dad, I can't believe

That you looked like that when you were 18"

I can almost see the grinning, the pointing

"Who's that girl with you? She's real pretty"

Promise when you launch into stories

You'll tell her about me?

"Jeez Louise, she sounds like she's crazy"

You'll just laugh, say, "oh she was, trust me

Broke my heart, but look what it taught me

Look what she taught me"

I hope in ten years you'll invite me

To have dinner with our new families

We'll tell stories 'bout just how dumb we were

Laugh about the night that you met her

And when I'm looking out at the table

Full of beautiful kids with your whiskey eyes

Well...

Didn't I tell you we'd be alright?

Cause you're an ex for a reason

Then you walk into the room and I forget

I forget.

I'm scared to death you'll leave

And then, in moving on from us

Go and forget

You forget.