I’ve Forgotten

I’ve Forgotten
by Jon Cobert & Tom Chapin
© 2006 Red Wagon Music & The Last Music Co. (ASCAP)

I’ve forgotten where we were…
Is this the beginning or the end?
Do we attack, do we defend?
Do we kickoff, do we receive?
Do we know who to believe?
I’ve forgotten where we were.
Do you remember where we were?

I’ve forgotten who we are…
Are we the good guys or the bad?
Are we the happy or the sad?
Do we stand up, do we sit still?
In the gathering storm I feel a chill.
’Cause I’ve forgotten who we are.
Do you remember who we are?

Such a dangerous innocence,
Giving up on common sense.
Trusting everything they say
Is living life the hard way.

I’ve forgotten what we know…
How much money can a rich man use?
How much more can a poor man lose?
Before the page begins to turn?
Before the contract starts to burn?
I’ve forgotten what we know.
Do you remember what we know?

Such a dangerous innocence,
Giving up on common sense.
Believing everything we’re told,
While our world is bought and sold.

Do you remember what we do?
We ask a question, yes, and then
We ask the question once again.
And the questions never end
When you are a citizen.
Learn the truth and hold them to
The promise made to me and you.
Learn the truth and hold them to
The promise made… the promise made…
The promise made to me and you.

This song appears on Tom Chapin's The Turning Of The Tide CD.

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