Song Description
From a musical "Audition...Idiot's Delight", a romantic comedy which takes place on the brink of World War II. A group of train travelers are temporarily stranded on the Swiss-German border.
| Song Length |
2:43 |
Genre |
Pop - Classic, Pop - Standards |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Regret |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1940 - 1949 |
| |
Lyrics
A FACE I CAN'T REMEMBER (OR FORGET)
HARRY
I'M TOO OLD TO BE THE VICTIM OF
THE "BOLT OF LIGHTNING" KIND OF LOVE
THAT MAKES AN ADOLESCENT HEART BEAT FAST.
ON THE OTHER HAND, I'M NOT SO OLD
THAT SENILITY HAS TAKEN HOLD
I'M NOT AFRAID EACH MAID WILL BE THE LAST.
SO WHY DOES THIS ONE HIT ME,
WHAT MAKES ME STOP AND THINK,
WHEN NORMALLY MY PLAY WOULD BE
A WHISTLE AND A WINK.
IT'S A FACE I CAN'T REMEMBER
BUT I FACE I CAN'T FORGFT.
IT'S A FACE THAT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES
I'M NOT SURE HAVE HAPPENED YET.
DID I SEE THAT FACE A WHILE AGO
IF SO, THEN WHEN AND HOW
OR JUST A LOVELY SMILE AGO,
WHEN IT LOOKED AT ME JUST NOW?
IT'S A FACE I CAN'T REMEMBER
WHY THIS FEELING OF REGRET?
DID I EVER SEE IT THROUGH THE SMOKE
OF ONE SHARED CIGARETTE?
THOUGH IT'S HARD FOR ME TO PLACE IT NOW,
IT'S STILL HARDER TO ERASE IT NOW.
IT'S A FACE I CAN'T REMEMBER...OR FORGET.