We were in a cab on the way to your house
And I could taste the booze when you kissed my mouth
You were slurring your words when those three came out
But it still sounded sweet somehow
You can't remember and I can't forget
Remember the night you were so fucked up
Fell on your face and busted one eye up
You told a story about a boxing glove
And you're the Hemingway hero
A black-eyed James Dean in a one-man show
You can't remember and I can't forget
You get the glory and I get the mess
You play the good guy and I'm the fool, I guess
You can't remember and I can't forget
That empty bottle of pills 'cause you took 'em all
I was scrolling like hell to find a friend to call
Crying on the front lawn in the flashing lights
I still see you on that stretcher in the back of my mind
And you can't remember and I can't forget
You get the pity and I'm just a wreck
I live with the memories, you get to push reset
You can't remember and I can't forget
But I remember that 911 call
And picking you up from jail still drunk
Too many nights just watching you breathe
You aren't just killing yourself, now you're killing me
Remember tonight when I told the truth
That just like these drugs, I'm bad for you
'Cause if I stay, you'll never ask for help
But if I go, you might save yourself
So I pray like hell that you'll save yourself
You can't remember and I can't forget
You can't remember and I can't forget
But this is me loving you well before the first time, I guess
And you can't remember, I can't forget
You can't remember and I can't forget