​Never Tends to Forget

Whatever happened to Mandolin Steve
His pickin’ hand done up and quit
Don’t buy wedding rings from second hand stores
You get what you pay for my friend

Whatever happened to Mary Celeste
A picture that hangs on the wall
Her namesake’s the daughter of a bankruptcy lawyer
Or a drummer; she lives with her mom.

Don’t say never when you really mean not yet
Don’t say forever, forever tends to forget

Whatever happened to Big Daddy Arnold
Patriarch, Black Willie’s boss
He left Mother Ethel alone in Mobile
How they loved that Old Rugged Cross

Don’t say never when you really mean not yet
Don’t say forever, forever tends to forget

I guess success was not in the cards
Maybe we didn’t pray hard enough
If you’re not here then you can’t leave
No read, no weep

It rained today but it won’t always be this way
Look out your window and tell me what you see
Red skies at night are a sailor’s delight
And the pipes are calling for me

Don’t say never when you really mean not yet
Don’t say forever, forever tends to forget

Forever tends to forget
Forever tends to forget