How Can I Forget
Busty Brown Lyrics

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You asked me to forget about you
Go out and find someone new
That won't be easy you see
After all the things you've done for me
Though I'm a man, I ain't too proud to say
With you I stand tall and strong
Without you girl, I'm nothing at all
Like a snowman in the sun, my life was wasting away

Your love gave me hope and strength, you're the reason I'm alive today
How, I wanna know
How can I forget ya, woman
After all you've done for me
You'll always be a part of me
Girl, you don't realize what your love means to me
It's more precious than the air I breathe
I wanna know, how
How can I forget ya, woman
After all you've done for me
Girl, you'll always be apart of me
How, I wanna know
How can I forget ya, woman
After all you've done for me
You'll always be apart of me
How, how, how can I forget ya, woman
You've been so good, good baby
How can I forget ya
It's impossible to do
How can I forget ya, woman
You've been so good, good, good to me
How can I forget ya

I want to know
How can I forget ya

Overall Meaning

In this song, Busty Brown is expressing his difficulty in forgetting about a woman who has been instrumental in his life. Despite her telling him to move on and find someone new, he finds it impossible to do so because of everything she has done for him. He is not too proud to admit that he needs her, and without her, he feels like he is nothing at all. The metaphor of a snowman in the sun emphasizes the decay he experiences without her in his life. He credits her love with giving him hope and strength and acknowledges that she will always be a part of him. He repeats the phrase "How can I forget ya, woman" throughout the song, highlighting the inner struggle he faces in trying to move on.

Line by Line Meaning

You asked me to forget about you
You told me to move on and forget about you

Go out and find someone new
You suggested that I should find a new person in my life

That won't be easy you see
It won't be simple to replace the influence you had on me

After all the things you've done for me
Considering all that you have done for me

Though I'm a man, I ain't too proud to say
Even though I am a masculine figure, I am not ashamed to show my emotions

With you I stand tall and strong
Being with you gives me self-confidence and strength

Without you girl, I'm nothing at all
Without you, my life has no meaning or purpose

Like a snowman in the sun, my life was wasting away
My life was falling apart and going nowhere

Your love gave me hope and strength, you're the reason I'm alive today
Your love has provided me with motivation and given me the desire to keep going

How, I wanna know
I need to find out

How can I forget ya, woman
What can I do to forget about you?

After all you've done for me
Despite all the help you've given me

You'll always be a part of me
You will always have a special place in my heart and memory

Girl, you don't realize what your love means to me
You are not aware of the true value of your affection to me

It's more precious than the air I breathe
Your love is the most valuable thing to me

How, how, how can I forget ya, woman
I really need to figure out how to get over you

You've been so good, good baby
You have been amazing and wonderful to me

How can I forget ya
It's hard to erase you from my mind

It's impossible to do
It's too difficult to achieve

You've been so good, good, good to me
You have done so much for me and have been a great partner

I want to know
I need to understand