the way i see it it s no sin the way i held you in the dark it was the right way to begin tell me why can t i forget about you stayed out drinking with my friends dancing with a girl or two you know the story but the tale never ends tell me why can t i forget about you why can t i forget about you why can t i forget about you why can t i forget about you why can t i forget about you leaving town just to forget many miles away from you nothing to go back to tell me why can t i forget about you mosquitoes circling the pale porch light they don t know that it ain t no use when thoughts come running in the middle of the night i can t believe i m loosing you tell me why can t i forget about you why can t i forget about you why can t i forget about you why can t i forget about you why can t i forget about you