Forget the Past Song Lyrics and Chords by Faron Young
Forget the Past
Written and Recorded by Faron Young
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Here I am a
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gain do you
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remember
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I'm the one you turned to when
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he set you free
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Now just like you the love I had
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didn't
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you help me like
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I helped you
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forget the past
Give
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me a little smile help me
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forget a while
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Just a little word or two I don't know what
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I'm gonna do
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here I am again with
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love that didn't last
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you help me like
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I helped you
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forget the past
Here I am
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again just like
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you said I'd be
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I remember when you said
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she'd set me free
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guess you knew the love we had
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wouldn't
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you help me like
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I helped you
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forget the past
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me a little smile help me
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forget a while
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Just a little word or two I don't know what
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I'm gonna do
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here I am again with
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love that didn't last
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you help me like
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I helped you
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forget the past
FAQ
Who sang the the song Forget the Past?
- The song Forget the Past was sang by Faron Young.
Who is Faron Young?
- Faron Young (February 25, 1932 - December 10, 1996) was an American country music producer, singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk singer in sound and personal style and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a singing cowboy film role as the Young Sheriff, Young's singles charted for more than 30 years. In failing health, he died by suicide at 64 in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
