I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)

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I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near) Lyrics

[Chorus]
I keep forgettin' we're not in love anymore
I keep forgettin' things will never be the same again
I keep forgettin' how you made that so clear
I keep forgettin'

[Verse 1]
Every time you're near
Every time I see you smile
Hear your "hello"
Saying you can only stay a while

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Hey, I know that it's hard for you
To say the things that we both know are true
But tell me how come I

[Chorus]
I keep forgettin' we're not in love anymore
I keep forgettin' things will never be the same again
I keep forgettin' how you made that so clear
I keep forgettin', baby

[Verse 2]
Everytime I hear
How you never want to live a lie
How it's gone too far
And you don't have to tell me why

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Why you're gone and why the game is through
If this is what's real, if this is what's true
Tell me how come I

[Chorus]
(I keep forgettin' we're not in love anymore) Baby
(I keep forgettin' things will never be the same again)
(I keep forgettin' how you made that so clear) Yeah, yeah
(I keep forgettin') Baby

[Bridge]
Don't say that, don't say that, don't say that
I know you're not mine anymore, anyway, anytime
But tell me how come I

[Chorus]
(I keep forgettin' we're not in love anymore) How come I
(I keep forgettin' things will never be the same again)
(I keep forgettin' how you made that so clear)
I keep forgettin', baby
Every time you're near (I keep forgettin' we're not in love anymore)
Every time you're near (I keep forgettin' things will never be the same again)
Baby (I keep forgettin' how you made that so clear)
Every time you're near (I keep forgettin')

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This song, though an excellent piece by itself, is most famous for being sampled in Warren G and Nate Dogg’s “Regulate”.

This song, possibly Michael McDonald’s most famous as a solo artist, is about the thoughts and pain that run through his mind, as he tries to come to terms with the fact that a person he loved has decided to break it off for good; this, is proving difficult for him.

This song is really unique, in the sense that it has a soul/jazz sound, and funk sound at the same time (which works together harmoniously).

It peaked at #4 on the Billboard Pop Singles charts, and #7 on the Billboard R&B chart during it’s release in 1982.