Before I forget that a church once stood here
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Before I forget that it was my birthday
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And that I had a Tic Tac in my nostril
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When we went to Zeeland
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Before I forget Queen's Day
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And who my friends were then
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And I don't remember anything about streets and exams and holidays
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Somewhere in Biltstraat where I didn't know anyone
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Before I forget and everything is called something else later
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Before I forget and I don't remember the facts and the figures
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And the names of the writers
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All day and all the words and every hour
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All day and night too
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And the summers and my father's hands
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I've forgotten about that brain scan
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And about that situation with that house
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And that I was someone who wanted everything and understood nothing
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About the movie he starred in
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And the coward he was
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And still only seem to dream