Last night Beth asked how you´re getting on
I said you´re doing good
But some of you has left
And some of you is still here
I said it first just as a joke

But beneath all of the mirrors and smoke
Sometimes I think your memory is selective
It just seems beyond convenient
Which parts are disappearing when
The times you can´t remember
I can´t forget
Maybe that´s a kindness though
A beauty in the growing old
That for some
Our own memories forgive us

Well, it´s all that I could wish for you
It´s all that I could ever wish for you
That those memories just fade away

I reminded you just yesterday
That I have a daughter on the way
And your eyes lit up

And for a moment the clouds were lifted
I hope that when you meet her too
It´s one of those days that stays with you
I hope she meets the person that I once knew
As she gets older, yeah I´m sure
She´ll ask about you more and more
And I´ll tell her you were my best friend
And I´ll let some of my memories slip away

It´s all that I could wish for you
It´s all that I could ever wish for you
It´s all that I could wish for you
It´s all that I could ever wish for you
That I could ever wish for you
That I could ever wish for you
That those memories just fade away