remember me
words and music by bob padgett
October 31, 2006—Stony Brook, NY
©2006 clamchop creative studio

for Curt, Dottie, and others—may you be remembered


you know my face
you know my middle name
you know how tall i am
   remember me

you know my likes
how i take my coffee
my favorite music
   remember me
   remember me

you know my smile
you know what makes me laugh
the films we quote together
   remember me

you know my moves
gliding on a dance floor
and you know how to move me too
   remember me

o, remember me
o, remember me

you know our dreams
all that we planned we’d do
adventures still around the bend
   remember me

you know our joys
these ones we’ve raised together
a lifetime of memories
   remember me

o, remember me
o, remember me

you know my heart
my inmost secrets
you know my hidden faults
   remember me

you know my faith
you know what no one knows
you are my witness
   remember me
you are my witness
   remember me

o, remember me
o, remember me

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