6. Sweet Forgetfulness .

A glance at Alzheimer’s disease, and similar ailments,  from the positive point of view of someone with no good memories to lose.  Delivered with conviction by Camille O’Sullivan.

When you stroll past the madhouse, my friend
Are you moved to laughter or pity?
Consider me this, and save all your charity
It’s not the forgetting that causes the pain
It’s the occasional moment of clarity

Let’s drink to sweet forgetfulness
For memory is a curse
I recall the best day I ever had
And I won’t forget the worst
The good times hurt even more than the bad
So you can take the good ones first
Let’s drink to sweet forgetfulness
And you can take the good ones first

When you pass the cemetery, my friend
Do you fill with relief or regret?
Consider this, when you approach your own end
The thing’s you can’t remember don’t hurt
It’s the things you cannot forget

Let’s drink to sweet forgetfulness
For memory is a curse
I recall the best day I ever had
And I won’t forget the worst
The good times hurt even more than the bad
So you can take the good ones first
Let’s drink to sweet forgetfulness
And you can take the good ones first

When you walk past the old folk’s home
Do you fill with revulsion or guilt?
Castles in the air you can never regret
It’s the kennels you actually built

Let’s drink to sweet forgetfulness
For memory is a curse
I recall the best day I ever had
And I won’t forget the worst
The good times hurt even more than the bad
So you can take the good ones first
Let’s drink to sweet forgetfulness
And you can take the good ones first