This song was recorded as part of the documentary film Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man. The film features a collection of musicians performing Leonard Cohen's songs at a tribute concert, which took place at Sydney Opera House in January 2005. This is interspersed with interviews with those taking part and Leonard Cohen himself, plus archive footage. It was first shown at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2005.
I stumbled out of bed
I got ready for the struggle
I smoked a cigarette
And I tightened up my gut
I said this can't be me
must be my double
And I can't forget (I can't forget)
No, I can't forget (I can't forget)
Oh, I can't forget but I don't remember what
Now I'm burning up the road
Yeah, I'm heading down to Phoenix
I got this old address
of someone that I knew
It was so high and fine and free
Ay yeah yeah, you should have seen us
And I can't forget (I can't forget)
No, I can't forget (I can't forget)
No, I can't forget but I don't remember who
Oh, I'll be there today
with a big bouquet of cactus
I got this rig that runs on memories
Oh, and I promise, cross my heart
they'll never catch us - no, no, no
But if they do, you can just tell them it was me
Yeah, it was me
Yeah, I loved you all my life
and that's how I want to end it
The summer's almost gone
The winter's tuning up
Yeah, the summer's gone
But a lot goes on forever
And I can't forget (I can't forget)
No, I can't forget (I can't forget)
Oh, I can't forget but I don't remember what