Charles Aznavour - No, I Could Never Forget lyrics

I never really thought we'd ever meet again
But fate deals out the hands
We must take what it's chosen
When in an idle glance you appeared
Time was frozen no, I could never forget

I look upon your face
I can't believe my eyes
Passing times often cruel
It fades youth like a flower
But you have never changed
Where the years but an hour?
No, I could never forget, never forget

Married, me? Heavens no! I'm
Still single but happy
To be free, unattached and between you and me
Better that than ill matched
Though at times I feel lonely
But enough about me
Let's drink to you and life
How have you been
All these years? Are you happy and well?
No? I guess I could tell
And your marriage? It's ended
Do your parents regret? That's
Not what they intended
No, I could never forget

Who could have ever known
Without a single word
That we'd come face to face?
There'd not been any reason
I thought all things must die
As a time or a season
No, I could never forget

I don't know what to say
It's like some crazy dream
The way the past returns
All my memories unbroken
Yes, I remember too every
Word that was spoken
No, I could never forget, never forget

Youth, a foolish age
We thought love was our treasure
But your father said no
You would marry someone
With position and name
You'd receive life's full measure
And he said with a smile
I'm sure you understand?

So, with love in our eyes
We exchanged last goodbyes
But your father was shrewd
All my unanswered letters
Forced me soon to conclude things
Had worked for the better
No, I could never forget

The hour is getting late
This place is closing down
Come, yes come I'll walk you home
Through the streets, dark and empty
Like in our foolish days
Of kisses stolen nightly
No, I could never forget
Each season was for us, a season for our love
And we were not afraid as
Autumn turned to winter
As long as there's youth
It is springtime forever
No, no I could never forget, never forget

It's strange
The warmth I feel in these moments together
We've recaptured the time in the
Midst of our youth
When two hearts were in line and
Were light as a feather
But we both know the truth
We must live for today

So, I'll ask, if I may
If you'd like me to stay?
If this time we can share
What the past was concealing
If you're lonely and care
If you have the same feeling
If you're remembering yet
All the things I could never forget