I Can't Remember

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT ITS LIKE:
TO WALK WITH EVEN GATE
TO TALK WITH RAPID PACE
TO SEE WITHOUT A SQUINT
TO THINK WITHOUT A HINT

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS:
I SANG WITH PLEASING TONE
I THREW A PLAYER OUT AT HOME
I CARRIED A GLASS INTO THE ROOM
I DIDN'T HAVE TO FIGHT THE GLOOM

I CAN'T REMEMBER ALL THE TIMES:
I WENT HOGWILD
I HELD A CHILD
I DRIBBLED A BALL
I YELLED A CALL

THESE SCENES HAVE FADED QUITE AWAY
HID IN CRACKS OF YESTERDAY
THE ONLY THINGS I NOW SEE CLEAR
ARE HARD TO REACH, BUT MUCH MORE DEAR
THAN E'RE THEY SEEMED TO ME TO BE
WHEN I NEEDED NO MEMORY

AH, BUT I REMEMBER WELL THE EVIL OF THOSE DAYS
THE SIN THAT HELD ME IN ITS GRASP AND TARNISHED ALL MY WAYS
LET THESE THOUGHTS OF SENSE AND SOUND BE FOREVER LOST
BUT LET ME NE'RE FORGET THE GRACE THAT BROUGHT ME TO THE CROSS