forgive and forget
that is not what you let
come and steal your smart away
let me show you what i say

you got too close
while he was talking
and he smacked
your face for gawking
and you sting
from the blow
you forgive
and now you know
don’t stand too close
or you will get shot
did you forgive him, yeah,
but you never forgot
so you give him space
and you don’t get too close
that is forgiveness
without a broken nose

forgive and forget
that is not what you let
come and steal your smart away
let me show you what i say

comparatively
you forgive and you forget
and you simply let
him smack you again
did you do the right thing
no you didn’t
you simply didn’t
you just let that dude be rude
and you insulted the brain
that could have prevented the pain
you have no smart in your head
you went and let it happen again

so yes, always forgive
but don’t you ever forget
that is not what you let
come and steal your smart away
that is not the correct way
to love one another
you let the other go
and you simply show
that you are safe with what you know

because sometimes
you’ll find
that some people
mind
the space that you fill
and they always will
attack with their blows
and now that you know
you will love them
and do your best
they don’t have to be in your space
to forgive them
simply pray, and let God do the rest

so yes, always forgive
but don’t you ever forget
that is not what you let
come and steal your smart away
that is not the correct way
to love one another
you let the other go
and you simply show
that you are safe with what you know