Never Forget You

## Song by Lupe Fiasco featuring Sarah Green

"**Never Forget You**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, released as the 12th and final track from his third studio album, *Lasers* (2011), on the standard edition. It features guest vocals from John Legend.

Fiasco said of the track, "[It was] another record I had nothing to do with—which became another bargaining chip, like, 'Yo, after '[The] Show Goes On' there's going to be this other record that you had nothing to do with.' And I know John Legend, he's a cool dude. But it was just a record he had sitting around and Exec A or Exec B heard it, and they were like, 'Oh yeah! We're going to put this on Lupe.' And it wasn't like, 'Hey Lupe, do you like this song?' it was like, 'You got to do this record.' At that point, I had already done ten records [the same way]. It was like I'd fly out from whatever spot I'm vacationing in, cut these records, and fly back."

## Credits and personnel

* Arden Altino – writer, co-producer, keyboards
* Jerry Duplessis – writer, producer
* John "Legend" Stephens – vocals, writer
* Reginald "Syience" Perry – writer, producer
* Serge "Sergical" Tsai – mixing
* Warren Babson – recording
* Wasalu "Lupe Fiasco" Jaco – vocals, writer

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Hook: John Legend]

Take me to that old familiar place

Take me to memories we won't erase

Take me to all that we had

Good and the bad

I'll never forget you

I'll never let you go

I'll never forget you

I'll always remember, I hope you know

[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]

Let the record reflect the records we set

Best foot forward with every step

And let's push towards it, never regress

And let's remember, if ever we get

Down, the places that we came from 'round

And all the good times on the bad side of town

The upside of bad, flip it upside down

Came from the bottom but we up high now

Believe, and from this view we achieved

We looked back at the rules we received

And how we broke those, dismantled and rewrote those

And the ghost still alive in the photos

Sounds of the summer, day and go wise

Cold wind blowin' through a city on fire

Moments of the past, came here to find you

Not to relive them, just to remind you

[Hook: John Legend]

Take me to that old familiar place

Take me to memories we won't erase

Take me to all that we had

Good and the bad

I'll never forget you

I'll never let you go

I'll never forget you

I'll always remember, I hope you know

[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]

And let the evidence show, the future's so bright

It's never been more, not like tonight

We walk into the glow, right into the light

The past all around us, the time of our life

The first love kisses, the broke heart disses

This is just like a first-class ticket

Back, to the first written rap

The crumbled-up paper and the pen with no cap

The hand-me-down clothes and the unturned hat

The hookers on the corner and the kids sellin' crack

The needles in the yard where we used to play catch

Stories from the project we could never go at

Or to, these are shades of my youth

Trials of a child, everything truth

Moments of the past, comin' back to find us

Not to relive them, just to remind us

[Hook: John Legend]

Take me to that old familiar place

Take me to memories we won't erase

Take me to all that we had

Good and the bad

I'll never forget you

I'll never let you go

I'll never forget you

I'll always remember, I hope you know

[Verse 3: Lupe Fiasco]

Everything cherished, remembered in my heart

So you will never perish, you will never part

I tell 'em all about you, drummin' in the park

We put you in the ground, but I see you in the stars

Go'n, take a bow, a round of applause

The best dad ever, always ready we are

Love always shines, that's how I'll find you

In case you forgot, I hope this reminds you

[Hook: John Legend]

Take me to that old familiar place

Take me to memories we won't erase

Take me to all that we had

Good and the bad

I'll never forget you

I'll never let you go

I'll never forget you

I'll always remember, I hope you know

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...

## References

1. ↑ Ahmed, Insanul (February 28, 2011). "Interview: Lupe Fiasco Hates His Own Album". *Complex*.