Algiers - Claudette lyrics

I wanted To forgive you and forget But now I'm haunted I wanted To forgive you and forget But now I'm haunted By what replaces you instead There's no city whose end Was so lamentable as Memphis Today is not even a ruin As I crack a smile While you fade to d**h Oh no, Claudette I couldn't help but crack a smile The further you get My darling I'm filled with regret Tall figures encircle us You're staggering in red So cold and led astray Betrayed by the Good Place The God Crown in their Outstretched hands We're forced to walk away Then the wolves descend... Oh Claudette I knew you'd lead me astray No Claudette I don't want you to stay Go Claudette And drift away from the light No Claudette I can't keep from smiling