Andrew Ripp stated that the song is a tribute to two of his best friends, Tim and Clark, that passed away 10 years ago. He also went on to say that, “the way these boys lived still inspires me 10 years after they went to heaven…I love you boys & I look forward to seeing you again some day.”
[Verse 1]
I remember trying to let you go
Leaving me with a heart of stone
I didn't wanna believe it
I didn't wanna believe it, no
Every story's gotta have an ending
But your's ended too soon
[Pre-Chorus]
And there's no way to escape it
And now I'm having a hard time understanding
How someone like you could be gone so soon
[Chorus]
I will never forget you
Even though it's been so long
Falling rain's gonna keep on falling when I'm lost and I'm all alone
I wish we were together
And I didn't ever let you go now
I don't wanna believe it, no
[Verse 2]
Looking back I never realized we had a limited amount of time
I took it for granted
And I wish that I hadn't
I've been staring at a memory
Looking back on how we used to be
[Pre-Chorus]
There's no way to escape it
And now I'm having a hard time understanding
How someone like you could be gone so soon
[Chorus]
I will never forget you
Even though it's been so long
Falling rain's gonna keep on falling when I'm lost and I'm all alone
I wish we were together
And I didn't ever let you go now
I don't wanna believe it, no
[Bridge]
You were all I had
Never gonna be another one like you
There's never gonna
And I miss you so bad
So bad
There's never gonna
[Chorus]
I will never forget you (forget you)
Even though it's been so long (been so long)
Falling rain's gonna keep on falling when I'm lost and I'm all alone
I wish we were together (we were together)
And I didn't ever let you go now (let you go)
I don't wanna believe it, no
[Outro]
This is something that never should have happened
But our love is true
And I promise you
Yes I know it's true
I'll never forget you
Andrew Ripp released Never Forget You on Fri Oct 16 2015.