Her birthday came and went without a card, or a single I love you   On their anniversary she sat all alone at a table set for two   She tries her best to please him, but she never hears one single word of praise   She feels just like a stranger, in a home where love has seen its better days      Well he's taken her for granted   God only knows why she keeps hangin' on    'Cause it's better to be gone, but not forgotten   Than to be forgotten, but not gone      Somehow he can't remember, when he's late to even take the time to call   And even on the nights he's there she gets the feeling he's not there at all   She's become a prisoner in that big old house where sweet love used to be   Well, it's not even over but Lord she feels just like a memory      Well he's taken her for granted   God only knows why she keeps hangin' on    'Cause it's better to be gone, but not forgotten   Than to be forgotten, but not gone      'Cause it's better to be gone, but not forgotten   Gone, but not forgotten   Than to be forgotten, but not gone