Forget It

Forget It
Performer(s): Naomi Bunch — First Appearance: "I Will Help You"
Written by: Rachel Bloom, Jack Dolgen, and Adam Schlesinger

"Forget It" is a musical performance by Naomi Bunch. In this song she tells her daughter Rebecca Bunch to forget about her new career. It debuted in the Season Four episode "I Will Help You."

Song and lyrics

Lyrics: Naomi: Wait wait wait. You want to tell people the truth? At my event Absolutely no way. Forget it. You hear me? Forget it! SO YOU WANT I SHOULD BE KNOWN AS THE MOTHER OF A LOSER MEET MY DAUGHTER FORMER LAWYER NOW A FAILURE PLEASE EXCUSE HER AND YOU WANT THAT I SHOULD SEE THE LOOK UPON THE RABBI’S FACE WHEN SHE LEARNS THAT MISS IVY LEAGUE ATTORNEY’S A DISGRACE FORGET IT FORGET IT YOU CAN JUST FORGET IT FORGET IT. FORGET IT FORGET IT YOU CAN JUST FORGET IT FORGET IT IN YOUR SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS YOU NEVER THOUGHT OF ME (FORGET IT) YOU HAVEN’T CAUSED ME SO MUCH PAIN SINCE MY EPISIOTOMY (FORGET IT) SO YOU WANT THAT I SHOULD THROW AWAY MY STERLING REPUTATION (FORGET IT) WHILE YOU BLAB ABOUT YOUR NEW BOHEMIAN VOCATION FORGET IT FORGET IT YOU CAN JUST FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT FORGET IT YOU CAN JUST FORGET IT FORGET IT! YOU WANNA THROW YOUR LIFE AWAY GO AHEAD, SURE OY WHAT AM I GONNA TELL EMILIO AT THE FRAME STORE? Emilio: MOMS ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT WHAT SEMI­ STRANGERS GONNA SAY AND THEY’RE RIGHT WE THINK ABOUT IT ALL DAY WE’RE JUDGING YOU WE DON’T HAVE OUR OWN LIVES YOU’RE MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUR OWN KIDS AND OUR OWN WIVES GOD, I MADE REBECCA’S GRADUATION COLLAGE BUT I GUESS HER SUCCESS WAS JUST A MIRAGE DAMN, NAOMI THOUGHT YOU WAS A GOOD MOM I’M GONNA MESS UP ALL YOUR FRAMES FROM NOW ON Naomi: MOMS DON’T SUFFER TSURIS AND PAIN TO HAVE THEIR DAUGHTERS BRING THEM SHAME Naomi & Moms: MOMS DON’T SUFFER TSURIS AND PAIN TO HAVE THEIR DAUGHTERS BRING THEM SHAME Indian Mom: FORGET IT. Nigerian Mom: FORGET IT. Italian Mom: FORGETTABOUT IT. Wasp Mom: Everything’s fine. Naomi: FORGET IT!