Yesterday arrived too quicklyCaught me right off guardMy defence
moved in too slowlyMissed it by a yardI’d just settled downWith
a bottle of ginSo I moved on to whiskeyAnd it hit me
againMemories were raining punchesDown on my headKnocked me into
the past so quicklyThey almost raised the deadSo I drank some
more boozeAnd it helped me to sleepWhere I dreamed of my
youthAnd the secrets I keepOh history is a friend of mineShe
comes over to my placeAnd we have a good timeBut the memoriesShe
sometimes brings with herGet out of lineThey’re out of lineShow
me things I don’t want to see(wanna see, wanna see, wanne
see)Remind me of who I thought I was gonna be(ganna be, gonna
be, gonna be)Take me places I used to go(used to go, used to
go)A long long time agoWhen I woke I remembered nothingSuppose
that’s just as wellAnd although my head was achingI could hear a
bellSo I put on some clothesAnd I reached my front doorWhen I
pulled it wide openShe joined me once moreOh history is a friend
of mineShe comes over to my placeAnd we have a good timeBut the
memoriesShe sometimes brings with herGet out of lineThey’re out
of lineShow me things I don’t want to see(wanna see, wanna see,
wanna see)Remind me of who I thought I was gonna be(ganna be,
gonna be, gonna be)Take me places I used to go(used to go, used
to go)A long long time agoA long long time ago