Caught me right off guard
My defence moved in too slowly
Missed it by a yard
I'd just settled down
With a bottle of gin
So I moved on to whiskey
And it hit me again
Memories were raining punches
Down on my head
Knocked me into the past so quickly
They almost raised the dead
So I drank some more booze
And it helped me to sleep
Where I dreamed of my youth
And the secrets I keep
Oh history is a friend of mine
She comes over to my place
And we have a good time
But the memories
She sometimes brings with her
Get out of line
They're out of line
Show 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 ago
When I woke I remembered nothing
Suppose that's just as well
And although my head was aching
I could hear a bell
So I put on some clothes
And I reached my front door
When I pulled it wide open
She joined me once more
Oh history is a friend of mine
She comes over to my place
And we have a good time
But the memories
She sometimes brings with her
Get out of line
They're out of line
Show 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 ago
A long long time ago
Yesterday arrived too quickly Caught me right off guard My defence moved in too slowly Missed it by a yard I'd just settled down With a bottle of gin So I moved on to whiskey And it hit me again Memories were raining punches Down on my head Knocked me into the past so quickly They almost raised the dead So I drank some more booze And it helped me to sleep Where I dreamed of my youth And the secrets I keep Oh history is a friend of mine She comes over to my place And we have a good time But the memories She sometimes brings with her Get out of line They're out of line Show 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 ago When I woke I remembered nothing Suppose that's just as well And although my head was aching I could hear a bell So I put on some clothes And I reached my front door When I pulled it wide open She joined me once more Oh history is a friend of mine She comes over to my place And we have a good time But the memories She sometimes brings with her Get out of line They're out of line Show 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 ago A long long time ago Explain Request ×
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