Lyrics - A Long Long Long Time Ago by Proclaimers

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

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