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