Yesterday arrived too quickly
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Caught me right off guard
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My defence moved in too slowly
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Missed it by a yard
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I'd just settled down
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With a bottle of gin
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So I moved on to whiskey
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And it hit me again
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Memories were raining punches
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Down on my head
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Knocked me into the past so quickly
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They almost raised the dead
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So I drank some more booze
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And it helped me to sleep
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Where I dreamed of my youth
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And the secrets I keep
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Oh history is a friend of mine
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She comes over to my place
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And we have a good time
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But the memories
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She sometimes brings with her
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Get out of line
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They're out of line
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Show me things I don't want to see
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(Wanna see, wanna see, wanne see)
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Remind me of who I thought I was gonna be
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(Ganna be, gonna be, gonna be)
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Take me places I used to go
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(Used to go, used to go)
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A long long time ago
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When I woke I remembered nothing
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Suppose that's just as well
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And although my head was aching
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I could hear a bell
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So I put on some clothes
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And I reached my front door
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When I pulled it wide open
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She joined me once more
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Oh history is a friend of mine
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She comes over to my place
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And we have a good time
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But the memories
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She sometimes brings with her
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Get out of line
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They're out of line
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Show me things I don't want to see
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(Wanna see, wanna see, wanna see)
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Remind me of who I thought I was gonna be
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(Ganna be, gonna be, gonna be)
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Take me places I used to go
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(Used to go, used to go)
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A long long time ago
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A long long time ago
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A Long Long Long Time Ago
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| The Proclaimers |
