Proclaimers - A Long Long Long Time Ago lyrics

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