The Proclaimers - A Long Long Long Time Ago lyrics

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