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 dranks 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
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