I know we got some history
  We got some issues that we need to solve
  But is it really such a mystery?
  It's just the way that the world evolves
  Let me ask your forgiveness baby
  My heart is ever full of sorrow
  We got to move into the future maybe
  And think about a new tomorrow
    She said you know I used to love you baby
  But you're thinking way too fast
  So forget about the future
  And let's get on with the past
    So they called a 'nited nations summit
  To negotiate for peace on earth
  And it may be idealistic baby
  But I know what peace of mind is worth
  Everybody aired their grievances
  And they threw away the suture
  They opened up all the wounds of the past
  As they failed to find their way to the future
    They said we'd better check the weather chart
  Before we tie our colors to this mast
  It's just too hard thinking about the future baby
  So let's just get on with the past
    She said we'd better check the horoscope honey
  Just in case this feeling wasn't meant to last
  It's just too hard thinking about the future
  So let's just get on with the past
    How many times you ever hear me say
  I'm as flawed as any other human being?
  There simply has to be a different way
  And a whole new way of seeing
  Are we doomed by all our history?
  Is our love really beyond repair?
  It's getting close to midnight baby
  And we ain't got time to spare
    Just when I think I'm home and dry
  And she's given up the fight
  There's an unmistakable optimism
  In romantic music and candlelight
  There's this lingering perfume
  The merest ghost of the past
  She says wait a minute baby
  You're moving way too fast
  We'd better check the weather chart
  Before we raise this mast
  We'd best consult our horoscope
  In case this feeling wasn't meant to last
  Let's just forget about the future
  And get on with the past