[Verse] The past is like a child that we lose and cannot find And then one day we realize we've all run out of time We lay awake in the night and feel a pull To the past like the tide But as much as we may try It's just not right To open that door and step inside [Chorus] Distant memories Don't let them get the best of me I'm happy with my life The man I was I left behind And he's still a part of me But not who I want to be [Verse 2] Oh The truth is the past never goes away It'll be back like a rainy day It'll pour and pour 'til you can't take any more And you find yourself face-down on the floor Oh The past never goes away But if you wait long enough It'll come back And that's when you'll get to say [Chorus] Distant memories Don't let them get the best of me I'm happy with my life The man I was I left behind And he's still a part of me But not who I want to be
