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