Pick your battles, he said, pick them carefully

Don't climb a mountain if you can walk gingerly

Pick your friends for keeps, pick your lovers for less

Isn't it remarkable how messy it gets?

It's a long way back

A long way back, yeah

A long way back

Since we were close

The past becomes a ghost

Queen of disappointment, hangs her head down low

Feeling sorry for herself, it's all she knows

Funny how the pain comes like a rush to the head

Who wants to be happy when there's drama instead?

It's a long way back

A long way back, yeah

A long way back

Since we were close

The past becomes a ghost

See the coast in the pouring rain

See New Jersey slipping away

Foreign girls float away

The ghost of yesterday

Oh, it's a long way back, yeah

It's such a long way back, yeah

A long way back

Since we were close

The past becomes a ghost

Oh, the past becomes a ghost