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