C'est loin tout ça

A corner of Normandy, a patch of blue sky
A little girl I was in love with
And a big despair, a real heartbreak
Hidden in a handkerchief on the day of the big return

My first guitar wasn't worth a dime
I dreamed of glory, of having my name everywhere
I didn't see myself as very tall, I didn't see myself like this
I'm not the child I used to be

It's all so far away, hmm, it's all so far away
It's funny, the things we forget
It was better when I was little
It's all so far away, I don't recognize myself
It's funny how we become mean
How we change as we grow up
It's all so far away

On the edge of a sidewalk, a phony musician
Cries in my memory, a tune from an accordion
A hole in my coat, I lost two bucks
I would have jumped in the water to avoid telling Mom

Love that makes you cry and a little dead dog
A poorly graded assignment and my first regret
A curly cousin, beautiful like in a dream
And my first kiss, and my first lie

It's all so far away, hmm, it's all so far away
It's funny, the things we forget
It was better when I was little
It's all so far away, I don't recognize myself
It's funny how we become mean
How we change as we grow up
It's all so far away, it's all so far away

It's funny, the things we forget
It was better when I was little
It's all so far away, I don't recognize myself
It's funny how we become mean
How we change as we grow up
It's all so far away

It's all so far away
It's all so far away