[Verse 1]

All through my life I've been hearing

All about those good old days

It makes no difference

What was or what may be

[Chorus]

The past it is gone

The future may not be at all

The present improve the flying hour

[Verse 2]

Some people look into the future

They're hoping that they'll see better days

It's such a sweet thought

It's something that could be but

[Chorus]

The past it is gone

The future may not be at all

The present improve the flying hour

[Bridge]

What was and what may be

Is not here, it is not clear to me

Right now is the one thing

That I can feel, the one thing real to me

Uh-uh - uh-uh

[Verse 3]

So as you sit back to remember

That which you cannot recall

It makes no difference

What was or what may be

[Chorus]

The past it is gone

The future may not be at all

The present improve the flying hour

[Synthesizer solo]

[Verse 4]

It makes no difference

What was or what may be

[Chorus]

The past it is gone

The future may not be at all

The present improve the flying hour

The past it is gone

The future may not be at all

The present improve the flying hour