No More Looking Back

Written by: Ray Davies

Published by: Davray Music Ltd.

Chord file

Lyrics:

Walking along a crowded street
I see thousands of faces before me.
Then I see a face that I used to know
Long ago in my life story.
It starts me thinking about the things you said
For your image is still inside me.
The past is gone but in my head
You're still walking along beside me.
Is it something playing tricks with my eyes
Or just an illusion deceiving me,
Or is it someone in a disguise
Or visions of things that used to be?

But lately I've been going to
All the places that we once knew,
And just when I think that I am free of you
I keep seeing the things that remind me of you,
And just when I think you're out of my head
I hear a song that you sang or see a book that you read.
Then you're in every bar, you're in every café,
You're driving every car, I see you everyday,
But you're not really there 'cos you belong to yesterday.

No more looking back,
No more living in the past,
Yesterday's gone and that's a fact,
Now there's no more looking back.
Got to be hard,
Yeah, look straight ahead.
That s the only way it's going to be,
Yesterday's gone and that's a fact,
Now there's no more looking back,

Perhaps someday I'll stop needing you,
Then maybe one day I'll be free of you.
But lately I've been going to
All the places that remind me of you.
And just when I think you're out of my head
I hear a record you played or see a book that you read.
Then you're in every bar, you're in every café,
You're driving every car, I see you everyday
But you're not really there 'cos you belong to yesterday.

No more looking back,
No more living in the past.
Yesterday's gone, that's a fact,
Now there's no more looking back.
No more looking back.
No more living in the past.
Yesterday's gone, that's a fact.
Now there's no more looking back.

This song can be found on the following releases:

stereo mix, recorded 16 Sep, 1975 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
(The Kinks Present) Schoolboys In Disgrace 17 Nov, 1975 USA RCA Victor LPL1-5102 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
(The Kinks Present) Schoolboys In Disgrace 23 Jan, 1976 UK RCA Victor RS 1028 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
No More Looking Back/Jack The Idiot Dunce/The Hard Way 23 Jan, 1976 UK RCA Victor RCM 1 7" vinyl maxi-single, 45 RPM
Second Time Around 22 Aug, 1980 USA RCA Victor AFL1-3520 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
(The Kinks Present) Schoolboys In Disgrace 23 Jan, 1990 USA Rhino R2 70937 CD
(The Kinks Present) Schoolboys In Disgrace 24 Nov, 1998 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79724-2 CD
The Kinks' Greatest - Celluloid Heroes 25 Sep, 2001 USA Konk/Velvel/Koch VEL-CD-79734 CD
(The Kinks Present) Schoolboys In Disgrace 24 Aug, 2004 USA Konk/Koch Records VEL-SC-79805 SACD (hybrid)
Greatest Hits 1970-1986 30 Oct, 2007 USA Konk/Velvel/Koch Records VEL-79822 3 CD set
Picture Book 8 Dec, 2008 UK Universal/Sanctuary 5313049 Multi CD box set


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