History never repeats,
  I tell myself before I go to sleep.
  Don't say the words you might regret.
  I lost before, you know I can't forget.
  
  There was a girl I used to know.
  She dealt my love a savage blow.
  I was so young, too blind to see...
  But anyway, that's history.
  
  And I say, history never repeats,
  I tell myself before I go to sleep.
  And there's a light shining in the dark,
  Leading me on towards a change of heart.
  
  You say I always play the fool.
  I can't go on if that's the rule.
  Better to jump than hesitate.
  I need a change and I can't wait.
  
  I say, history never repeats,
  I tell myself before I go to sleep.
  And there's a light shining in the dark,
  Leading me on towards a change of heart.
  
  History never repeats.
  
  Deep in the night it's all so clear.
  I lie awake with great ideas.
  Looking about in no man's land,
  I think at last I understand.
  
  History never repeats,
  I tell myself before I go to sleep.
  And there's a light shining in the dark,
  Leading me on towards a change of heart.