Amy MacDonald
Amy MacDonald
Amy MacDonald
Amy MacDonald
Amy MacDonald
Amy MacDonald
Amy MacDonald
Amy MacDonald
Amy MacDonald
Amy MacDonald
Amy MacDonald
Amy MacDonald
Amy MacDonald
[Verse 1]
Oh my dancing's getting slower now
'Cause my years they're getting older now
And my eyes, they won't cry
My tears have all run dry
And my memory doesn't get me very far
I can't remember my name or exactly who you are
And I don't know why
No I don't know why
[Chorus]
Will you please believe I'm not the person you see
I left that body long ago, I left it way back there
Will you please believe given all that you see
I left that body long ago but somehow nobody knows
[Verse 2]
So goodbye, you were my world and my life
And I don't know why you've lost your mother, lost your wife
But there's more, something more than meets the eye
This is not the end, this is only goodbye
[Chorus]
Will you please believe I'm not the person you see
I left that body long ago, I left it way back there
[Outro]
Now I'm free, I'm as happy as can be
I just wanted you to know
That I left that body long ago
So long ago
Left That Body Long Ago was written by Amy MacDonald.
Left That Body Long Ago was produced by Pete Wilkinson.
Amy MacDonald released Left That Body Long Ago on Mon Jun 11 2012.
MacDonald shared that “Left That Body Long Ago” is about Alzheimers, inspired by something her mother told her about her grandmother (who suffered from the disease).
When my nan was still alive, my mum would always say, ‘Don’t worry, it’s not your nan anymore, she’s left that body.’ That made it ea...