NOT SO LONG AGO 
(Al Frisch / Charles Tobias)

as recorded by Nat "King" Cole
with orchestra conducted by Ralph Carmichael
December 22nd 1960 Hollywood


Not so long ago,
Who were you, who was I?
Strangers when we were passing by,
Not so long ago!

Not so long ago,
I had dreams, so did you,
But those dreams just weren't coming true,
Not so long ago!

Then we met and then I held you,
And the moment that we kissed,
Time stood still and now we two are one!

Heart to heart and so in love,
We have all we were dreaming of,
Not so long ago!

Heart to heart, so in love,
We have all we were dreaming of,
Not so long ago,
Not so long ago,
Not so long ago!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - October 2017)