The Great Gatsby - Past Is Catching Up to Me Lyrics

2024 Broadway
The Great Gatsby the Musical - Past Is Catching Up to Me Lyrics

The song is written by Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen. Performed by Jeremy Jordan.

GATSBY:
It was under a willow tree
Five years ago in Louisville
I danced with daisy in my arms
And time stood still
It was clear she had her pick of any man in uniform
She kissed me and swore she’d never stray
But then the world got in the way

Fought a war returned to see
Another fight in front of me
And now I must remind her
Of the love we left behind
Her words that night the vows she said back then
I’ll help her say again
One party left to throw
How could she say no?

We’ll go back to that kiss
To that row of willow trees
All the years that we missed
Will blow away with the breeze
They say you can’t relive the past
But you know what I see?
Finally the past is catching up to me

Some will shudder at what i’ve done
Or say that I have crossed a line
I tell you every lavish night
Was by design
How to become the man her world demanded me to be
With only a nickel to my name
I bet it all to get in the game

Had a past to rectify
Made that nickel multiply
It took no time to love her
Just to be worthy of her
And though the years have passed us by
One memory survives
If she could see it too
But see it through my eyes

We’ll go back to that kiss
To that row of willow trees
All the years that we missed
Will blow away with the breeze
They say you can’t relive the past
But you know what I see?
Finally the past is catching up to me

Daisy always saw in me a man who knew his worth
Now that man can give her everything on earth
Money can’t buy happiness no sir
But it brings you closer
And closer
And closer

Take her back to that kiss
To that row of willow trees
All the years that we missed
Will blow away with the breeze
They say you can’t relive the past
But I know what i see    
Finally the past
Finally the past
Finally the past –

ENSEMBLE:
Oh oh oh
Ah ah ah ah

GATSBY:
Is catching up to me!

The Great Gatsby the Musical Lyrics

SYNOPSIS
Roaring On
Absolute Rose
New Money
For Her
Valley of Ashes
Second-Hand Suit
For Better or Worse
The Met
Only Tea
My Green Light
Shady
Better Hold Tight
Past Is Catching Up to Me
La Dee Dah With You
Go
Made to Last
One-Way Road
God Sees Everything
For Her (Reprise)
New Money (Reprise)
Beautiful Little Fool
Finale: Roaring On