UB40's "Once Ago" is a breakup song where the narrator ends a relationship after emotional exhaustion. The cup is overflowing, he says, and he wants his ex to drop the "love disguise" and move on. Repetition drives home the bittersweet farewell.
But I can't stand it no more, my cup is overflowed. Although it's you I want today, I need your loving no more. So you can live your life, while I go and live mine. I wish you good luck and goodbye, I'll see you round sometime. It's time that you should be wise, take off your love disguise. Love, oh yeah, yeah, oh yeah. Now what when I want you to go, my whole heart tells me no. But I can't stand it no more, my cup is overflowed. Although it's you I want to do, I need your loving no more. So you can live your life while I go on with mine. I wish you good luck and goodbye. I'll see you around sometime. It's time that you should be wise. Take off your love disguise. Yeah, love. Oh yeah, believe me. Yeah, yeah. So you can live your life while I go on with mine. I wish you good luck and goodbye. I'll see you round sometime. It's time that you should be wise, yeah. Take off your love disguise. Yeah, love, oh yeah. Believe me, oh yeah.
UB40 - The Earth Dies Screaming / Madness - Too Hot To Handle ft. UB40 / One in Ten (Live)
