from way back
Adverb
Meaning
since long ago
Source: WordNetSynonyms
Examples
I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands.
Once I was seated, I couldn't help people-watching. I'll admit it, I'm an addict from way back.
We are poor because our elites from way back had no sense of nation.
You can't get any pictures from way back there.
Many of my songs were dance orientated from way back. That's because I love dance! When I hear a dance number, just hearing the first eight bars, it immediately makes my bod start moving and dancing.
she knows him from way back