Yesterdays by Bob Theil Lyrics
Oh the young girl looks at photographs
With recollections spinning in the memory of time she once knew
Oh it's only six long years ago
Those faces were the essence of her school days
Oh, where are they now?
"Oh, it seems to feel strange
There didn't seem to be a need to worry
But those days are gone and now it seems
That nothing is worthwhile in tomorrow"
And the old man lights a cigarette
And stares as empty faces flicker sadly like scenes on a screen
And turns to face the chill cold air
Of Christmas lights and voices of the children
A world of their own
"Oh, it seems to feel strange
How I lost my youth to stand here, forgotten
All my days are changing, now I'm left
With thoughts of yesterdays, my comfort"
And I watch with my head bowed low
The patterns of the night
And I know that there's something wrong
As I look into these eyes
And I watch as the shadows race across the darkening sky
In the depths of the gloomy night
The dead-eyed lovers lie
With the sounds of the hypnotizing steps of times before
"And where are you going?"
The shadows screamed aloud
"And where are you going?
Do you think time's on your side?"
As I walk along familiar streets
A girl is standing at the corner, her eyes in the air
And I wonder, should I stop awhile
Or say hello, or then will she remember?
"Oh, how are you now?"
"Oh, it seems to feel strange
I haven't seen your face since I remember..."
But she turns away, her interest gone
Besides, there's nothing there to cling onto
Oh, I never knew you anyway
Besides, there's nothing there to cling onto
Oh, it doesn't matter anyway
Besides, there's nothing there to cling onto
With recollections spinning in the memory of time she once knew
Oh it's only six long years ago
Those faces were the essence of her school days
Oh, where are they now?
"Oh, it seems to feel strange
There didn't seem to be a need to worry
But those days are gone and now it seems
That nothing is worthwhile in tomorrow"
And the old man lights a cigarette
And stares as empty faces flicker sadly like scenes on a screen
And turns to face the chill cold air
Of Christmas lights and voices of the children
A world of their own
"Oh, it seems to feel strange
How I lost my youth to stand here, forgotten
All my days are changing, now I'm left
With thoughts of yesterdays, my comfort"
And I watch with my head bowed low
The patterns of the night
And I know that there's something wrong
As I look into these eyes
And I watch as the shadows race across the darkening sky
In the depths of the gloomy night
The dead-eyed lovers lie
With the sounds of the hypnotizing steps of times before
"And where are you going?"
The shadows screamed aloud
"And where are you going?
Do you think time's on your side?"
As I walk along familiar streets
A girl is standing at the corner, her eyes in the air
And I wonder, should I stop awhile
Or say hello, or then will she remember?
"Oh, how are you now?"
"Oh, it seems to feel strange
I haven't seen your face since I remember..."
But she turns away, her interest gone
Besides, there's nothing there to cling onto
Oh, I never knew you anyway
Besides, there's nothing there to cling onto
Oh, it doesn't matter anyway
Besides, there's nothing there to cling onto