Why she had to go,
I don't know, she wouldn't say
I said something wrong,
now I long for yesterday!.
Yesterday.. all my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh I believe in yesterday!.
Suddenly.. I'm not half the man I used to be
There's a shadow hanging over me
Oh yesterday came suddenly!.
Why she had to go,
I don't know, she wouldn't say
I said something wrong,
now I long for yesterday!.
< instrumental break >.
Yesterday.. love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh I believe in yesterday!.
Oh I believe in yesterday!.
Words and Music by John Lennon
and Paul McCartney, 1966