Yesterday

It is a modern world, today

But I belong to Yesterday

I have remembered what others forgot

Things that were, but now are not

And for this world I'm not to blame

'cause I belong to Yesterday

Scientists are everywhere

Making dreams come true

Studying the hemisphere

And cloning me and you

Yes, in the streets, the children play

in my world of Yesterday

They call me crazy, but I'm not

I just know what they've forgot

But all in all, there is no shame

Because I love my Yesterday

But can't you see the ones like me

Dwelling everywhere?

Living life in memories

Living without care

Some may say it's the easy way

And sometimes I agree

Not seeing what is in today

Is that really peace?

I don't think that I can stay

In my world of Yesterday

I won't forget the things I know

But I must let my own self show

And though things will not be the same

I'll still belong to Yesterday

Living hi or living low

Be what you can be

There isn't just one way to go

Just one that sets you free

Well, slowly, I have slipped away

From my world of Yesterday

I still go back there once or twice

But it's no longer paradise

I am new, what can I say?

Still, I'll remember Yesterday

(approx. 1980-81)