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