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 yesterday love was such an easy game to play now i need a place to hide away oh i believe in yesterday why she had to go i don't know she wouldn't say i said something wrong now i long for yesterday yesterday love was such an easy game to play now i need a place to hide away oh i believe in yesterday mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm