Roy Clark – Yesterday, When I Was Young lyrics
[INTRO]
Seems the love I've known has always been
The most destructive kind
Yes, that's why now I feel so old
Before my time.
[Chorus]
Yesterday when I was young
The taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue.
I teased at life as if it were a foolish game,
The way the evening breeze may tease a candle flame.
[Verse]
The thousand dreams I dreamed, the splendid things I planned
I'd always built to last on weak and shifting sand.
I lived by night and shunned the naked light of the day
And only now I see how the years ran away.
[Chorus]
Yesterday when I was young
So many happy songs were waiting to be sung,
So many wild pleasures lay in store for me
And so much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see.
[Verse]
I ran so fast that time and youth at last ran out,
I never stopped to think what life was all about
And every conversation I can now recall
Concerned itself with me and nothing else at all.
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Yesterday the moon was blue
And every crazy day brought something new to do.
I used my magic age as if it were a wand
And never saw the waste and emptiness beyond.
The game of love I played with arrogance and pride
And every flame I lit too quickly, quickly died.
The friends I made all seemed somehow to drift away
And only I am left on stage to end the play.
There are so many songs in me that won't be sung,
I feel the bitter taste of tears upon my tongue.
The time has come for me to pay for
Yesterday when I was young...
Yesterday When I Was Young Lyrics, Guitar Chords, Acoustic Cover, Roy Clark
Capo:3rd fret
[INTRO]
Em F#7 Bm
Em A7
It seems the love I've known
D G
Has always been the most destructive kind
Em
I guess that's why now
F#7
I feel so old
Bm
Before my time
[Chorus]
Em A7
Yesterday when I was young
D G
the taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue
Em F#7
I teased at life as if it were a foolish game
Bm
the way the evening breeze may tease a candle flame
[Verse]
Em A7
The thousand dreams I dreamed, the splendid things I planned
D G
I always built to last on weak and shifting sand
Em F#7
I lived by night and shunned the naked light of the day
Bm
and only now I see how the years ran away
[Chorus]
Em A7
Yesterday when I was young
D G
so many happy songs were waiting to be sung,
Em F#7
so many wild pleasures lay in store for me
Bm
and so much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see
[Verse]
Em A7
I ran so fast that time and youth at last ran out
D G
I never stopped to think what life was all about
Em F#7
and every conversation I can now recall
Bm
concerned itself with me and nothing else at all
[Instrumental Break]
Em A7 D G Em F#7 Bm
[Chorus]
Em A7
Yesterday the moon was blue
D G
and every crazy day brought something new to do
Em F#7
I used my magic age as if it were a wand
Bm
and never saw the waste and emptiness beyond
Em A7
The game of love I played with arrogance and pride
D G
and every flame I lit too quickly quickly died
Em F#7
The friends I made all seemed somehow to drift away
Bm
and only I am left on stage to end the play
Em A7
There are so many songs in me that won't be sung
D G
I feel the bitter taste of tears upon my tongue
Em F#7 Bm
The time has come for me to pay for yesterday when I was young