Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay Oh, I believed in yesterday When 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 believed in yesterday Why, 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 believed in yesterday Yesterday