I just cant believe you're gone
Still waitin' for mornin' to come
When I see if the sun will rise, in the way that your by my side
Well we got so much in store
Tell me what is it I'm reaching for
When were through building memories I'll hold yesterday in my heart
In my heart

They can take tomorrow and the plans we made
They can take the music that we never play
All the broken dreams, take everything
Just take it away, but they can never have yesterday
They can take the future that we'll never know
They can take the places that we said we will go
All the broken dreams take everything
Just take it away, they can never have yesterday

You always choose to stay
I should be thankful for every day
Heaven knows what the future holds or least where the story goes
I never believed it til now
I know I'll see you again I'm sure
No it's not selfish to ask for more
One more night, one more day, one more smile on your face
But they cant take yesterday

They can take tomorrow and the plans we made
They can take the music that we never play
All the broken dreams, take everything
Just take it away, but they can never have yesterday
They can take the future that we'll never know
They can take the places that we said we will go
All the broken dreams take everything
Just take it away, but they can never have yesterday

I thought our days would last forever
But it wasn't our destiny
'Cause in my mind we had so much time, but I was so wrong
No I can believe that
I can still find the strength in the moments we made
I'm lookin' back on yesterday

They can take tomorrow and the plans we made
They can take the music that we never play
All the broken dreams take everything
Just take it away, but they can never have yesterday
They can take the future that we'll never know
They can take the places that we said we will go
All the broken dreams take everything
Just take it away, but they can never have yesterday

All the broken dreams take everything
But they can never have yesterday


Lyrics submitted by leahdelonge

Yesterday Lyrics as written by Michael James Mani Louis John Biancaniello

Lyrics © TuneCore Inc., BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sentric Music, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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    I think this song can either be interpreted as a break up song or as the loss of a loved one.

    "Just cant believe your gone, still waitin for mornin to come, when i see if the sun will Rise" It's like losing them, they lost everything. They feel everything should have stopped because with the loss of that person everything in their world seems wrong.

    "They can take tomorrow and the plans we made, they can take the music that we'll never play, all The broken dreams, take everything, just take it away, but they can never have yesterday." I think that line is beautiful. This song is bascially saying that without this person they lost their dreams they lost the plans they had, everything. But they will learn to live with the memories of yesterday and they dont regret knowing them because the memories they shared made the pain of losing them in the end worth it anyways.

    It really is a beautiful song. Leona has stunning vocals. She is my favorite female singer. :]

    liesparadiseon November 25, 2008   Link

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