CHORUS
come on come on just relax
whoa whoa take a breath
come on come on it's okay
you can forget yestderday

man and our philosophies
man and our psychologies
seem to throw away
need to throw away

everything gets in the way
we're forced to give an apology
and i can't seem to get it out of my head (my head)

i can feel the tension rising
think think think
i can feel the tension rising
think think think
i can feel the tension rising
think think think
i---

CHORUS

yesterday is burned away
you'll never ever earn your way
you'll never understand
you'll never understand today
what's gone is gone, what's done is done
we have to divide to become one
I can't believe the things I said
(my days go by so slow they're unforgettable)
you're gonna break down today
take a breath for tomorrow may not make its way to you
so watch the heart in you
my heart can't help but start
to rot, rot at an early age
as I think too much and lose the peace in all my rage

yesterday's a memory
so throw it all away
you can forget about yesterday
so throw it all away


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Yesterday Lyrics as written by Otto Harbach Jerome Kern

Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Word Collections Publishing, Capitol CMG Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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    This song has so much energy, helps me forget about the past and focus on the future. The ending is just amazing, I'm tryin to find some guitar tabs for this song...let me know if you know where to find em, my screen name is XC8316

    n3j1y1on February 23, 2006   Link

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