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Yesterday Girl Lyrics
I never think about the future I just live for today
And if you want a ready answer I've got nothing to say
So please don't bother talking to me I'll just disappoint you
Because I'm quite content to sit right here with nothing to do
Well I'm not the same guy that you used to know
I used to be the guy that had someplace to go
But that was yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl
And you're my yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl
I never want to find an answer 'cause I don't like the truth
And if I find just what I'm looking for I've something to lose
So please don't go and ask me questions I just won't feel the same
(I'll do what you say, doesn't matter anyway)
And when I think about religion well, there's no one to blame
(I might be with you, doesn't matter what I do)
Well I'm not the same guy that you used to know
I used to be the trippy fella with someplace to go
But that was yesterday girl, yesterday girl , yesterday girl, yesterday girl
And you're my yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl
(Tell me right away, doesn't matter what I say, I might be with you, doesn't matter what I do)
(Tell me something new, then I might agree with you
I live for today, not yesterday)
I never think about the future I just live for today
So if you want a ready answer I've got nothing to say
Now I'm not the same guy that you used to know
I used to be the guy that had someplace to go
But that was yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl
(Tell me something new, then I might agree with you
I live for today, not yesterday)
And you're my yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl
And if you want a ready answer I've got nothing to say
So please don't bother talking to me I'll just disappoint you
Because I'm quite content to sit right here with nothing to do
I used to be the guy that had someplace to go
But that was yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl
And you're my yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl
And if I find just what I'm looking for I've something to lose
So please don't go and ask me questions I just won't feel the same
(I'll do what you say, doesn't matter anyway)
And when I think about religion well, there's no one to blame
(I might be with you, doesn't matter what I do)
I used to be the trippy fella with someplace to go
But that was yesterday girl, yesterday girl , yesterday girl, yesterday girl
And you're my yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl
(Tell me right away, doesn't matter what I say, I might be with you, doesn't matter what I do)
I live for today, not yesterday)
So if you want a ready answer I've got nothing to say
I used to be the guy that had someplace to go
But that was yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl
(Tell me something new, then I might agree with you
I live for today, not yesterday)
And you're my yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl, yesterday girl
Song Info
Submitted by
songmeanings On Feb 06, 2012
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Pat DiNizio from "Best Of The Smithereens (Guitar Recorded Versions)": “Yesterday Girl” was perhaps the first song I’d written where I made a deliberate decision to be open or upfront regarding the way I felt about things in general, where I am the obvious character within the lyric of the song, expressing myself. Lyrically, the song was about the down side of success. The lines “Now I’m not the same guy that you used to know, I used to be the guy that had some place to go” reflect the notion that no success in life (and specifically pop music) comes without a price. Musically, the song owes a tremendous debt to “Louie, Louie” by the Kingsmen!"