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The Girl From Yesterday Lyrics
It wasn't reall sad the way they said good-bye
Or maybe it just hurt so bad she couldn't cry
He packed his things, walked out the door and drove away
And she became the girl from yesterday
He took a plane across the sea
To some foreign land
She stayed at home and tried to understand
How someone who had been so close could be so far away
And she became the girl from yesterday
She doesn't know what's right
She doesn't know what's wrong
She only knows the pain that comes from waiting for so long
And she doesn't count the teardrops
That she's cried while he's away
Because she knows deep in her heart
That he'll be back someday
The light's on in the window; she's waiting by the phone
Talking to a memory that's never coming home
She dreams of his returning and the things that he might say
But she'll always be the girl from yesterday
Yeh, she'll always be the girl from yesterday
Or maybe it just hurt so bad she couldn't cry
He packed his things, walked out the door and drove away
And she became the girl from yesterday
He took a plane across the sea
To some foreign land
She stayed at home and tried to understand
How someone who had been so close could be so far away
And she became the girl from yesterday
She doesn't know what's wrong
She only knows the pain that comes from waiting for so long
And she doesn't count the teardrops
That she's cried while he's away
Because she knows deep in her heart
That he'll be back someday
Talking to a memory that's never coming home
She dreams of his returning and the things that he might say
But she'll always be the girl from yesterday
Yeh, she'll always be the girl from yesterday
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this song is kinda sad and kinda sweet. I like it.
"she only knows the pain that comes from waiting for so long..." "she's waiting by the phone, talking to a memory that's never coming home."
oh, how can that not touch something deep inside? i feel this song so well.
The thing that always hits me is: "She doesn't count the tear drops/ That she's cried while he's away"
Henley's a really great songwriter. He has a way of making things so plainly stated and very thoughtful at the same time.
what this really brings to my mind is that this is a war family. The girl's husband/boyfriend was deployed overseas and she hopes he comes back.
That is exactly how I have always interpreted this song. I feel like maybe the man got killed in battle and is MIA which is why she'll always be the girl from yesterday but still waits by the phone and dreams of things he'll say when he returns.
That is exactly how I have always interpreted this song. I feel like maybe the man got killed in battle and is MIA which is why she'll always be the girl from yesterday but still waits by the phone and dreams of things he'll say when he returns.
I just love this song and the introduction, the lead guitar in the middle is simple and brillant, the song is sad though, the girl waiting for the guy and growing old at that..
This is practically the song that introduced me to country music when I was small (yes, The Eagles is a rock band). It's one the songs that have a really good - though sad - story that's made more emotional by the band's great vocals and playing. I think it's one of the band's lesser known songs, but just as great as their famous ones.