I read most of the 104 comments about "Yesterday" and was surprised that nobody else picked up the same meaning of the song that I picked up.
When Paul was about 12 years old, his mother died (at a similar time period that John lost his mother). His mother and father both worked for a living, and the family was pretty poor. In one book I read it was said that upon hearing that his mother died, he commented "What are we going to do without her money?"
When we are young, sometimes we say things what we are thinking instead of saying what is politically correct. Sure, he loved his mother, but he also was worried about the future as well. In retrospect, he probably wishes he had never made that comment. Before she was gone, his life was much better.
"I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday". Expand on that thought and that line, and you have the meaning of the song.
I read most of the 104 comments about "Yesterday" and was surprised that nobody else picked up the same meaning of the song that I picked up. When Paul was about 12 years old, his mother died (at a similar time period that John lost his mother). His mother and father both worked for a living, and the family was pretty poor. In one book I read it was said that upon hearing that his mother died, he commented "What are we going to do without her money?" When we are young, sometimes we say things what we are thinking instead of saying what is politically correct. Sure, he loved his mother, but he also was worried about the future as well. In retrospect, he probably wishes he had never made that comment. Before she was gone, his life was much better. "I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday". Expand on that thought and that line, and you have the meaning of the song.