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Yesterday When I Was Young Lyrics

Artist: Roy Clark
Album: Yesterday When I Was Young

Yesterday when I was young
the taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue.
I teased at life as if it were a foolish g ame,
the way the evening breeze may tease a candle fl ame.
The thousand dreams I dreamed, the splendid things I planned
I always built alas on weak and shifting sand.
I lived by night and shunned the naked light of the day
and only now I see how the years ran away.

Yesterday when I was young
so many drinking songs were waiting to be sung,
so many wayward pleasures lay in store for me
and so much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see.
I ran so fast that time and youth at last ran out,
I never stopped to think what life was all about
and every conversation I can now recall
concerned itself with me and nothing else at all.

Yesterday the moon was blue
and every crazy day brought something new to do.
I used my magic age as if itwere a wand
and never saw the waste and emptiness beyond.
The g ame of love I played with arrogance and pride
and every flame I lit too quickly quickly died.
The friedns I made all seemed somehow to drift away
and only I am left on stage to end the play.
There are so many songs in me that won't be sung,
I feel the bitter taste of tears upon my tongue.
The time has come for me to pay for yesterday when I was young.

Comments/Interpretations
by Brian on 5/19/2008 11:05pm Greatest song by Roy Clark and yet they always play Greyhound on the radio!
by samb on 9/10/2008 2:49am There are those who can relate to these lyrics as they may be old enough to look back at their wasted pasts and feel sorry for themselves, but there are always those who find Roy Clark's voice warm, soothing and profoundly true.
by Joe 10/5/08 on 11/5/2008 8:48pm I frist heard this song in 1969 when i was 17. Back then it was just a nice song.Then life happened and i didn,t have time for music. Now i'm 56 and heard the song again It hit me like a ton of bricks it was like Roy Clark was singing about me.
by Johnie on 1/22/2009 2:50pm Roy Clark sung this at Micky Mantle's funeral at his request so I always think about him. They had a video clip and matched the wand with his batting,etc. Great and sad video at t he same time.
by Rolan on 1/25/2009 4:33pm I like this song.I truly love it it has a lot of messages specially to the youngsters.
by Palmer on 5/18/2009 12:27pm Actually the first time I heard it was by the composer Charles Aznevour(sp) way back when. Roy does a pretty good job also.
by Marie on 7/24/2009 1:18pm I used to sing this song back in the days. Today while I was driving I started humming it for no reason at all and I got nostalgic. Thank you for free lyrics.

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