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.
[90:00.01]Yesterday when i was young [90:00.02] [90:00.03]Yesterday When I Was Young [90:00.04]Yesterday when I was young [90:00.05]the taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue. [90:00.06]I teased at life as if it were a foolish g ame' [90:00.07]the way the evening breeze may tease a candle fl ame. [90:00.08]The thousand dreams I dreamed' the splendid things I planned [90:00.09]I always built alas on weak and shifting sand. [90:00.10]I lived by night and shunned the naked light of the day [90:00.11]and only now I see how the years ran away. [90:00.12] [90:00.13]Yesterday when I was young [90:00.14]so many drinking songs were waiting to be sung' [90:00.15]so many wayward pleasures lay in store for me [90:00.16]and so much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see. [90:00.17]I ran so fast that time and youth at last ran out' [90:00.18]I never stopped to think what life was all about [90:00.19]and every conversation I can now recall [90:00.20]concerned itself with me and nothing else at all. [90:00.21] [90:00.22]Yesterday the moon was blue [90:00.23]and every crazy day brought something new to do. [90:00.24]I used my magic age as if itwere a wand [90:00.25]and never saw the waste and emptiness beyond. [90:00.26]The g ame of love I played with arrogance and pride [90:00.27]and every flame I lit too quickly quickly died. [90:00.28]The friedns I made all seemed somehow to drift away [90:00.29]and only I am left on stage to end the play. [90:00.30]There are so many songs in me that won't be sung' [90:00.31]I feel the bitter taste of tears upon my tongue. [90:00.32]The time has come for me to pay for yesterday when I was young.
