YESTERDAY ONCE MORE
(John Bettis / Richard Carpenter)

The Carpenters - 1973

Also recorded by: Nordisle Bois Orch.; Richard Clayderman;
Ray Conniff; Floyd Cramer; Attila Fias; Jam Tronik;
Billy Jenkins; Paul Mauriat & His Orch.; Jeremy Monteiro;
101 Strings Orch.; Redd Kross; The Romantic Strings;
Rose of Avalanche; Sanchez; The Shaggs; Spectrum;
Synthesizer Rock Orch.; Taliesin Orch.; Billy Vaughn;
The Ventures; Vincent; Gary Wilson.


When I was young 
I´d listen to the radio 
Waitin´ for my favorite songs 
When they played I´d sing along 
It made me smile. 

Those were such happy times 
And not so long ago 
How I wondered where they´d gone 
But they´re back again 
Just like a long lost friend 
All the songs I loved so well. 

Every Sha-la-la-la 
Every Wo-o-wo-o 
Still shines 
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling 
That they´re startin´ to sing´s 
So fine. 

When they get to the part 
Where he´s breakin´ her heart 
It can really make me cry 
Just like before 
It´s yesterday once more. 

Lookin´ back on how it was 
In years gone by 
And the good times that I had 
Makes today seem rather sad 
So much has changed. 

It was songs of love that 
I would sing to then 
And I´d memorize each word 
Those old melodies 
Still sound so good to me 
As they melt the years away. 

Every Sha-la-la-la 
Every Wo-o-wo-o 
Still shines 
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling 
That they´re startin´ to sing´s 
So fine. 

All my best memories 
Come back clearly to me 
Some can even make me cry. 
Just like before 
It´s yesterday once more. 


(Contributed by boB Cartlidge - December 2005)