Yesterday, When I Was Young-Mel Tormé

[ti:Yesterday, When I Was Young] [ar:Mel Tormé] [al:A Time For Us] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Yesterday, When I Was Young - Mel Tormé [00:00.53]Yesterday when I was young [00:06.18] [00:07.18]The taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue [00:12.33] [00:12.88]I teased at life as if it were a foolish game [00:18.00] [00:18.69]The way the evening breeze may tease a candle flame [00:23.79]The thousand dreams I dreamed the splendid things I planned [00:29.94]I always built alas on weak and shifting sand [00:34.91] [00:35.46]I lived by night and shunned the naked light of the day [00:40.73]And only now I see how the years ran away [00:45.61] [00:46.76]Yesterday when I was young [00:50.83] [00:51.71]So many drinking songs were waiting to be sung [00:56.26] [00:57.16]So many wayward pleasures lay in store for me [01:02.07] [01:02.69]And so much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see [01:06.78] [01:07.54]I ran so fast that time and youth at last ran out [01:12.10] [01:13.60]I never stopped to think what life was all about [01:16.86] [01:18.07]And every conversation I can now recall [01:22.80] [01:23.43]Concerned itself with me and nothing else at all [01:27.86] [01:28.99]Yesterday the moon was blue [01:33.82] [01:34.73]And every crazy day brought something new to do [01:39.63]I used my magic age as if itwere a wand [01:44.58] [01:45.45]And never saw the waste and emptiness beyond [01:49.85] [01:50.64]The g ame of love I played with arrogance and pride [01:55.20] [01:56.08]And every flame I lit too quickly quickly died [02:00.66] [02:01.30]The friedns I made all seemed somehow to drift away [02:06.39] [02:07.23]And only I am left on stage to end the play [02:11.36] [02:11.94]There are so many songs in me that won't be sung [02:17.43] [02:18.08]I feel the bitter taste of tears upon my tongue [02:22.78] [02:23.29]The time has come for me to pay for yesterday when I was young