Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play Now I need a place to hide away. Oh, I believe in yesterday.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Love was simple before; now the speaker hides and wishes to return to the past.
- In plain terms
- Love was easy before, now I want to go back to yesterday.
- What can you take from it?
- Lost love makes people idealize the past.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What would you change today?
- Is the past better?
Another view
Avoids addressing moving forward from pain.
More from Paul McCartney
Why she had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.
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Permalink to quote #4 Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday.
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