Johnny Mathis "Yesterday When I Was Young"

This song is so beautiful. I love Johnny Mathis's version of this song.....his voice is so very good. The lyrics is very meaningful too. I love english oldies~ Hahahahaha for those who do not know, I am the girl who listens to Gold 90 (oldies) when she's not listening to her K-POP,J-POP. As most of my friends know I always get lost when conversations are about current english medium pop signers. lols....anyway enjoy the song and hope you find it meaningful too. ^.^

Lyrics-
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 game,
the way the evening breeze may tease a candle flame.
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 day
and only now I see how the years ran away.

Yesterday when I was young
so many happy 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 it were a wand
and never saw the waste and emptiness beyond.
The game of love I played with arrogance and pride
and every flame I lit too quickly quickly died.
The friends 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.


I guess if you spend your time worrying, regretting or just wasting your time away it will be you and you alone who will be the one who wasted your youth or your life away. So people whatever dreams you may have, even if it seem unattainable don't waste time regretting just try your best in whatever situation your are in so at least when you are old you won't go damn if only I had not waste my youth away regretting blah blah. This is one of my all time favourite song hope it has somehow inspire you even though the lyrics may sound kinda emo if you are already old. I love oldies~