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 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 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 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.
Charles Aznavour
5 Comments:
Boy, can I relate to that!
How very true....sobs....
The author must have seen a lot of pain. It shows in his face. How sad.
In the face of such uncertainty belive in two things -
You are stronger than you think and you are not alone.
I can be changed by what happens to me. I refuse to be reduced by it.
Maya Angelou
Boy, if only we didn't have to pay for experience with our youth!
I don't think the song is about youth as much as selfishness. He was carefree and thought about nobody but himself, according to the lyrics. Now he is bitter and alone without a lot of love and fond memories. I've also made many mistakes in my life (still do everyday) but we cannot live in the past. No matter how lousy life gets, because of the word "Forgiveness" there is always hope that as long as we can still breathe, we have another chance to make positive changes and find peace and love.
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