You Yesterday

You yesterday, you bought a bouquet

And you walked around town pretending that someone had bought it for you

Just like in that dream that you once had

Then back at home, you talked on the phone

To the operator and the talking clock

You made dinner for two, drank all the wine and a good time was had

Then you had a row, somehow you got jealous

So why do you talk to yourself?

You met an old friend

Then you complained about being alone, a face in the crowd

And she told you to think about all the people who feel the same as you

You took offence - you stand apart

There's no one who could share the same kind of heart

And you told your old friend to stick her advice in a place no sun could shine

And then you fell down, somehow you got dizzy

So why do you spin round and round?

Maybe tomorrow a finer day comes

When you stop lying there arresting your thumbs

The solitaire game that had lasted for weeks may uncover the meaning of life

The Catherine wheels that spin in your eyes

Help you paint by numbers and sever the ties

Take a long breath before living expires and reveals there's nobody there

Hey, why don't you say - say something worthwhile but save it for somebody else