Album: Now & Then (1973)
Lyrics: Richard Carpenter, John Bettis
Artist: Karen Carpenter
When I was young
I’d listened to the radio
Waiting for my favorite songs
When they played
I’d sing along
It made me smile
Those were such happy times
And not so long ago
How I wondered where they’d gone
But they’re back again
Just like a long lost friend
All the songs I loved so well
(*) Every sha-la-la-la, every wo-wo-wo-wo
Still shine
Every shing-ling-ling that they’re starting to sing
So fine
When they get to the part
Where he’s breaking her heart
It can really make me cry
Just like before
It’s yesterday once more
(She’ll be delighted)
Looking back on how it was
In years gone by
And the good times that I had
Makes today seem rather sad
So much has changed
There were songs
Of love that I would sing to them
And I’d memorized each word
Those old melodies still sound so good to me
As they melt the years away
(Repeat *)
(Owie owie specklies!)
All my best memories
Come back really to me
Some can even make me cry
Just like before
It’s yesterday once more
(She’ll be delighted)
(Repeat *)