Yesterdays 1974 1. America 2. Looking Around 3. Time And A Word 4. Sweet Dreams 5. Then 6. Survival 7. Astral Traveller 8. Dear Father ****************************** ****************************** America Paul Simon (Full version on Yesterdays, The New Age of Atlantic, or KTA) (Edited single version is available on the Yesyears album) Let us be lovers We'll marry our fortunes together I've got some real estate here in my bag So we bought a pack of cigarettes And Mrs. Wagner's Pies And walked on, walked on, walked on To look for America 'Kathy,' I said as we boarded a Greyhound to Pittsburg, 'Michigan seems like a dream to me now' It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw All gone to look for America All gone to look for America Laughing on the bus Playing games with the faces She said the man in the Gabardine suit was a spy I said, 'Be carefull his bow tie is really a camera.' Kathy I'm lost I said Although I knew she was sleeping I'm empty and I'm aching And I don't know why Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike They've all come to look for America All come to look for America All come to look for America ****************************** ****************************** Looking Around (Anderson/Squire) Looking around me, There's not so much in life I miss. Things that I can't see, I'll touch and I'll feel then I'll kiss. Then I saw you standing there With a smile I couldn't share, Just looking around ev'rywhere. All the things I've wanted to do Take so much time to get around to you. Just reach out and catch and hold on, Leaving trails of dust and lust, Never even ly'ng or try'ng, keep on moving, never dying. Tunes that I can't hear Would take me for a while my smile. Fares that are too dear, I'd rather walk out another mile. Then I heard a tune so right, It was in the dark of night, Just list'ning around ev'rywhere. All the things I've wanted to do Take so much time to get around to you. Just reach out and catch and hold on, Leaving trails of dust and lust, Never even ly'ng or try'ng, keep on moving, never dying. Smiles that I don't see, I'll make them up as I go on. Laughs that just can't be, I'll make and laugh at ev'ry one. Then I saw you in your place With a laugh upon your face, Just looking around ev'rywhere. All the things I've wanted to do Take so much time to get around to you. Just reach out and catch and hold on, Leaving trails of dust and lust, Never even ly'ng or try'ng, keep on moving, never dying. Looking around with my feet on the ground Full of words and of sound, bringing smiles all around. Satisfy me with your words that can be, Full of sound and I'll see I'm just looking around. ****************************** ****************************** Time And A Word (Anderson/Foster) In the morning when you rise, Do you open up your eyes, see what I see? Do you see the same things ev'ry day? Do you think of a way to start the day Getting things in proportion? Spread the news and help the world go 'round. Have you heard of a time that will help us get it together again? Have you heard of the word that will stop us going wrong? Well, the time is near and the word you'll hear When you get things in perspective. Spread the news and help the word go round. There's a time and the time is now and it's right for me, It's right for me, and the time is now. There's a word and the word is love and it's right for me, It's right for me, and the word is love. Have you heard of a time that will help get it together again? Have you heard of the word that will stop us going wrong? Well, the time is near and the word you'll hear When you get things in perspective. Spread the news and help the word go round. There's a time and the time is now and it's right for me, It's right for me, and the time is now. There's a word and the word is love and it's right for me, It's right for me, and the word is love. There's a time and the time is now and it's right for me, It's right for me, and the time is now. There's a word and the word is love and it's right for me, It's right for me, and the word is love. ****************************** ****************************** Sweet Dreams (Anderson/Foster) Sweet dreams can solve the future, Sweet dreams provide the past. Sweet things within your makeup; These things will always last, These things will make Sweet dreams of conversation, Sweet dreams of love affection. Sweet words within your makeup; Sweet words of things to Come on and write your letter, You know it will be better anyhow. You're gonna laugh again, You're gonna smile again, You're gonna love again. Sweet dreams are born inside you, Sweet dreams are born to last. Sweet thoughts within your makeup; These thoughts will always last, These thoughts will always last. Come on and write your letter, You know it will be better anyhow. You're gonna laugh again, You're gonna smile again, You're gonna love again. Sweet dreams can solve the future, Sweet dreams provide the past. Sweet dreams can solve the future, Sweet dreams provide the past. ****************************** ****************************** Then (Anderson) And in a time that's closer, life will be even bolder then. Souls will be complicated, life will be consummated then. Hearts will be brought together soon in our minds forever then. As long as we see there's only us, who can change it; Only us to rearrange it at the start of a new kind of day. And in a time that's closer, life will be even bolder then. Love is the only answer, hate is the root of cancer then. Thoughts will be thought together, soon in our minds forever then. Love is the only answer, hate is the root of cancer then. Truth is just for the being and there's the sight for seeing then. Thoughts will be brought together soon in our minds forever then. As long as we see there's only us, who can change it; Only us to rearrange it at the start of a new kind of day. And in a time that's closer, life will be even bolder then. Love is the only answer, hate is the root of cancer then. Thoughts will be thought together, soon in our minds forever then. ****************************** ****************************** Survival (Anderson) Sunshine is creeping in And somewhere in a field a life begins An egg too proud to rape The beginning of a shape of things to come That starts the run Life has begu Fly fast the gun The mother flew too late And life within the egg was left to fate Not really knowing how The world outside would take it when it came And life*s the same For things we aim Are we to blame? Don*t doubt the fact there*s life within you Yesterday*s endings will tomorrow life give you All that dies Dies for a reason To put its strength into the seasons Survival, Survival They take away and they give The living*s right to live (its all that we need to give) The living*s right to know The egg breaks all is out The crawling bird begins to scream and shout Where is the parent bird? A loneliness arose and heard its name -- ring in For lives, begin Survival win Survival sin So soon the evening comes And with it runs the aching fear of hate Could someone still remain Who thinks he still could gain by escaping fate? It*s much too late Don*t underrate Appreciate Don*t doubt the fact there*s life within you Yesterday*s endings will tomorrow life give you All that dies Dies for a reason To put its strength into the seasons Survival, Survival They take away and they give The living*s right to live (its all that we need to give) The living*s right to know Survival, Survival They take away and they give The living*s right to live (its all that we need to give) The living*s right to know (its all that we have to show) And we*re all going (And we*re all going ) And we*re all going (And we*re all going ) And we*re all going somewhere ****************************** ****************************** Astral Traveller (Anderson) And in the ruins Caught in the noose around me, Glasses tell lies. Wondering when To do it again of another Flying to the sky, Somewhere flying high. Astral trav'ller, Leaving without her, Wond'ring where lives go; In and out the valley below. Once in the air, We could expect a great respect in being. (Astral trav'ller.) Memories fly Over the sky, and oh, the Sight's worth seeing, Just believin'. Astral trav'ller, Leaving without her, Wond'ring where lives go; In and out the valley below. ****************************** ****************************** Dear Father Anderson / Squire (originally released in 1970 as a single, not included on Time And A Word) Here are the books Of Luke You*ll need them To open the seed To see what goes on in the world You*re in my mind Catch the wind and hold on tight To what we*ll find And hear what goes on in the world Here is all you see Everything is made for you From me If there*s anything you*d like to say that could help me in any way Cause I*ve been waiting for so long for you to come along Help me on that day When you*d take over all the things Heaven has made for you Is there anything you think you should know? Is there anything before I go? Dear Father, I*m hungry, I*m cold Dear Father, feeling terribly old Dear Father, I don*t think I can see I*m not feeling good like I think I should They*re on their own Needing their face, a place Hope....home To see what goes on in the world They*re who you need To show them why they*re wrong Oh why indeed We need to go on in the world Here is all you see Everything is made for you From me If there*s any complication That you*d like to talk over with me about Cause I*ve been waiting for so long For you to come along We can work it all out When you take over all the things Heaven has made for you Is there anything you think you should know Is there anything before I go Dear Father, you must be putting me on Dear Father, cause most of their minds are gone Dear Father, they will not understand me I*m not feeling good like I think I should Dear Father, can I give it a miss Dear Father, cause I*m not ready for this Dear Father, I don*t think I can see I*m not feeling good like I think I should Dear Father, won*t you leave me alone Dear Father, won*t you to let me go home Dear Father, I don*t think I can see Dear Father, won*t they crucify me Dear Father, I just couldn*t do that Dear Father, cause that*s not where it*s at now (hey) *********************************** Transcribed by yesman [some parts don't agree with those in the CD notes or music books]