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Lyrics

The Yesterdays Man
(R & A Fennah)

Ver1.

When Billy was a boy
All he'd wanna do is just play air guitar
Had a dream he was gonna go far
Win a girl buy a fancy new car
So he started to play
Playin' his songs all day and all night
Tryin' so hard until he got it right

Bridge1.

You could hear him strummin'
He was shakin' his neighbourhood out of their beds
It was slow in comin'
He was knockin' his head on wood until sombody said

Chorus 1

You gotta pay your dues if you're singin' the blues
Gotta win and then lose then you'll know what you're singin' about
You've gotta feel pain if you're playin' this game
It's like a runaway train do you know what i'm talkin' about
Maybe I could help you out

Ver2.

So Billy got a break
He passed an audition with a little blues band
Hit the road and he made a few grand
That was it, it was money in the hand
He just wanted to play
Playin' his songs all day and all night
Workin' so hard but he was doin' all right

Bridge 2

Then the wheels stopped turnin'
He gave it his heart and soul but it went over their heads
He was slow in learnin'
'Til the man on the radio said the blues is dead

Chorus 2

But you gotta pay your dues if you're singin' the blues
Gotta win and then lose then you'll know what he's singin' about
You've gotta feel pain if you're playin' this game it's like a runaway train
Do you know what I'm talking about can anybody help him out.

Ver3.

The years rolled by
He's workin' in a bar with a little scratch band
Welcomed back by popular demand
Even though he's just yestedays man
Should he call it a day?

Chorus 3

He said you gotta pay your dues if you're singin' the blues
Gotta win and then lose now I know what I'm singin' about

You gotta feel pain if you're playin this game it's like a runaway train
Now I know what I'm talkin' about.

Repeat Chorus 3