Yesterday (Circa Summer ’88)

Lyrics

[Spoken] Let me see Here's a song that'll go on the next record I'm going out to San Francisco, looks like it'll be my first record I've done outside of Memphis, outside of my comfort zone Musicians I don't know, you know? Looks like Chuck Prophet's gonna produce it, which is- woo!- pretty cool for me Um yeah, anyway, this is a really dumb song. This is the dumbest song that'll be on that record It's uh, a song about my childhood a little bit, little bit about old John Cougar Mellencamp It's an homage if you will, or if you won't [Verse] It was undeniably summer And I was certifiably cool With my acid-washed jacket And my stone-washed jeans I rose out of the kiddie pool And you were a walking want-ad You had summer on your side Our front yards faced each other's From across the great divide And the sunbeams cracked like jumper cables I was cranking up the Mellencamp And you were dancing barefoot on a picnic table And damn it, girl Truly god damn it, girl Truly god damn it, girl Truly god damn! Woo! (That's the Mellencamp part!) [Chorus] I still remember every word you said Like I always said I would Since you walked on the water bed Stood right there in my head For good [Verse] You know you kept some honeysuckle In that special dresser drawer Every spring both knees buckle Both knees buckle and I hit floor I hit the floor, every spring At the hint, at the scent At the thought of that Thing (I'm sorry...) [Chorus] I still remember every word you said Like I always said I would Since you walked on the water bed Stood right there in my head For good [Verse] The easy way We used to play When there was no such thing As yesterday We threw our two hearts high The first half felt like Flying! [Chorus] And I still remember every word you said Like I always said I would Since you walked on the water bed Stood right there in my head For good [Spoken] I'm not blowin' the mic out too much, am I? Is that alright?