That Was Yesterday (Live)

Lyrics

[Intro] One of the craziest things that ever happened to me Was when a woman wrote to me about this next song She used it to break up with her abusive husband Settle down She packed her things, loaded them into her car And went back in one last time to put on my CD She pressed repeat and then she walked out Later that night, when he came home, she wasn't there But I was And this is what I said [Verse 1] It's finally over But I can't even cry So don't you give me no sweet talk You done told your last lie I was your puppet Just a-dancin', dancin' on a string When the sun went down last night Lord, it changed everything [Verse 2] Today I feel different 'Cause now I can see That you care more 'bout yourself Than mistreatin' me It took me a long time To figure you out But misery and pain Ain't what love's all about [Chorus] 'Cause I was your woman But you threw me away I used to be your very own, custom-made, love slave, do anything for you, little fool But that was yesterday That was yesterday, oh [Instrumental Break] [Interlude] Mr. Tony Obrohta on guitar [Verse 3] And so it goes, haha Another lesson gets learned And in the big book of experience Another page gets turned Now you say you need me Well, honey, you got some nerve I hope some sweet tomorrow We'll both get what we deserve [Chorus] 'Cause I was your woman But you threw me away I used to be your very own custom-made, love slave, do anything for you, little fool But that was yesterday That was yesterday [Post-Chorus] Woo Listen up That was yesterday Woo [Outro] Take care of yourself My mother wrote that, haha Hey How you doing? Good? I am, I am too What's your name? Drew Where's your mama? Hey, mama What do you wanna be when you grow up? A guitarist What? A guitarist What kind of guitarist? Acoustic Acoustic? Really? Okay Well, you know what? Mm Are you looking at me? Are you paying attention? You can do anything, you can do anything If anybody gives you a hard time, you call me You hear me? You must practice Get a good lawyer and save your money The business is fickle Do you know what that means? That's what I thought Haha, the next generation Haha (You sure look good) Thanks I'm trying to get back to my original weight, eight pounds fifteen ounces Anybody who knows anything about me, knows that uh, for years, I've been trying to be myself and get paid for it (It's working) Thanks And when I recorded this next song, little did I know that Dan Huff, my producer, would take me to the other side But let me tell you something If doing your mother's hair for eight years on a bus for free ain't country, I don't know what is Get off my back I know where my roots are firmly planted But I like to have wings to fly, so Thank you, Dan Huff, for letting me be me