The Old Yesterday

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Alice Gerrard

Alice Gerrard (b. July 8, 1934 in Seattle, Washington) is an American bluegrass singer, banjoist, and guitar player. She performed in a duo with Hazel Dickens and as part of The Back Creek Buddies with Matokie Slaughter. more »

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There’s a branch of the river I walk beside
Where the cold waters run meander and glide
Where the whipporwill calls in the deep night shade
Where I used to love you in the old yesterday.

On the soft mossy ground where we lay entwined
I can still feel the beat of your heart next to mine
Memories come softly then fade away
Calling me back to the old yesterday.

	But time has a will and time has a way
	Time lasts forever and love lasts a day
	So comes to an end in its own time and place
	Still I used to love you in the old yesterday.

There’s no rhyme or no reason, no answers at hand
Often love grows indifferent to the best of our plans
Fire turns to cinders, sunshine to rain
Leaving ashes and embers in the old yesterday.

	Yes time has a will and time has a way
	Time lasts forever and love lasts a day
	So comes to an end in its own time and place
	Still I used to love you in the old yesterday.

	I used to love you in the old yesterday.

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