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Tracks
Pulp
We Love Life
Yesterday

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Yesterday

Release date: 20th August 2002

From We Love Life

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About This Track

"Yesterday" is a track by Pulp, from the album We Love Life, released 20th August 2002. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Pulp.

About the Artist

Pulp

Pulp

Lyrics

Yesterday

[Verse 1]

Yesterday you were the daddy

Yeah, you were steaming

You had it all, then you realized

You were only dreaming

Now you're washing up last night's coffee cups

Yeah, you get cleaning

'Cause yesterday's not today

So it has no meaning

[Verse 2]

Yesterday you were the dog's

But then you blew it

You set your sights on the best of all, and you got it

But you never knew it

Now you don't feel wronged or noble at all

Just very stupid

Yeah, yesterday's not today

Yesterday is over

Oh yeah, yesterday is so far away

Cannot hurt you

[Chorus]

Yeah, yesterday's gone

So yesterday can't hurt ya

Yeah, yesterday's gone

So yesterday can't hurt ya

(Nothing to live up to)

(You've no one to pay)

Yeah, yesterday's gone

So yesterday can't hurt ya

(Look out of your window)

(It's a beautiful day)

Yeah, yesterday's gone

So yesterday can't hurt ya

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Track details

From We Love Life

2002

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Album

22nd October 2001

Release year

2002

1Weeds
3:42
2Weeds II (The Origin of the Species)
4:00
3The Night That Minnie Timperley Died
4:38
4The Trees
4:49
5Wickerman
8:18
6I Love Life
5:32
7Birds in Your Garden
4:13
8Bob Lind
4:15
9Bad Cover Version
4:16
10Roadkill
4:16
11Sunrise
5:53
—The Trees
4:49
—The Birds in Your Garden
—Bob Lind (The Only Way Is Down)
—Yesterday
—Weeds
3:42
—The Night That Minnie Timperley Died
4:38
—Wickerman
8:18
—I Love Life
5:32
—Birds In Your Garden
4:13
—Bob Lind (The Only Way Is Down)
4:15
—Bad Cover Version
4:16
—Roadkill
4:16
—Sunrise - Original Mix
5:53
—Forever in My Dreams

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