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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Leon Bridges
Leon Bridges
Vocals
Austin Michael Jenkins
Austin Michael Jenkins
Guitar
Brian William Brundage
Brian William Brundage
Horn
Dan Wilson
Dan Wilson
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Todd Bridges
Todd Bridges
Composer
Austin Michael Jenkins
Austin Michael Jenkins
Composer
Dan Wilson
Dan Wilson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brian William Brundage
Brian William Brundage
Recording Engineer
Dan Wilson
Dan Wilson
Producer
John Sinclair
John Sinclair
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Yesterday I had nothing
Didn't know whether I'd amount to something
I had holes in shoes and in my clothes
Only yesterday
[Verse 2]
I was just a boy living amongst children
Not really a toy that I could play with
I would pretend that anything could happen
That was yesterday
That was yesterday
That was yesterday
[Verse 3]
No matter how far I come
Still know where I'm from, oh
Never let it slip away
Still trying to figure out
What the game is all about, oh
So I take it day by day by day
[Verse 4]
Yesterday no one was listenin'
Today is gonna be different
You couldn't hear my voice under the surface
That was yesterday
[Verse 5]
Yesterday I had no direction
In my mind I had nothin' but questions
I could of never dreamed of what would happened
That was yesterday
That was yesterday
That was yesterday
[Verse 6]
No matter how far I come
Still know where I'm from, oh
Never let it slip away
Still trying to figure out
What the game is all about, oh
So I take it day by day by day
[Verse 7]
Yesterday I was hopin'
Today the future's wide open
I was lost in the sounds of my mind
But that was yesterday
[Verse 8]
That was yesterday
That was yesterday
That was yesterday, oh
That was yesterday
That was yesterday
That was yesterday
Written by: Todd Bridges, Austin Michael Jenkins

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