[Intro – acoustic guitar] [Verse 1] Beneath the shade of an old oak tree, close by the road where memories fade, each morning, when the dawn appears, a lonely rose... a pilgrim's hat remains. [Verse 2] The rose, once bright, is stripped by years, her bloom has slowly slipped away; a pale old beau of brittle straw now speaks in whispers, worn and gray. [Guitar only] [Verse 3] "My darling, where are you going? Take my arm, don't drift away like one last sigh." But lost inside her silent world, she looks at him with empty eyes. [Verse 4] "Please try remembering one small moment, please, my love, I'm begging you. Remember me, my precious heart, give me one second... just one proof." [Guitar only] [Verse 5] Time held us fast, we're almost ghosts now, not half the souls we used to be; but I'm still that impossible man who only wants your company. [Verse 6] Tomorrow they will meet once more, the rose beside the weathered hat; and he will always give her shade whenever fate brings her back. [Verse 7] And so beneath that old oak tree, beside the worn and broken lane, our two lost souls keep searching still for yesterday... again... again. [Instrumental melody] [Chorus – Gospel voices] Shadows of yesterday hoooooo come closer, face to face. hoooooo Shadows of yesterday hoooooo keep walking all the way. Side by side they live, inside one last goodbye. Shadows of yesterday, hoooooo come closer, face to face. hoooooo Shadows of yesterday hoooooo keep walking all the way. Side by side they roam, inside one last goodbye. Shadows of yesterday hoooooo come closer, face to face. hooooooo Shadows of yesterday hooooooo keep walking all the way. hooooooo Shadows of yesterday come closer, face to face.
