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Lyrics

Yesterday's man

Ver1.
When Billy was a boy
All he'd wanna do is just play air guitar
Had a dream he was gonna go far
Win a girl buy a fancy new car
So he started to play
Playin' his songs all day and all night
Tryin' so hard until he got it right

You could hear him strummin'
He was shakin' his neighbourhood out of their beds
It was slow in comin'
He was knockin' his head on wood until sombody said

Chorus
You gotta pay your dues if you're singin' the blues
Gotta win and then lose then you'll know what you're singin' about
You're gonna feel pain if you're playin' this game
It's like a runaway train do you know what i'm talkin' about
Maybe i could help you out

Ver2.
So Billy got a break
he passed an audition with a little blues band
Hit the road and he made a few grand
That was it, it was money in the hand
he just wanted to play
Playin' his songs all day and all night
Workin' so hard but he was doin' all right

Then the wheels stopped turnin'
He gave it his heart and soul but it went over their heads
He was slow in learnin'
'til the man on the radio said the blues is dead

Chorus
But you gotta pay your dues if you're singin' the blues
Gotta win and then lose now he knows what he's singin' about
Your gonna feel pain if you're playin' this game it's like a runaway train
Now he knows what he's talkin' about can anybody help him out.

Ver3.
The years rolled by
He's workin' in a bar with a little scratch band
Welcomed back by popular demand
Even though he's just yesteday's man
Should he call it a day? No way....

Chorus.
You gotta pay your dues if you're singin' the blues
Gotta win and then lose now he knows what he's singin' about
Your gonna feel if you're playin this game it's like a runaway train
Now he knows what he's talkin' about...can anybody help him out

(Words & Music - R & A Fennah)

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
the fool	misc	10/17/2010
Rob & Alan Fennah	Songs 1	6/16/2009