Boyz II Men

Released: August 30, 1994

Songwriter: Lennon-McCartney John Lennon Paul McCartney

Producer: Boyz II Men

[Chorus]
Yesterday (yesterday)
All my troubles seem so far away
Now it seems as though they're here to stay
Oh I believe in yesterday

[Verse 1]
Suddenly
I'm not half the man I used to be
There's a shadow hanging over me
Oh yesterday came suddenly
Why she had to go I don't know
She wouldn't say
I said something wrong now I long for yesterday

[Chorus]
Yesterday (yesterday)
Love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh I believe in yesterday
I believe in yesterday

[Verse 2]
Why she had to go I don't know
She would not say
I said something wrong
Now I long for yesterday

[Chorus]
Yesterday (yesterday)
Love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh I believe in yesterday
I believe in yesterday
Was so far away
Oh yesterday was far away
And I know I can't turn back
'Cause yesterday is...gone

Boyz II Men is an R&B vocal quartet from Philadelphia who became the most successful pop group of the 1990s. They’re best known for their passionate ballads, including the number one hits “End of The Road,” “On Bended Knee,” and “I’ll Make Love To You.”

An early version of the group was founded by Nathan Morris in the mid 1980s while attending the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, where he recruited students Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, and Michael McCary. Singer Marc Nelson was also an early member, but left the group before their big break.

The group—who took its name from New Edition’s song “Boys To Men”—was discovered in 1988 after auditioning for New Edition’s Michael Bivins backstage at a concert. Bivins signed the group to his management company and secured them a contract with Motown Records.

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