Foreigner

Released: December 7, 1984

Songwriter: Lou Gramm Mick Jones (Foreigner)

Producer: Alex Sadkin Mick Jones (Foreigner)

[Verse 1]
I thought I knew you well
But all this time I could never tell
I let you get away
Haunts me every night and every day
You were the only one
The only friend that I counted on
How could I watch you walk away
I'd give anything to have you here today
But now I stand alone with my pride
And dream that you're still by my side

[Chorus]
But that was yesterday
I had the world in my hands
But it's not the end of my world
Just a slight change of plans

[Bridge]
That was yesterday
But today life goes on
No more hiding in yesterday
Because yesterday's gone

[Verse 2]
Love, my love I gave it all
Thought I saw the light
When I heard you call
Life that we both could share
Has deserted me
Left me in despair
But now I stand alone with my pride
Fighting back the tears I never let myself cry

[Chorus]
But that was yesterday
Love was torn from my hands
But it's not the end of my world
Just a little hard to understand

[Verse 3]
That was yesterday
But today life goes on
You won't find me in yesterday's world
Now yesterday's gone

[Outro]
Goodbye yesterday
Now it's over and done
Still I hope somewhere deep in your heart
Yesterday will live on

The name of the band Foreigner was chosen because half of the original members were from England, and the other half from the U.S. The group had quite a few people join and leave, but one of the originals, Mick Jones, (not Mick Jagger) stayed the whole time. Foreigner celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2017, with Mick still there.

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