THE DAY AFTER YESTERDAY

Words and music by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers (Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers Music/ASCAP)

the day after yesterday

i lost my luck

sped right off

in an old milk truck

oh i heard it clinking away

the sky was yellow

and the sun was black

rise or set—

i can’t keep track sometimes

it’s been a very big day

the ladders climbed

the quarters played

the babies cried

the blue jeans frayed

crack in the rear view mirror

the final round

of truth or dare

the dorky sprout

of facial hair

are closer than they appear

on the day after yesterday

the day after yesterday

i lost my spot

the line stretched on

the day was shot

looks like it’s really here to stay

dropped my nickels

and i spun the dial

let it ring

a good long while

oh i will get an answer someday

in black and white

suspended space

the gap-tooth smile

the breathless chase

wheeling it into town

the ice comes down

the branches gleam

the slipping slope

a child’s dream

never to touch the ground

on the day after yesterday

the vinyl hour

i take a spin

the needle pops

again again

stuck in the memphis blues

forever young

forever gray

forever spun

the same old way

nobody can refuse

the day after yesterday

the day after yesterday

and still i find

i fall ahead

i spring behind

sometimes I just take my time

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