Lyrics

Will you once again talk to me
Knowing I don’t deserve a word
I crossed some lines I should’ve never touched
Said some things I can’t take back
Every sleepless night I hear your name
Like a promise breaking in the dark
I was careless with a fragile heart

I’d give anything to rewind the truth
But time don’t bend for a man like me

Yesterday’s gone, I can’t chase it down
All those words I wish I never said
I can’t change the past, but I’m here right now
Still believing in what’s left
If forgiveness lives somewhere inside
I’ll wait here till the bitter end

Yesterday’s gone
But tomorrow never ends

I feel the hurt too, I know you do
We had something real, something rare
That kind of love don’t fade easy
That kind of loss don’t disappear
Every memory cuts twice as deep
‘Cause it reminds me what we were
And what we still might be

I don’t ask you to forget the pain
Just remember who I was before the fall

Yesterday’s gone, I can’t chase it down
All those nights I left you alone
I can’t change the past, but I swear right now
I’ve never wanted something more
If there’s a chance you still believe
I’ll stand here till the bitter end

Yesterday’s gone
But tomorrow never ends

If this is goodbye, I’ll carry the blame
If this is silence, I’ll speak your name
But if there’s still a spark in the ashes we burned
I’ll spend my life proving I’ve learned

Yesterday’s gone, but tomorrow never ends
Trying to be the man you need
I can’t erase what I’ve become
But I can fight for what could be
So if this letter finds your heart
And mercy finds a way back in

Yesterday’s gone
But tomorrow never ends

I would do anything to have you again
I hope this letter finds you well

Yesterday’s gone
But tomorrow never ends

© 2026 Words and Music by William Fred Thompson