[Intro:]
Speak up for them,
Your friends, your relatives, your neighbors.
It's a good idea to speak up for them,
And it's always good to thank God.
[Chorus:]
I miss you like yesterday,
I miss you like yesterday,
Yeah, I know it sound cliché,
And they tell me just to pray, but
I miss you like yesterday.
[Verse 1:]
Early morning, whippin up breakfast,
So unexpected, I'm barely yawnin,
Iron my school clothes, food up on the stove,
Biscuits was hella fluffy, «Grandma, I need two of those.»
You whisper wait for my brother, papa do what you say.
'Fore a crumb could hit my tongue, tell me to pray,
Scrape my plate, wash the dish.
Be prepared for the world and be thankful of the time that I get
To be young on the run,
Don't be eager to be grown, have some fun,
You'll look back when you turn 21
Like, «My, time flies!»
Wishin you were you here by my side.
[Chorus:]
I miss you like yesterday,
I miss you like yesterday,
Yeah, I know it sound cliché,
And they tell me just to pray, but
I miss you like yesterday.
[Verse 2:]
Like an autumn breeze, knockin all the pecans out the trees,
Bakin your fruitcakes for Christmas Eve,
The smell of sweet potato pie make it hard to leave.
Sit and reminisce, out the grab bag, everybody got a gift,
Just be thankful for the the thought, don't be givin lip,
We laugh and cry.
You knew you couldn't save the world, but you had to try,
I been doin the same,
Just so you know, your lectures ain't goin in vain,
Accepted that you're gone but I deal with the pain,
Whether the rain, just know I won't be the same.
[Chorus:]
I miss you like yesterday,
I miss you like yesterday,
Yeah, I know it sound cliché,
And they tell me just to pray, but
I miss you like yesterday.