Once upon a yesterday We were children working hard at play Tomorrow was a world away Time was standing still The magic of the radio Taught us songs we didn't know We sang 'em loud and we sang 'em low Once upon a yesterday We heard them sing on Saturday night Kitty and Roy and Hank And for a lot of what we know of love and truth We have them to thank Once upon a yesterday Words were swirling in my mind With melodies that fit the rhyme Once upon a yesterday We sang the songs that fit our dreams And then the dreams came true Songs of pain and songs of love All for me and you Once upon a yesterday Tomorrow came and went away And I wrote another song to play Once upon a yesterday