The Day After Yesterday

Tell me how I’m seen
Don’t show me how I’m viewed
Tell me what to be
Don’t show me how I’ve been
And if I can’t comply
Because of how I am
Don’t tell me what you think
I’m not at your command

The day after yesterday
I’ll still be myself
Because no one can tell me
Not to be
The day after yesterday
I won’t forget you
Because it would be so hard
Not to see

So tell me how you are
Don’t show me what you were
Tell me when you’re happy
Don’t show me how to smile
And if you can’t comply
Because of how you are
I won’t tell you what I think
I know you won’t get far

The day after yesterday
You can be yourself
If who you are
Doesn’t feel your life is done
The day after yesterday
If you care at all
The image in your head
Is what you can become
Now tell me what you think
Don’t show me what you thought
Tell me how you feel
And show me what you’ve got
Because if you comply
And you think you might be wrong
I will not correct you
Because you’ve had it all along

The day after yesterday
You will finally know
Because you will be able
To go your own way
The day after yesterday
You will own your life
Because it’s the day after yesterday
Today