Land of Yesterday
Once I had a palace
Here, merely a flat
I fled with some diamonds
And that was that
(It's very tragic)
Once, ladies-in-waiting
All bending a knee
Now, only one lady-in-waiting me
(No fanfares)
(Or sedan chairs)
(And no coaches)
(And we sold our broaches)
(No afternoon card games with the Tsar)
No caviar
But I say we're not dead now
(We're not dead now)
(We're in France instead now)
Let us not be sad
The night's young
And Russians are mad so
Let's live in the land of yesterday
Live in the grand Imperial heyday
Let's live in the land of yesterday Russia
(Husha)
Let's put on the fancy clothes
And let's while our woes away
In Russia
Land of yesterday
In dire circumstances, why wallow in regret?
We're out of second chances
Why are we here except to forget
We know the world is fickle
Life is a leaky sieve
Pass me a glass
And give me a bow
And drink to the countess nobody now
Why should I care?
As long as I dare to live
(In the land of yesterday)
Let's run up the bill as if we're still, royalty at play
In Russia, land of yesterday
The night's young
And Russians are mad so
Let's live in the land of yesterday
Live in the grand Imperial heyday
Let's live in the land of yesterday
Russia!
Husha
Let's brush off the days of old
And let's hold the world at bay
(Yes, here's to)
Russia!
(Here's to)
Russia!
(Here's to Russia)
Land of yesterday
Land of yesterday
Hey!
Here, merely a flat
I fled with some diamonds
And that was that
(It's very tragic)
Once, ladies-in-waiting
All bending a knee
Now, only one lady-in-waiting me
(No fanfares)
(Or sedan chairs)
(And no coaches)
(And we sold our broaches)
(No afternoon card games with the Tsar)
No caviar
But I say we're not dead now
(We're not dead now)
(We're in France instead now)
Let us not be sad
The night's young
And Russians are mad so
Let's live in the land of yesterday
Live in the grand Imperial heyday
Let's live in the land of yesterday Russia
(Husha)
Let's put on the fancy clothes
And let's while our woes away
In Russia
Land of yesterday
In dire circumstances, why wallow in regret?
We're out of second chances
Why are we here except to forget
We know the world is fickle
Life is a leaky sieve
Pass me a glass
And give me a bow
And drink to the countess nobody now
Why should I care?
As long as I dare to live
(In the land of yesterday)
Let's run up the bill as if we're still, royalty at play
In Russia, land of yesterday
The night's young
And Russians are mad so
Let's live in the land of yesterday
Live in the grand Imperial heyday
Let's live in the land of yesterday
Russia!
Husha
Let's brush off the days of old
And let's hold the world at bay
(Yes, here's to)
Russia!
(Here's to)
Russia!
(Here's to Russia)
Land of yesterday
Land of yesterday
Hey!
Credits
Writer(s): Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Charles Stephen Charles
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