Yesterday, All those backups seemed a waste of pay Now my database has gone away Oh, I believe in yesterday Suddenly, There's not half the files there used to be There's a deadline hanging over me The system crashed so suddenly I - pushed - something wrong What it was I could not say Now - all my data's gone and I long for yesterday-ay-ay-ay Yesterday, The need for back-ups seemed so far away I knew my data was all here to stay Now I believe in yesterday