Yesterday

Tonight I was listening to this Ray Charles cover of Yesterday. I have always loved this song, but tonight as I listened to this amazing rendition, it meant so much more to me. It totally made me think of the way that I feel about Tess and her sudden passing. The lyrics reminded me of how I long to go back to that time with her when life seemed so much easier. I changed the lyrics a bit in my own head and wanted to share them with you.

Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away.
Now it looks as though they're here to stay.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Suddenly, I'm not half the woman I used to be.
There's a shadow hanging over me.
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Why she had to go, I don't know, They wouldn't say.
I did something wrong, Now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday life was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Why she had to go, I don't know, They wouldn't say.
I did something wrong, Now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday life was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

I do believe in yesterday. Even with all the heartache that has came with losing Tess, I know that she was sent to earth for a purpose. She fulfilled what she had while she was here for that short time. I also believe the yesterday here on earth with her and the joy that she brought me is just a small taste of what we have to look forward to when we are reunited again as mother and daughter. I will never forget the "yesterday" that we had together here in this life and will wait for the "tomorrow" that I will have with her again.