I watched the planes come in
On the early morning flights
But I could not stand to see them land without you

Now I'm thumbing through my forty-fives on another endless night
And the same old lines
Going back in time
Tell me this is nothing new

Well, I feel like Buddy Holly 'cause it's raining in my heart
All the sad songs take me back to you now that we are apart
Now I know how Paul McCartney felt when he got up to say:
I wish it was yesterday

So I sit here playing Solitaire
It's a game I know so well
Ever since that day when you called to say: "It's over"

Now I've made my reservation at the Heartbreak Hotel
While I'm living without you
I'm thinking about you
Like only the lonely do

Well, I feel like Buddy Holly 'cause it's raining in my heart
Now I know what Paul Simon meant by the words he found:
I wish I was homeward bound

Well, I feel like Buddy Holly 'cause it's raining in my heart
Now I know how Paul McCartney felt when he got up to say:
I wish it was yesterday
I wish it was yesterday