Maybe Yesterday, Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow

I met myself in a mirror yesterday,

And I tried to look over my shoulder,

But someone was there yesterday,

Guarding my back, like a soldier.

I met you in a mirror yesterday,

And I wished you wouldn’t go.

But when I met you in the mirror yesterday,

I wanted to start slow.

I said “Hi” to you yesterday,

And we danced together.

When we met in the mirror yesterday,

My soul started to get warmer.

I met myself in a mirror today,

And I tried to look over my shoulder,

But a memory was there today,

Driving me forward, like a sheepherder.

I saw you in a mirror today,

But you weren’t really there.

I saw you in a mirror today,

And I wished that you were here.

I waited for you today,

I saved the last dance for you.

But after waiting today,

I felt that you would wait, too.

I will meet myself in a mirror tomorrow,

And I will look over my shoulder.

I will meet myself in a mirror tomorrow,

And I hope that you will be there.

And when I look in a mirror tomorrow,

It will be a new day.

And we will both be older tomorrow:

Older by a day.

And maybe we will dance tomorrow,

And throw the world away:

When I meet myself in a mirror tomorrow,

I will know what you will say.