Land of Yesterday lyrics

LILY:

Once, I had a palace

Here, merely a flat

I fled with some diamonds

And that was that

ARISTOCRATS:

It's very tragic

LILY:

Once, ladies-in waiting

All bending a knee

Now, only one lady-in-waiting— me

MEN:

No fanfares

WOMEN:

Or sedan chairs

MEN:

And no coaches

WOMEN:

And we sold our broaches

LEOPOLD:

No afternoon card games with the Tsar

LILY:

No caviar

But I say we're not dead now

ALL (BUT LILY):

We're not dead now

We're in France instead, now

LILY:

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

ALL:

Husha!

LILY:

Let's put on the fancy clothes

And let's while our woes away

ALL:

In Russia

Land of yesterday

LILY:

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

ARISTOCRATS:

In the land of yesterday

LILY:

Let's run up the bill

As if we're still

Royalty at play

ALL:

In Russia, land of yesterday

LILY:

The night's young

And Russians are mad, so...

ALL:

Let's live in the land of yesterday

Live in the grand Imperial heyday

Let's live in the land of yesterday Russia

Husha!

LILY:

Let's brush off the days of old

And let's hold the world at bay...

ALL:

Yes, here's to

LILY:

Russia!

ALL:

Here's to

WOMEN:

Russia!

ALL:

Here's to Russia!

Land of yesterday

Land of yesterday

Hey!

• Artist:Anastasia (Musical) [OST]
• Album:Anastasia (Original Broadway Cast Recording)