[Verse 1: Both]
Take my hand and run with me
Out of the past called yesterday
And walk with me into the future of tomorrow
Yesterday must be forgot
No lookin' back, no matter what
There's nothing there but memories that bring sorrow

[Chorus: Both]
Yesterday is gone, gone
But tomorrow is forever

[Verse 2: Both]
No more crying, tears leave tracks
And memories find their way back
Tomorrow's waiting, let's journey there together

[Chorus: Both]
Yesterday is gone, gone
But tomorrow is forever

[Verse 3: Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton, Both]
I care not for yesterday
I love you as you are today
Yesterday just helped to pass the time while waiting
We must forget the passing time
My love for you is the real kind
The kind that won't hurt you, oh, never
[Chorus: Both, Dolly Parton]
Yesterday is gone, gone
But tomorrow is forever
Yesterday is gone, gone, gone
But tomorrow is forever