Diadems and gems that glitter Painted faces turning Lady played the harpsichord Where now the brambles grow Hopes and schemes Like old men's dreams Some have gone astray The world could never change you said But that was yesterday The world could never change you said But that was yesterday Peacocks, mannequin paraded On your velvet lawn Servants at your beck and call To bring you wine and roses The songs your lovers made for you Were soon to fade away The world could never change you said But that was yesterday The world could never change you said But that was yesterday Fortunes come and go like winter You woke one morning so unknowing And all the money gone You said goodbye to finery And the friends who used to say We're with you 'til the end of time But that was yesterday We're with you 'til the end of time But that was yesterday