Disclaimer: Blah blah blah I don't own the outsiders or blah blah blah Yesterday by The Beatles

Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away.
Now it looks as though they're here to stay.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be. There's a shadow hanging over me.
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Why she had to go, I don't know,
She wouldn't say.
I said something wrong,
Now I long for yesterday

I stumbled out of bed and looked around, remembering last night. Darry hit Ponyboy whizzed through my head. My sweet little brother and my strong older brother in a fight. The thought ripped me to pieces. And Sandy. No matter what I did, I couldn't shake these bad feelings. And I'm Sodapop Curtis, who is always happy and smiling. Except when no one can see me. With Sandy gone I felt I'd been ripped to little tiny pieces and put back together in the wrong shape. The bad things happening to me hung over my head in a dark cloud. I should have seen it coming though. I should have seen it from a mile off. And deep down, I think she wanted to go. She just didn't admit. Maybe I shouldn't have taken it so fast with her. But no matter if she did move away and ignore my letters, I still wanted her and the good times we had together back.

Yesterday love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Why she had to go, I don't know,
She wouldn't say.
I said something wrong,
Now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

And we'd had picnics and dates, too many to count. And now, I just wanted to lock myself away in a small room, blocking out the world. If only I could go back in time. Stop Sandy leaving. Stop Darry hitting Ponyboy. Stop our parents from dying, then none of this would ever happen. And Sandy, my Sandy would still be here. Speaking softly and telling me everything would be okay. But maybe it was my fault she left...I wish I could change that too. And now, I was miserable. But then I heard Darry getting up out of bed, knowing he hadn't slept all night. He padded gently over to my bedroom door and before I could help it, the smile was back and I grinned at him. "How's it goin'?" I asked quietly...That's me all right. Never let that smile slip when people are looking...

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