Back to Yesterday
 

"Today" by the New Christy Minstrels peaked at #17 on the 1964 Billboard charts.  It is from the movie "Advance to the Rear" starring Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Jim Backus, and Andrew Prine.  The words and music are by Minstrels' leader Randy Sparks.  John Denver also recorded the song on two albums. 

 

Today, while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine
 

A million tomorrows shall all pass away
Ere I forget all the joy that is mine today.

I'll be a dandy and I'll be a rover
You'll know who I am by the song that I sing
I'll feast at your table, I'll sleep in your clover
 

Who cares what the morrow shall bring?

Today, while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine
 

I can't be contented with yesterday's glory
I can't live on promises winter to spring

Today is my moment and now is my story

I'll laugh and I'll cry and I'll sing

Today, while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
Ere I forget all the joy that is mi-uh-ine today.