'I miss the old Miley lol': Cyrus posts throwback photo of herself on Instagram and jokingly yearns for her younger version 

Miley Cyrus posted a throwback photo on Instagram on Saturday and jokingly yearned for her younger self.

The 23-year-old pop star shared a pic of herself as a teenager with long brown hair and staring directly at the camera with just a hint of a grin.

'I miss the old Miley lol lol lol lol lol,' Miley wrote in the caption for her more than 33 million followers on Instagram

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Throwback photo: Miley Cyrus posted a throwback photo on Saturday on Instagram and jokingly yearned for her younger self in the caption

Throwback photo: Miley Cyrus posted a throwback photo on Saturday on Instagram and jokingly yearned for her younger self in the caption

The daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus shot to fame in 2006 on the Disney Channel's Hannah Montana show.

She portrayed normal teenager Miley Stewart and her pop star alter ego Hannah Montana while her father played her dad on the show.

Miley has since become a provocative pop star with raunchy performances at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards and during her Bangerz world tour. 

See the latest Miley Cyrus updates as she posts a throwback photo of her old self 

Christmas posting: The pop star posted a photo of herself with her cat on Christmas

Christmas posting: The pop star posted a photo of herself with her cat on Christmas

Note to haters: Miley posted another throwback photo showing her reaction to haters who miss the old her

Note to haters: Miley posted another throwback photo showing her reaction to haters who miss the old her

The Tennessee native released a new track titled My Sad Christmas Song on Christmas Eve.

The song featured Miley singing about loneliness and regret over a failed relationship.

Miley introduced the song on the day before Christmas via Twitter with the note: 'Out nowwwwww on SoundCloud!!! #mysadchristmassong'. 

Teen talent: Miley is shown in a 2007 still from Hannah Montana

Teen talent: Miley is shown in a 2007 still from Hannah Montana

The lyrics for the song expressed a sense of loneliness over the holiday season.

'This is my sad Christmas song,' Miley crooned.

'I've had it stuck in my head all day long / I wrote it on the car on my ride home'.

'Cause I knew I'd walk in the door and I'd be alone /Cause there's no one here next to me,' she continued.

New song: The singer recently released a new Christmas song 

New song: The singer recently released a new Christmas song 

She then explained how she's coping with the sadness of the holiday:

'This is my sad Christmas song / So I rip another bong...'

'I never been good at making plans / Next year, I'm gonna be with my man / My little sister says I'm the Grinch / But my mom thinks I'm just a b****'. 

Pop provocateur: Miley is shown in August hosting the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles

Pop provocateur: Miley is shown in August hosting the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles

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