CHANGE

Mum and Dad always told me

Life’s a long hard ride

Things don’t come easy

You’ll soon realize
The innocence of childhood
Naivety of youth
Just all a part of
The joys of living
But they’ve become, memories
And I’ve realized
Mum and Dad were right

Some friends draw close some drift apart
Love lost, love gained
Many things would come and go, but
Some things will stay
And it’s not that I don’t care about
My future any more, but I’ve
Stopped trying to plan every minute of it
Leave it more to God

*Chorus*

Change, change,

It’s not wrong or right
Just a thing that happens
Every now and then
Change, change
It’s not good or bad
Just that when you look back, you know
You’re no more the same

So a year has passed me by
It’s been rather tumultuous
Like a whirlwind blown thru’ my mind
I feel a little bit older now
These words may not seem much
But I know they’re the truth
And if you listen hard enough, you know
They’re talking about you

*Chorus*

- Wrote this back in circa '98 as a culmination of what one might call teen turbulence. For me, it has been one of those surprisingly relevant songs every time there's been big changes in life, whether potential or actual. Composed on the piano, but really in my head, the accompaniment and rifts are all supposed to be on acoustic guitar.