[Verse 1]

How can I pretend

That from the start until the end

I'll get to keep the things I love?

No matter how I plan

My world keeps shiftin' like the sand

When I try to hold on, it all just slips away

[Pre-Chorus]

And I pile my expectations

But winds of change come in and blow 'em down

[Chorus]

As I grow old, one thing stays the same

Always waitin' there to meet me is change

[Verse 2]

And how the kids have grown

You can't turn back the clock, I know

I wish that time could just stand still

I find a chapter in my life

Good friends, a home I really like

I can't stop the pages as they begin to turn

[Pre-Chorus]

And I find my inspiration

Like a candle, the flame gets blown away

[Chorus]

And as I grow old, one thing stays the same

Always wakin' up to greet me is change

[Bridge]

I wish I had more time

I wish that I could be a smile

Out on this road alone

I wish that I could stay home a while

[Chorus]

And as I grow old, one thing stays the same

Always waitin' there to meet me is change

[Outro]

Always wakin' up to greet me, tryin' so damn hard to beat me

Always waitin' there to greet me is change

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