Forward Track (Everything Changes)

Today I realized that nothing is as it seems

Everything changes, lives rearrange

And we forget about yesterday

All the promises we ever made,

Slowly fade away, along with yesterday

Today I finally care about me

And everything I want to do

I fell in love with you,

That's one thing I know is true



But as for now- we're so far gone, no looking back

Everything is on a forward track, and I know

I know I miss how things can be

Before everyone wanted to flee, and leave

Back before reality knocked on the door

There's just no joking around anymore...



Today I figured out how much things change

Friends over time forget my name

And who I am, who I've been

I'm just a stranger to my old friends

All the tears we shed in a year

Dry back up, evaporate

They are forgotten and thats how we all get here



Now we're so far gone, no looking back

Everything was on a backward track, and I know

I know I miss how things can be

Before everyone wanted to flee, and leave this town

Back before reality knocked on the door

There's just no joking around anymore...



With everything comes a new chance

To make it last, to make it count for once

With every change comes a new memory

To forget about, or you can make it count



With every second, a new opportunity

To make things right, or stay up all night

With every breath we take, a new chance

To try to understand, or hold your lover's hand



But now we're gone, no looking back

Everything was on a different track,

and I know I miss not caring how things could be

Before everyone wanted to grow up,

Stay young and free- that was me

Back before reality knocked on the door

There's just no joking around anymore

But I like it better today

A new chance to make it my own way...


Author's Notes/Comments: 

This one is about growing up and the lessons you learn from year to year, the people you know and forget about, and the ambitions you have that constantly change.

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