Looking back i can still remember
the day a stranger came to town
he didn't say much of anything
so why did everybody
try and put him down?
i must admit that he looked
a little different
maybe we just didn't understand
i knew that he'd never
fit into the system
but from his eyes i could
see he had a plan
there was a moment of real hesitation
they didn't like a stranger
playing the game
but if he was faced with
that kind of situation
wasn't that the time to make change?
[chorus]
as time goes by
there's one thing i have come to realize
the time goes by
never let yourself force to be compromised
but even now i remember
the way you made me feel
and i've been living with the question
where are you now?
all change!
as time goes by
there's one thing i have come to realize
the time goes by
never let yourself force to be compromised
as time goes by
there's one thing i have come to realize
the time goes by
never let yourself force to be compromised
as time goes by
there's one thing i have come to realize
the time goes by
never let yourself force to be compromised
as time goes by
the time goes by
as time goes by