IT\'LL NEVER BE THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE
AND LIFE, IT COULDN\'T CHANGE ANYMORE
IT\'LL NEVER BE THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE
OOH, AND I DON\'T WANT IT TO CHANGE

IT\'LL NEVER BE THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE
AND LIFE, IT COULDN\'T CHANGE ANYMORE
IT\'LL NEVER BE THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE
OOH, AND I DON\'T WANT IT TO CHANGE

IT\'LL NEVER BE THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE, NO, NO
OOH AND LIFE, WELL IT COULDN\'T CHANGE ANYMORE, NO, NO
OH IT\'LL NEVER BE THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE, NO, NO
NO OH AND I, DON\'T WANT IT TO CHANGE, NO, NO

TIME IS GOING ROUND AND IT\'S TOO LATE TO SLOW DOWN, YEAH
OOH ANT THE NIGHT\'S ALREADY HERE AND I\'M SUPPOSED TO BE DONE, YEAH, YEAH
THE LOVE WE HAD BACK THEN IT WILL NOT BE AGAIN, NO, NO
OH BUT THE FUTURE\'S LOOKING BRIGHT SO IT MIGHT RETURN, YEAH, YEAH

LIFE IS GOING WRONG AND YOU\'VE BEEN GONE TOO LONG, YEAH, YEAH
BUT I\'VE STILL GOT MY MIND AND THE YEARS ARE YOUNG, YEAH, YEAH
I REALLY MISS THE TOUCH OF YOUR HAND, I THINK YOU UNDERSTAND, YEAH, YEAH
OH WELL BUT I (OH WELL BUT I)
DO NOT WANT IT TO FADE (NO, NO, NO, NO, I)

NO IT\'LL NEVER BE THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE, NO, NO
AND LIFE KEEPS MOVING ON, AND IT CAN\'T CHANGE ANYMORE, NO, NO
NO WAY
IT WILL NEVER EVER BE THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE (NO, NO, NO, NO, I)
OH WELL AND I (OH WELL BUT I)
I DO NOT WANT IT TO CHANGE (NO, NO, NOT AGAIN, NO, NO)

MEMORIES OF THE PAST
WELL THEY WERE SUCH A BLAST, YEAH, YEAH
BUT LIFE GETS IN THE WAY AND THEY JUST GO TOO FAST (WAY TOO FAST)
SO NOW IT\'LL NEVER BE THE WAY
THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE (OH NO)
OH WELL, THEN I (OH WELL, FAREWELL)
I STILL DON\'T WANT IT TO CHANGE, NO, NO

AND IT\'LL NEVER BE THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE
AND LIFE IT COULDN\'T CHANGE ANYMORE
NO, IT\'LL NEVER BE THE WAY THAT IT WAS BEFORE
AND I KNOW I DON\'T WANT IT TO CHANGE
NO MORE