I was never one to plan out life,
But I never could have imagined today
I wonder why good things can't just stay,
But I guess its like they say
Everything changes...

When I was a child I lived everyday
I sang, I learned, I loved, I played
In one moment never did I stay
To deep thoughts my mind did not stray
I did wonder why the grass was green
Why the sky was so high?
Why the birds loved to sing?
But, I never really worried much
About those things, grass, birds and such
There was never enough time in the day
To sing, to learn, to love, to play
I wish such simpleness could've stayed
But I guess its like they say
Everything changes

When I was a little older(but not much)
trivial things(grass, birds and such)
Did not concern me as other
Practical worries like angering mother
Or getting lost as I was apt to do
Or losing my glasses, homework or shoe
Or forgetting my prayers at the end of the day
Was I still bound for heaven anyway?
When I was older, what would I be?
Where would I go?
What would I see?
But, I never really worried much
About homework, heaven, the future, and such
I was too busy hanging with my best friend
(Of course we would be together 'till the end)
I wish it was the truth today
But I guess its like they say
Everything changes

When I was older(by a bit)
My world became less tightly knit
I craved a freedom like never before
To go, to learn, to curiously explore
I read about philosophy
And pondered what life meant to me
Was I happy or ever to be?
Was I everything I'd ever need?
And I started to worry a lot
If I should be content with what I got
I thought about it, thought and thought
But never for all that long...
I had homework to do, and sports to play
I had to talk on the phone my 4 hours a day
Maybe life was a little mundane
But I didn't see it that way
Now looking back, I guess its like they say
Everything changes

When I was older(by a lot)
I remembered things I'd once forgot
The way life used to flow
In what direction I didn't know
And that was once good enough for me
But there grew in me a great, great need
To know who I was and who I wanted to be
Could I love another person without really loving me?
Did I need to be the change I so wished to see?
Was there really a god watching over me?
I wondered, I struggled, I dreamed, I dreamed
I was angry that life was not what it seemed
But deep down I always believed
No obstacle was really in my way
I knew by then it was like they say
Everything changes

I'm not old now, still pretty young
And life has certainly just begun
I can't say I ever found out
All the questions I worried about
But not knowing is alright with me
I just want to live, I just want to be
So far in my journey I have gained peace
From the one thing I can always see
Nothing in life ever stays
It is like they say
Everything changes

Anastacia Wood©2009