I've done a bit of growing up
Things have changed since we were young
Some for the worst, some for the best
Life's a multiple-choice test
People come and people go, I've realized I have no control
Everything keeps changing
I know that it happens for a reason
Maybe not the way I want, and maybe not the way I'd hoped
But I've got to learn to trust in
The way things go
♪
The days are flying by too fast
The summer came, but it sure didn't last
It used to seem like so much time
Where did it run to? 'Cause I can't seem to find it
All the things I wished I'd done, the doors are closing one-by-one
Everything keeps changing
I know that it happens for a reason
Maybe not the way I want, and maybe not the way I'd hoped
But I've got to learn to trust in
The way things go
Time will only tell what happens when the bell stops ringing
Does it stop ringing?
I feel it now and then
Do you feel it, my friend?
It's coming, it's coming
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Everything keeps changing
I know that it happens for a reason
Maybe not the way I want, and maybe not the way I'd hoped
But I've got to learn to trust in
The way things go
(Ohh ohh ohh, oh-oh)
Everything keeps changing (that's the way things go)
I know that it happens for a reason
Maybe not the way I want, and maybe not the way I'd hoped
But I've got to learn to trust in
The way things go
Oh-ohh
I've done a bit of growing up
The times were fun, the times were tough
But I've got faith, and I've got love
And that's the way things go