[Intro]
Alright, ah

[Verse 1]
Still don't know what I was waiting for
And time was running wild, a million dead-end streets
And every time I thought I'd got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
Then I turned myself to face me
But I never caught a glimpse
Of how the others must see the faker
I'm much too fast to take that test

[Chorus]
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-changes, don't wanna have to be a richer man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-changes, just wanna have to be a better man
Time may change me but I can't trace time

[Interlude]
Ooh, yeah

[Verse 2]
Watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream of warm impermanence
And so the days float through my eyes
But still, the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Well, they're immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through
[Chorus]
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-changes, don't tell us to grow up and out of it
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-changes, looks like you've left us up to our necks in it
Time may change me but I can't trace time

[Bridge]
Strange fascination fascinating me
Ah, changes are taking the pace I'm going through

[Chorus]
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-changes, ooh, look out, you rock 'n' rollers
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-changes, pretty soon now you're gonna get older
Time may change me but I can't trace time

[Outro]
I said that
Time may change me but I can't trace time