I still don't know
what I was waiting for
And my time
was running wild
in the dead
end streets, and
Every time I thought
I'd got it made
It seemed the taste
was not so sweet
So I turned
myself to face me
But I've never
caught a glimpse
Of how the others
must see the faker
I'm much too fast
to take the test
Turn and face the strain
You want to be
a richer man
Turn and face the strain
it's gonna have to be
a different man
Time may change me
but I can't trace time
I 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
Are immune
to your consultations
They're quite aware
of what they're
going through
Turn and face the strain
Don't tell them
to grow out of it
Turn and face the strain
What a shame you've left
us up to our necks in it
Time may change me
But I can't change time
Strange fascinations,
fascinate me
Our changes are taking
the pace
I'm going through
Turn and face the strain
Oh, look out
you rock'n rollers
Turn and face the strain
pretty soon now
you're gonna get older
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
I said that time may
change me, but I can't
trace time