I always go the other way
But my car
drove me down today
To a little house
on the older side of town
And back when things
were never hard
I used to play there in that yard
And I just drove by
to see if things had changed
Cokes were just a nickel then
And across the street
at the five and ten
A lot of things were cheap
And square and strange
The life we had
might have been
But it was one we loved
believin' in
And I just drove by
to see if things had changed
I wondered now if love is still
the way it was back then
And I need to know that life
is still a place worth livin' in
And there it is
just like it was
A house where
there was always love
And I just drove by
to see if things had changed
In a world
that's seen it's better days
It's good to know
some things remain the same
Though standin' still
is not time's way
Take to heart
while in it's spring
That love is just a fragile thing
I just drove by
to see if things had changed
Oh I just drove by
to see if things had changed