After all I've been through I'm still here to stay Time goes by Time goes by
Don't you know that I've been doing this Without even turning back I'm making my way, breaking away from the crowd
And these streets are still the same And I feel a little suffocated Anywhere I look, anywhere I go Everything seems crazy
I let go of my youth so that I could Chase the dreams that I dreamed as a young boy Holding onto every chance I got Now it's been ten years since back then
With all my dreams and hopes I had I held my head up high and never looked down
If I could somehow get a chance to See the boy that I used to be I'd tell him not to cry That he'd never lose his way again That he'd get to the place where he'd longed to be It don't matter near or far If you don't give in, you'll make it there
After all I've been through I'm still here to stay Time goes by And I will never stop
And it killed me to know that I had Nothing to be proud of But I didn't stop, no I never stopped what I started
As the days got much tougher and harder The nights got much longer and colder I would sing a song of tomorrow When I had to hide my sorrow
Just keep the faith when you feel helpless Just follow your own path, things aren't so hopeless
If I could somehow get a chance to See the boy that I used to be I'd tell him not to cry That he'd never lose his way again So you meet someone and then you say goodbye That's what life's about In the midst of it all, you take another step
Don't forget (don't forget to be there) As the new era begins, the world will change no matter what That's the way the world's supposed to be Every time I try to look back on the past Oh how I miss the good old days
If he could see me now The boy that I used to be What would he think of me What would he say about my life
If I could somehow get a chance to See the boy that I used to be I'd tell him not to cry That he'd never lose his way again That he'd get to the place where he'd longed to be It don't matter near or far If you don't give in, you'll make it there
After all I've been through I'm still here to stay Time goes by Time goes by
After all I've been through I'm still here to stay Times goes by And I will never stop
