I Got By In Time

Saw a girl that I used to know

I was deep in thought at the time

Don't recognize her face at first

'Cause I was probably looking at mine

Well, she was the only girl I've ever loved

But my folks didn't dig her so much

I was young, this is serious

To me she was the world

I thought I'd never live without her but

I got by in time

Well, let me tell you now

Saw a guy that I used to know

Man, he'd changed so much

I think it hurt him to say hello

He hardly opened his mouth

Yeah, well, he was my best friend a few years ago

Truly inseparable

We were young and full of ideals

We were gonna rule this whole world

But something happened

I didn't know why

But that's the way that it goes

I suppose what you say, what you do

Don't mean nothing, nothing at all

Yeah, and all the vows you make between you

Can be broken any time you want now

Please tell me if my philosophy's wrong

I've got to know the truth

I don't mean to offend anyone but

You know it's something that I do, oh

So nice to see you tonight

And I'm so glad that you came

Some of the people standing outside say

"Y'all feel the same"

Yeah, my point is in a roundabout way

Given time you don't always forget

'Cause the memories that are shouting me on

To me you're everything

But know they always will be mine and

No one can take them away